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 […]
Beginning today, the four major wireless carriers in the United States began voluntarily offering text-to-911 capability as an alternative to placing a voice call. While the carriers are making the service available, it doesn’t necessarily mean a 911 text message will get through to dispatchers in your area. Here’s what you need to know about how it works, where it works and […]
Tacoma Public Schools promoted DeLong Elementary Dean of Students Kristeanna Devenuti to the school’s new position of assistant principal beginning July 1. Prior to her one-year stint as dean at DeLong this school year, Devenuti taught second through fifth grades at Clover Park School District for eight years. She earned a bachelor’s degree with teaching certification from Antioch University and […]
Each year, the City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission recognizes outstanding achievement in Historic Preservation during the Preservation Month of May. This year’s recipients represent traditional preservation projects, community leadership, as well as broader efforts to revitalize Tacoma’s historic downtown through innovative programming.The Landmarks Preservation Commission and Historic Tacoma invite the community to join them at a public event on […]
The Murray Morgan Bridge elevator opened to the public this week. The elevator provides an accessible route from downtown at 11th Street to the west side of the Thea Foss Waterway at Dock Street. The elevator and stairs, the latter of which has become a popular amenity since they opened with the bridge last February, feature views of Puget Sound […]
A routine bridge inspection has found joint damage to the Portland Avenue area Puyallup River Bridge that’s causing the City of Tacoma to further reduce the maximum vehicle weight from 18 tons down to 10 tons. City staff are preparing signs and notices to inform the public of the change, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 7. […]
