Tacoma Community College (TCC) will continue to offer mostly online classes for fall quarter 2021. The decision is part of a plan to gradually re-open the college, achieving full re-opening by spring quarter 2022. This plan takes into account a number of factors, including: TCC’s first priority is the health and safety of our community. […]
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Robes of a change-maker: Swinomish Indian Tribe shares cherished Boldt family donation with Washington State Historical Society
Tacoma, Wash – On April 6, 2021, a judicial robe worn by Judge George H. Boldt was donated to the Washington State Historical Society through the generosity of the Boldt family and the Swinomish Tribal Archives. The simplicity of the black mantle belies its sizeable legacy. Forty-seven years ago, a landmark case with national ramifications […]
Frontera – Film Review About Illegal Immigration
Crossing the frontier border from Mexico to America is not for the faint of heart. Illegal immigrants face kidnapping, rape, robbery, extortion, and more . . . and still they come to America for a better life for their families . . . Wouldn’t you do the same? “Tens of thousands of migrant families, including […]
QFC Partners with Girl Scouts for Cookie Season During the Pandemic
Girl Scouts of Western Washington is excited to announce a new partnership this cookie season with QFC. The grocery chain will sell Girl Scout Cookies at 56 of its stores throughout western Washington now through May 30. All proceeds will go back to local Girl Scouts. Customers can find cookie displays near the registers in […]
100 Tacoma households to get $500 per month in city program
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A guaranteed income pilot program will launch in Tacoma this summer. The News Tribune reports the program, called Growing Resilience in Tacoma, or GRIT, plans to serve at least 100 people chosen at random who will receive $500 a month for than 12 months. Read more at KOMONews.com.
Bike Month: Bike to the Broadway Farmers Market on May 6
Tacoma, WA – Celebrate Bike Month by cycling to the Downtown Farmers Market on May 6 (10am-3pm, on Broadway between S. 9th and St. 11th)! Visit the Downtown On the Go (DOTG) booth to get more information about bike resources as well as details for the events we have planned for the summer, including Bike Bingo and our Walk Tacoma […]
Act Six Scholar Finds Support, Future at PLU
By Veronica Craker, Marketing & Communications. A native of Yemen, Abdulghani Mosa ‘23 had no idea what his future would hold when he moved to Tacoma in 2012. “Moving here, everything changed,” said Mosa, who was 12 years old when he and his family joined his father who was already living in the states. “The […]
A Friendly Morning at Jack Hyde Park
Jack Hyde Park is easy to miss as you drive from downtown Tacoma along Schuster Parkway and then Ruston Way on the way to Point Ruston or Point Defiance Park. The park brings back memories of nearly thirty years ago. I joined the Rotary Club of Tacoma in 1993. At the time we had between […]
Bill Hanawalt Announces Campaign for Tacoma School Board
Tacoma, WA – Community leader and education stalwart Bill Hanawalt announced his campaign today for Tacoma School Board Position #5. The seat is currently held by Elizabeth Bonbright. “There is nothing more impactful and important than our public schools in the daily lives of Tacoma children and families. I am resolute in my conviction that […]