Tacoma, WA – Enjoy murals and hear directly from local artists about their work by taking a virtual guided walking tour through Downtown Tacoma. Learn the stories behind some of downtown’s amazing murals, as well as the artistic minds who created them. Art has long been an important facet of Downtown Tacoma, and we can’t […]
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Open Range – Old Fashioned Cowboy Film Review
I don’t actively go looking for this film, but when I come across it, I can ease into the action no matter where it is. This time around I woke up just after midnight and watched it from start to finish. I would have guessed Montana, but the action was actually filmed in Alberta, Canada. […]
Track installation moves along Division Avenue across J Street to I Street this week
Crews plan to complete the track installation in the Martin Luther King Jr. Way and Division Avenue intersection and open MLK Jr. Way to two-way traffic by the end of the day on Tuesday, April 13. Then, the contractor will continue the track installation process along Division Avenue, crossing J Street to I Street as […]
W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory Director to speaks about the history of the Conservatory and Wright’s Park
Submitted by Cynthia J Endicott, PCSRA Corresponding Secretary. The W.W. Seymour Botanical Conservatory is an important historical and botanical landmark located at Wright’s Park in Tacoma. As one of only three public Victorian-style conservatories on the West Coast, it serves as a hallmark of Metro Parks Tacoma’s commitment to horticultural excellence. The ever changing botanical […]
Infoblox Renews Lease in Tacoma
The Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County announces that Infoblox is retaining its Center of Excellence and hiring hub in Tacoma for six more years. The company will remain at the Horizon Pacific Center in the city’s Old Brewery District. The company has increased from 45 employees to more than 225 since 2016 when it selected Tacoma for its […]
The Burden of the Working Man – Foretelling Our Future? – A Two Movie Review
Here are two award winning films you’ve probably never heard of. Both are excellent films that present current and future problems we must face. Apparently we still haven’t learned anything about the freedoms we guarantee our citizens. Many Americans still kill, defame, distrust, and hate those members of our society who are non-white, even though […]
Northwest Ports of Tacoma, Seattle and Vancouver, BC Aim to Phase Out Maritime Emissions by 2050
The Northwest Ports of Vancouver, BC, Seattle, Tacoma, and the combined container operations of The Northwest Seaport Alliance, are jointly committing to a new vision to phase out emissions from seaport-related activities by 2050. In collaboration among the four ports, the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy seeks to meet this target through changes in equipment, fuels, and […]
Becoming Nisei Author Interview April 12
THS Communications Manager Kim Davenport interviews UW Tacoma faculty members Dr. Lisa Hoffman and Dr. Mary Hanneman about their new book, Becoming Nisei: Japanese American Urban Lives in Prewar Tacoma. Tacoma’s vibrant Nihonmachi of the 1920s and ’30s was home to a significant number of first generation Japanese immigrants and their second generation American children, and […]
Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race
Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the spring virtual convening of The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness (TPG) conference on April 22, 2021 centered on the topic Anti-Racism, Advancement Advocacy: What is it AND how do we engage? The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference […]