News Flash! Tacoma is not Seattle

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Perhaps it’s human nature, but most people I know in Tacoma have an exaggerated sense of identity based on what we don’t have and what we are not instead of appreciating what we are. … [...more]

Summer Student Program at the History Museum, July 5 deadline to apply

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Index Staff

TACOMA, WA – For the first time, the Washington State Historical Society will offer a Summer Youth Docent Program for students entering grades 8-11 in fall 2017. Participants will enjoy the opportunity to explore the Washington State ... [...more]

PLU presents – Jazz Under The Stars – Thursday evenings

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Index Staff

PLU’s annual Jazz Under the Stars professional summer concert series is FREE to the public, our gift to our community. The series, with concerts on Thursday evening is in the outdoor amphitheater of the Mary Baker Russell Music Center on ... [...more]

Deception Pass State Park hosts American Roots Music Series Saturdays in July, bringing five distinctly different concerts

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Index Staff

The Washington State Parks Folk & Traditional Arts in the Parks Program invites the public to the 12th annual American Roots Music Series at Deception Pass State Park on Whidbey Island. The series of five free outdoor concerts all begin ... [...more]

Metro Parks’ baseball championship games set for July 5 at Cheney Stadium

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Index Staff

Youth baseball players from Metro Parks Tacoma’s competitive leagues will get a taste of the game at the professional level when they play a championship doubleheader at Cheney Stadium on July 5. Metro Parks Tacoma had 50 competitive ... [...more]

Public invited to film showing and discussion that explores impact of Alzheimer’s

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Index Staff

The Alzheimer’s Association Washington State Chapter and Pierce County Aging and Disability Resources will be hosting a free showing of the film, “Iris”, on Wednesday, June 28, at the Grand Cinema, 606 Fawcett Avenue in Tacoma. The showing is ... [...more]

Youth, Seniors Together Plant Gardens & New Friendships

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Index Staff

Edited By Danielle Nease Tacoma Daily Index Local high school students and a group of residents of Lakewood Meadows, a SHAG senior living community, worked together to fill and plant 10 new raised garden beds at the community on Friday, ... [...more]

Gentrification – Coming to a neighborhood near you (or not)

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Is gentrification the solution to most of our urban problems? Or is it the problem? Or is it the solution that makes our urban problems worse? How about a definition first: to put it … [...more]

18 UPS Sound Students Win National Scholarships

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Index Staff

TACOMA, WA.- Eighteen students and recent alumni of University of Puget Sound have won prestigious national scholarships and will teach or conduct research in countries including Morocco, France, Spain, China, Cambodia, India, and Germany. The ... [...more]

2 Washington Seniors Selected to Attend National Youth Science Camp

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Index Staff

High school students to embark on once-in-a-lifetime experience in West Virginia Washington high school seniors Zoe Dietrich and Son Do will represent the state at the National Youth Science Camp (NYSC) this summer in the West Virginia ... [...more]