Youth Historical Fiction Competition winners presenting work at Historic Preservation Month event May 21

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Index Staff

The winners of “Bringing Tacoma’s History to Life,” a youth historical fiction competition, will be featured at a public reading as part of the City of Tacoma’s Historic Preservation Month, which takes place each May. The winners will read from ... [...more]

Is your business – or industry – the next Myspace?

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Even under the most promising conditions, running a successful business can be a nail-biting experience. The rate of failure within the first year or so is about 80%. The assumption is that if a business ... [...more]

How did that business start?

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Want to get inspired to start your own business? Ever wonder how a certain business got started? Here’s is a podcast that profiles how many familiar businesses got their (sometimes rocky) start. Some of ... [...more]

Twelve opportunity zones encourage investment and equity in Pierce County

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Index Staff

The Washington State Department of Commerce announced Governor Jay Inslee’s approval of 139 Opportunity Zone tracts in 36 counties. Multiple Pierce County communities could benefit from a tax incentive plan aimed at attracting business ... [...more]

Radio, near or far, old or new, is still around

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index If you’ve ever wondered how a radio station happens, or even, if you are old enough, wonder what happened to music worth listening to, and engaging, interesting, if not eccentric radio personalities, this is ... [...more]

KNKX wins 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Index Staff

88.5 KNKX has garnered a 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for excellence in the News Series Category from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) honoring KNKX’s 2017 series, Unpacking Government. The Murrow Awards recognize ... [...more]

A birthday party for the ages at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Index Staff

Step back in time to the reign of Queen Victoria and join in the celebrations of her majesty’s birthday on May 19 from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fort Nisqually. At noon, bagpipes will announce the start of the traditional … [...more]

Go ahead, admit that you actually like the rain

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index As I was approaching high school graduation, a constant topic of conversation was the next step in each student’s life. As with every graduating class, options included work, travel and further schooling. ... [...more]

Washington State Volcano Preparedness Month

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Index Staff

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in Washington, providing residents an opportunity to become more familiar with volcanic risk in their communities and learn about steps they can take to reduce potential impacts. Events offer face-to-face visits ... [...more]

May is “Puget Sound Starts Here” month

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Index Staff

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index If you look at a map or if you glance out a window of a plane approaching the airport you may notice immediately that we in the Puget Sound area live in fairly small … [...more]