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Local News
Neighborhood groups take a stand against criminal activity
During Safe Streets fourth annual March Against Crime on June 25, residents of the South End and East Side sent a message to criminals that their activities will not be tolerated. Read more...
Planning for mixed-use centers
The city of Tacoma has designated various areas as mixed-use centers, where future development for retail stores, housing and other uses will be encouraged. Now several of them need to be picked for master planning. Tacoma City Council heard an update during its June 29 study session. Read more...
Responding to concerns from the public about what money generated by speeding and red light cameras is used for, the city has created a new fund that will allow this to be more closely accounted for. Read more...
Curator made waves in Tacoma’s underwater world
Tacoma’s “modern-day Jacques Cousteau” started and ended every workday with a ferry trip across Commencement Bay. The time between those ferry rides was spent managing a vast underwater world, and after 28 years, he retired from his role as aquatic animal curator of Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium (PDZA) this week. Read more...
Supporters hope to keep skateboard facility going
John Buffler had a dream. Darnell Satiacum is helping him to get it alive. Read more...
Ruston unveils its creative side
Seattle had its Pigs on Parade, Tacoma its Traveling Suitcases. Now Ruston has joined the list with its Adirondack chairs. A public art installation was unveiled in the median on Winnifred Street, across the street from the town’s municipal building. Read more...
Sound Transit takes legal action against Tacoma Rescue Mission
Sound Transit (ST) has filed a lawsuit against Tacoma Rescue Mission over a small piece of land ST needs to complete its Sounder commuter train line to Lakewood. According to ST spokesperson Kimberly Reason, after months of failed negotiations with the mission’s Executive Director David Curry, the public transportation agency has taken legal action to acquire the approximately 3,000-square-foot parcel. “It was our last-resort option,” she said. Read more...
Miller’s West End project up for council vote
Tacoma City Council is expected to approve an agreement with a developer that will provide him with a road and slope easement along Narrows Drive for a housing development that will overlook Tacoma Narrows. Read more...
Tacoma wins Smart Communities Award
Governor Chris Gregoire has announced the winners of her 2010 Smart Communities Awards for creating livable communities in Washington. “As Washington recovers from this downturn in the economy, the work of local governments and their partners in creating vibrant, quality communities is vital,” Gregoire said. “The leadership of these award winners helps to make Washington a great state in which to live and do business.” Read more...
Officials examine impact of recession
The recession is having a deep impact on social services in the Tacoma area. Several government officials gathered to address them at the Tacoma campus of Evergreen State College on June 22 during the second annual Community Needs Forecast, organized by United Way of Pierce County and the state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). Read more...
