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$1.8M renovation highlights Foss Waterway Seaport summer season reopening

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Tacoma Maritime Fest 2018 – July 28 & 29

There’s lots to do at Tacoma Maritime Fest! This family-fun festival celebrates the rich maritime heritage of Tacoma…

North shore golf course undergoes multiphase renovation

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North shore golf course undergoes multiphase renovation

North Shore Golf Course, celebrating more than 55 years in historic northeast Tacoma, is undergoing a multiphase renovation…

Sometimes the way out of a difficult situation is the most unexpected way. This Tacoma alley graffiti captures the frailty of the journey out of addiction. Photo: Morf Morford

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Opioid prevention campaign kicks off in Washington

Initiative shines light on the risks of prescription opioid addiction and overdose Washington State is currently experiencing an…

Department of Health’s Drug User Health program offers clean (and safer) needles

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Department of Health’s Drug User Health program offers clean (and safer) needles

Since 1992, Washington State has funded syringe service programs to prevent transmission of infectious diseases like HIV. Syringe…

Walk Poetic: A creative journey through downtown Tacoma

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Challenges, trivia, clues and more on the Walk Tacoma Scavenger Hunt

If you love healthy competition, the chance to win cool prizes, and exploring downtown Tacoma, the Walk Tacoma…

Washington State History Museum to offer free admission on MLK Holiday

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Make/Do puts reuse on view with 180 objects at the Washington State History Museum through December 6

Separated by 76 years, what do a 1935 crazy quilt made from Women’s Relief Corps ribbons and a…

Canoe Journey restores connections and celebrates the life-giving force of local waterways

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Canoe Journey restores connections and celebrates the life-giving force of local waterways

Beginning on July 28, the Puyallup Tribe will celebrate its 25th year of participating in the Canoe Journey.…

Tacoma affordable housing projects awarded $4.2M

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Learn strategies for protecting your intellectual property rights

Tuesday, July 24 in Seattle, 8:45 a.m. – 4:40 p.m. The U.S. Commercial Service brings its STOPfakes.gov Roadshow…

AG Ferguson launches website for human trafficking victims

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AG Ferguson launches website for human trafficking victims

WATraffickingHelp.Org provides a centralized hub for services and resources for labor and sex trafficking victims  Attorney General Bob…

There is nothing like an immersion into the food, music and traditions of the wide variety of cultures that call the South Sound home to remind us of the human abundance of our community.  Photo: Morf Morford

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Four local fests

Food truck festival July 22 in Wright Park Tantalize your taste buds, savor the scents, feast your eyes…

8 budget hearings ahead for Pierce County Council

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State grant pays for pollution spill equipment and training

Pierce County will use a $100,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology to purchase pollution spill…

The waters around us literally define us. The health of the sea reflects our own.Photo: Morf Morford

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State Parks Boating Program launches Paddle Safe Week, July 20 to 28

Washington state’s waterways are a paddler’s dream. Lakes, rivers, bays, estuaries and the Pacific Ocean provide recreational opportunities…

RV campground has 11 renovated RV campsites with new sidewalks, fencing, information bulletin board and kiosk. Image courtesy Washington State Bureau of Reclamation

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Upper Conconully Lake Campground opens for 2018

Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission is new managing partner The Upper Conconully Lake Campground opened for the…