TACOMA – If the weather cooperates, a weekend ramp closure in Tacoma will bring an end to the temporary location of southbound Interstate 5 exit 133 to Tacoma’s city center. Weekend ramp closure April 9-12Starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, April 9, the Portland Avenue/East 27th Street on-ramp to southbound I-5 will close around-the-clock until […]
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PLU announces plans for virtual spring commencement 2021
Pacific Lutheran University is making plans to hold two virtual commencement ceremonies in late May: one for the Class of 2021 and one for the Class of 2020. The Class of 2021 ceremony will be held on May 29 at 11:00 a.m., and the Class of 2020 ceremony will be held on May 29 at […]
Catherine Place – An Oasis for Women
In October of 2020, I had the privilege of meeting eleven women who had either changed their lives, or changed the lives of others at Catherine Place. Over the course of two days I recorded their stories and learned about this wonderful organization. Calm and gentle is the overwhelming feeling I had each time I […]
Strickland, Kilmer Accelerate Small Business Relief for Live Venues
Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced that the Small Business Administration will provide financial relief to live performance and art venues by opening applications on Thursday, April 8, 2021 for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, as part of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act and as amended by the American […]
HB1380 helps local restaurants and bars
TACOMA, Wash. — It’s a great day for local Tacoma businesses with the passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1480 by the Washington State Legislature, extending the temporary alcohol sales privileges for restaurants and bars for another two years. This effort to explore carry-out beverages was born right here in Tacoma when, as the […]
Puget Sound Students Awarded Prestigious Grants, Fellowships
Three Puget Sound students were awarded highly competitive grants and fellowships in recognition of their contributions in the fields of mental health research, social justice, and art history. This spring, Samantha Lilly ’19 was awarded a Fulbright grant, Jaylen Antoine ’22 received a Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, and Kyra Zapf ’21 was the recipient of […]
Online open house for South Tacoma and Lakewood station access projects kicks off April 1
Sound Transit is seeking public input on how we can improve the experience of getting to and from Sounder trains and regional buses at South Tacoma and Lakewood stations. Access improvement projects can mean investments in safer walking, rolling and bicycling connections between stations and their surrounding neighborhoods; better pickup and drop-off areas; additional station […]
Genes: Improving the hand you're dealt – Healthy Aging
Submitted by Don and Peggy Doman. Our parents’ genes determine the material we start with at conception. They determine external things like hair and eye color, short or tall, coordinated or clumsy, able to “see” how to fix mechanical things or able to “hear” how to clearly express concepts. Most importantly, genes control the maximum […]
HUD Annual Action Plan for 2021-2022 – Tacoma Lakewood HOME Consortium
Tacoma and Lakewood plan to adopt 2021-22 Annual Action Plans for housing and community development providing a framework to address needs in both cities. The plans are required by the federal government to receive assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), for funding from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the […]