The City of Tacoma is closing the East 11th Street Bridge spanning the Puyallup River and attached viaduct through the Port of Tacoma area, to all uses. The bridge, built in 1911, has been monitored, as are all bridges, since the City took possession from the State in 1995. Deterioration to joints, beams and trusses has progressed slowly but steadily and […]
In TV Tacoma’s second edition of Urban Green, host Diane Wiatr interviews internationally known business sustainability expert L. Hunter Lovins. Lovins shares the benefits of sustainable business, steps to getting there and how customers can make a difference.Wiatr, from the City’s Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability, also interviews local small business owner Christie Qualey of Reciprocity Foods, who […]
TACOMA, Wash — A JBLM soldier was in critical condition Monday after a Tacoma Police patrol car drove over him this weekend. Emanuel Andrade, a father of two, is fighting for his life at Tacoma’s St. Joseph Hospital, and home surveillance video obtained by Q13FOX News shows why. “They dragged him down the street, that’s even worse,” the victim’s wife, […]
Over the next five months, the City will embark on its “Tacoma 2025” strategic visioning process to help guide current and future development in Tacoma over the next decade. Public input will drive this process and play a vital role in helping to create a shared vision for Tacoma’s future. The City is providing the following opportunities for residents to […]
The public is invited to celebrate the reinstallation of “Sun King” by Thomas Morandi, one of Tacoma’s most prominent pieces of public art, on June 25, from noon – 1 p.m, at the park on the intersection of South 15th and Dock streets along the Thea Foss Waterway. Morandi will be present at this event, along with Council Member David […]
New blooming tree boulevards now greet visitors and residents to the Hilltop Business District. Yet, a part of the more than 240-tree Hilltop Diversitree project is another kind of beauty – the environmental benefits are lovely too. Trees reduce rain runoff and erosion by about 7 percent. Their leaves, branches and needles catch rain before it reaches the ground, allowing […]
Administrative offices in the Tacoma Municipal Building complex (747 Market St. and 733 Market St.) and in other City of Tacoma facilities will close on Monday, May 26, in observance of Memorial Day.The City’s landfill, recycling center and household hazardous waste facility (3510 S. Mullen St.) will open as normally scheduled on Monday, May 26, from 8 a.m. – 6 […]
Experience the Museum of Glass for free! Join the Museum of Glass as they celebrate Art Museum Day! For address and direction, please see click here for more details
Looking for something fun to do over the weekend? Come visit The Proctor Farmer’s Market. The Proctor Farmers Market strives to provide the community with fresh, locally grown farm products while providing area growers with a venue for their crops and products. In addition we seek to educate the public about the importance of local agriculture, sustainable business and the […]
On Saturday May 17, City of Tacoma contractors will close Market Street to through traffic from St. Helens Avenue to South 9th Street. The all-day closure is required to perform work that will lead to energy savings in the City of Tacoma Municipal Building. Local access to parking and pedestrian areas in the closure area may be delayed, yet access […]
