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Habitat restoration work party (fourth Saturday of the month) Lakewood

Habitat restoration work party (fourth Saturday of the month) Lakewood

Are you looking for a chance to get outside and volunteer with your Lakewood neighbors? Or maybe you need to complete community service hours for your organization or club? Our monthly habitat restoration work parties are a great chance to do both! Join us the fourth Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Fort Steilacoom Park […]

by · February 5, 2020 · 0 comments · Local
Tacoma Dome Achieves Highest Ranking in Venue History Internationally

Tacoma Dome Achieves Highest Ranking in Venue History Internationally

The Tacoma Dome achieved its highest ranking in venue history, earning the #15 position in the US and #20 in the world from Billboard magazine and the #19 position in the US and #33 in the world, according to Pollstar, two of the leading international music publication’s Year End Ticket Sales charts. Billboard charts for 2019 (November 1, 2018 – […]

by · February 4, 2020 · 0 comments · Local
Lakewood Night Market

Lakewood Night Market

Opening day is April 17, 2020 New in 2020 the city of Lakewood is hosting a Night Market starting April 17. The market will run the first and third Friday of every month until October 2. The market will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Colonial Plaza, 6125 Motor Avenue SW, in front of the historic Lakewood Theatre, […]

by · February 3, 2020 · 0 comments · Local

Applications for 2020 Tacoma Creates Funding

MEDIA CONTACTS Tanisha Jumper, Media and Communications, tjumper@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5152 Maria Lee, Media and Communications, maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-2054 Applications for 2020 Tacoma Creates Funding Now Available — Comprehensive Organizational Support Applications Due February 28, 2020, Impact Funding Applications Due March 18, 2020– Tacoma Creates is now accepting funding applications in two categories: Comprehensive Organizational Support and Impact Funding. Funding will be determined […]

by · February 1, 2020 · 0 comments · Local
R doors are almost open.

R doors are almost open.

It’s time to come home. It’s been too long since we gathered to share the familiar comforts of Cheney Stadium, and mercifully, the wait is almost over. Tickets to R Opening Night, Thursday, April 9th, and the rest of our Rainiers Welcome Homestand, are now available for purchase online and at the Cheney Stadium Box Office Monday through Friday (10 […]

by · January 31, 2020 · 0 comments · Local

Public invited to help design Pipeline Trail

Looking for a new adventure in your own backyard? Pierce County Parks is designing a pedestrian and bicycle trail along the Tacoma Water Pipeline No. 4 right of way between 72nd Street East and 94th Avenue East. This trail will provide opportunities for Pierce County residents to enjoy a new place to exercise, commute or simply take in amazing views […]

by · January 31, 2020 · 0 comments · Local

Public invited to help design Parkland Community Trail

Help Pierce County Parks design a trail through Parkland that will be friendly to all users – whether they bike, stroll or roll. The trail will connect parks and schools from Pacific Lutheran University to Sprinker Recreation Center. Parks will collect public input regarding the trail’s design and route, at a series of open houses. The first open house will […]

by · January 30, 2020 · 0 comments · Local

City Services Expo on March 28 at the Dome

‘T-Town: Play, Explore, Learn’ City Services Expo on March 28 at the Tacoma Dome   The City of Tacoma is hosting “T-Town: Play, Explore, Learn” City Services Expo on March 28, from 10 AM to 3 PM, at the Tacoma Dome. The free, public event is part of an ongoing effort to raise community awareness about the services delivered by […]

by · January 29, 2020 · 0 comments · Local

Mayor’s State of the City Address on March 4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2020 MEDIA CONTACTS Tanisha Jumper, Media and Communications, tjumper@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-5152 Maria Lee, Media and Communications, maria.lee@cityoftacoma.org, (253) 591-2054 Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards to Host State of the City Address on March 4 Free Community Event – ‘Our Future in Focus’ – to Take Place at Mount Tahoma High School Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards will […]

by · January 28, 2020 · 0 comments · Local
Citizens File Referendum to Keep Click! Network a Public Broadband System.

Citizens File Referendum to Keep Click! Network a Public Broadband System.

A citizen group, Keep Click Network Public, has filed a referendum to put privatization of Click! Network on the ballot. The referendum would stop the controversial sale and 20 year “lease” of Click! Network, the Tacoma community’s public broadband system, to a private company. Click!’s municipal gigabit telecommunication system is owned by Tacoma Public Utilities (“TPU”). Click! was established in […]

by · January 15, 2020 · 0 comments · Local