Neighbors unite against criminals
More than 150 individuals hit street corners in the South End and East Side to send a message to criminals that they are not welcome during Safe Streets’ third annual March Against Crime on June 26.
The event began with several short speeches in the parking lot of the Union 76 gas station at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and South 64th Street.
State Representative Steve Conway told the crowd that…
‘We Made History’
On June 2, around 6:55 p.m., I stood on the third-base foul line with 18 other teammates – all dreaming of the same thing.
With our backs to the dugout, we watched the sun slowly fade over the scoreboard and the bright lights of Hall of Fame Stadium begin to light every inch of the field. The national anthem stirred a sense of pride in me that made me stand…
Celebrate the Fourth in Tacoma style at Freedom Fair
The tradition to celebrate July 4 in Tacoma has been documented for decades. As far back as the 1930s, photographs exist and tell the stories of how Tacomans held activities along the Ruston Way waterfront to celebrate the freedom of their country.
In more recent decades the Tacoma Athletic Commission was holding the event in Old Town, but in 1979 the Tacoma Events Commission (TEC) formed as a non-profit entity and…
July 2, 2009 Edition
- Neighbors unite against criminals
More than 150 individuals hit street corners in the South End and East Side to send a message to… - City wants UWT to monitor watershed
When Chris Burke was working on his master’s degree, he did research on a lake in Eastern Washington.… - Height limits,parking requirements spark controversy
How tall should buildings be in mixed-use centers? What type of parking requirements, if any, should… - Port implements clean air strategies
Port of Tacoma Commission was updated on the progress of the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy at… - Lonergan questions park smoking ban
A proposal to ban smoking in parks continues to move forward, with Tacoma City Council members requesting… - Options for combating gang activity examined
People from across the state gathered at Pacific Lutheran University on June 25 for Ignite Hope:… - Tacoma welcomes Japanese visitors
Representatives of the city of Tacoma and our Sister City in Japan, Kitakyushu, celebrated the 50th… - Students challenge themselves this summer
Less than one week after summer vacation officially began in Tacoma, about 60 middle and high school… - Super rejects raise, signs on for another year
After a recent performance evaluation, which yielded positive feedback for the Tacoma schools chief,… - Spokane has our number
Tacoma and Spokane remain locked in competition for the title of the second-largest city in the state,… - Avenue of the Pacific Rim
Tacoma Rotary Club #8 recently made an inquiry to the city about the possibility of placing flags… - ‘We Made History’
On June 2, around 6:55 p.m., I stood on the third-base foul line with 18 other teammates –… - Fister comes across as old school
Growing up in California’s Central Valley, Rainier pitcher Doug Fister followed the Oakland… - It’s How They Roll
Figure roller skating, it is safe to say, is one of the more obscure sports around today; most people… - Celebrate the Fourth in Tacoma style at Freedom Fair
The tradition to celebrate July 4 in Tacoma has been documented for decades. As far back as the 1930s,… - Get outside for summer entertainment with Summer Sounds & Cinema
Metro Parks Tacoma is ensuring that the economy does not get in the way of families having fun this… - Michael Jackson: My Memories, My Muse, My Moon
Have you ever reached up at the moon, trying to grab it? You know you’ll never touch it, but… - Summer carnivals abound and encourage community to “Play Tacoma”
For more than 10 years now, Metro Parks Tacoma has been bringing the “Play Tacoma” summer… - Permibus shows locals the perks of going green
The Skills for a New Millennium Tour brings the best of sustainability to cities around the country.… - Largest national bead show comes to Tacoma
The Puget Sound Bead Festival (PSBF) will be coming to Tacoma July 10-12. The largest national bead… - LGBT pride festivities kick off with Third Annual Pierce County Pride Awards
Tacoma’s gay pride celebrations kick off July 10 when Pierce County Pride holds its third annual… - Band puts their heart and soul into tribute
After being huge Heart fans since their youth, two women recently decided to stop talking about forming…
Local News
- AAA weekend travel forecast
AAA says while roads may seem less crowded this holiday weekend, lines at the airport may be longer, and a designated driver is a must have if you plan to party hard. - Washington Transportation Dept. fined $39,000
The Washington Transportation Department has been fined $39,000 by another state agency for failing to protect water quality during a road widening project last year. - Former Nirvana bassist is small-town politico
Its been a busy year for former Nirvana bassist turned politico Krist Novoselic. He released a new record in May, had a short-lived protest candidacy for clerk of his home county in Washington state, and is now focused on keeping an alternative voting system in place in another county. - Dance under the stars in a Seattle park
Dance under the stars for free. The City of Seattle sponsored event starts Thursday night at Occidental Park. - WSP using planes to catch drunk drivers
Drunks and speeders will be in the cross-hairs of the Washington State Patrol this holiday, thanks to a high tech eye in the sky, and tips from drivers. - I-90 closures pose problems for Mercer Island drivers
Some residents who live on Mercer Island arent sure what the I-90 lane closures will mean for them besides slowdowns. - Man arrested for seeking child sex
Bremerton police have accused a 49-year-old Kitsap County man of seeking to have sex with an 11-year-old girl and offering to pay her parent $100. - Driver crashes into McChord Air Force Base gate
A guy in a pick up truck plowed into a security barrier outside a closed entrance to McChord Air Force Base Thursday. - Feds announce drug busts in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) - Federal law enforcement agents in Seattle say they have busted a drug trafficking ring that distributed methamphetamine and cocaine from Jalisco, Mexico, in Washington. At a news conference Thursday officials said a 14-month investigation resulted in 35 search warrants in the past two weeks in which 31 people were arrested. - 2 killed in car crash in Orting
Two people were reportedly killed in a violent rollover crash in Orting Thursday morning.
