Don’t say stupid stuff – leave it to the professionals

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index It was one of those pointless Facebook conversations, you know, the ones where total strangers spout off uninformed opinions and no one ever changes their minds and little, if anything, is learned by anyone. ... [...more]

Holiday card etiquette in the business world

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Index Staff

8 Guidelines for sending your current or former employer a holiday card With ongoing change a mantra for today’s digital age, the importance of traditional gestures – such as sending holiday greeting cards – is sometimes in question. For ... [...more]

2019-2020 Funding applications for individual artists available

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Index Staff

Free workshop regarding application and funding process on Dec. 13 The City of Tacoma is now accepting Tacoma Artists Initiative Program (TAIP) funding applications from eligible Tacoma artists who wish to create new artwork in any discipline ... [...more]

Got grapes? Washington wine foundation offers international learning opportunity

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Index Staff

Bill Powers had an insatiable desire to find new practices to grow better winegrapes. To honor the late owner of Badger Mountain Winery, family and associates created the Bill Powers Sabbatical Fund to give professional employees of the ... [...more]

Fentanyl deaths increasing in WA; tests find it in more powders and pills

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Index Staff

Opioid users urged to take steps to protect themselves Washington State Department of Health reports that illicit fentanyl is being detected in new forms and is causing an increasing number of overdose deaths in the state. In the first half ... [...more]

Call for Secure Rural Schools Title II Project proposals submissions due January 31st

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Index Staff

Through January 31, 2019, the Olympic National Forest is accepting project proposals for funding through Title II (Special Projects on Federal Lands) of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act. Proposed projects must be ... [...more]

Buy one Amtrak roomette and bring a companion for free

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Index Staff

The benefits of traveling on Amtrak with a family companion or significant other has never been better with the latest sale. This sale allows one person in a group of two to travel for free and is available exclusively on … [...more]

3rd Annual Downtown Tacoma Holiday Haul Crawl

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Index Staff

TACOMA, Wash. — Join us for the 3rd Annual Holiday Downtown Tacoma Haul Crawl. On Saturday, December 8th visit Pacific Avenue near UW Tacoma and the museum district to find a cornucopia of local businesses offering giveaways and holiday ... [...more]

Seattle Milk Fund’s CookieFest 2018—Seattle’s ultimate pop-up bake sale

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Index Staff

First 100 people in line receive an America’s Test Kitchen Recipe Collection CookieFest 2018 is Seattle’s ultimate pop-up bake sale! Local pastry artisans unite to sell thousands upon thousands of delectable, holiday-inspired treats for a good ... [...more]

NORAD Santa program kicks off for 2018

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Index Staff

NORAD is a binational U.S. and Canadian Command charged with aerospace and maritime warning and aerospace control of North America as well as monitoring aerospace activity globally. However, every year during the holidays, NORAD assumes the ... [...more]