Residents of Tacoma and Fircrest can celebrate Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 5- 11, by visiting six neighborhood fire stations from 1-4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 11. Each station will be hosting different activities.
University of Washington Tacoma will hold its first conference on higher education and Native Americans today at Carwein Auditorium.
Tacoma Goodwill announced yesterday a $1.6 million federal grant will expand job-training and placement services for people with disabilities across the organization's service area.
For the 2008-09 school year, the UW Tacoma projected headcount is approaching 3,000 students -- an approximate growth of 350 students over last year, putting the university on track to achieve its largest enrollment ever.
This month, the Washington Department of Ecology will host the state's first-ever conference focusing on efforts to clean up sites that can be used to produce economic benefits.
Members of the City Council and the Public Utility Board are scheduled Oct. 7 to hear a presentation from Tacoma Public Utilities staff on their proposed 2009-2010 Biennial Budget for the Power, Water and Rail Divisions.
With a two-seat biplane parked just feet away, the Pierce County Council Sept. 30 unanimously agreed to buy the Tacoma Narrows Airport near Gig Harbor from the city of Tacoma.
The City of Tacoma and Tacoma Arts Commission have arranged with the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts (BCPA) to host a fall Photo Safari -- an opportunity for local photographers to view significant locations and to document these locations for their personal artistic explorations.
Gov. Chris Gregoire announced Oct. 1 the state's receipt of more than $28 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help neighborhoods hard hit by recent credit instability.
The future of this vacant 1905 home, located at 417 So. M St. in Tacoma's Wedge neighborhood, remains unknown. The home is one of four turn-of-the-century properties owned by MultiCare Health System.
Home may not be the first thing you think of when you hear about the State Archives -- but it should be.
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