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Wheels For Hire: Is bikeshare part of Tacoma's transportation future?

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Wheels For Hire: Is bikeshare part of Tacoma's transportation future?

Imagine cycling along Five Mile Drive at Point Defiance Park or getting off a bus at Tacoma Dome…

Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. (PHOTO COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)

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Public meeting Feb. 11 to discuss future of Fort Nisqually Living History Museum

Metro Parks Tacoma will host the second public meeting in three months to discuss future capital projects and…

LED street lights coming to Tacoma's Lincoln International Business District

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Celebrate Tacoma's historic character with #IHeartTacoma2016

Local residents are invited to share their love for historic preservation by competing in the #IHeartTacoma2016 Design Contest…

Power up: Rate increase planned for Tacoma utility

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Tacoma Power community solar units on sale Feb. 23

Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) officials announced Monday customers can begin purchasing solar units this month as part of…

Tacoma Historical Society seeks volunteers for museum projects

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Tacoma Historical Society hires executive director

Tacoma Historical Society officials recently announced the organization has hired a new executive director.

Benaroya family donates art collection, $14M to Tacoma Art Museum (IMAGE COURTESY TACOMA ART MUSEUM)

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Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — January 2016

Here are the top five stories read by visitors to the Tacoma Daily Index's Web site during the…

2 farms join growing Puyallup Valley farmland conservation movement

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2 farms join growing Puyallup Valley farmland conservation movement

Pierce County officials announced Wednesday that Shelstad Farm and Harman Farm will join five other working farms in…

Pamela Transue Center for Science and Engineering. (IMAGE COURTESY TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)

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Pierce College, TCC among nation's top 150 community colleges

Two Pierce County colleges have been named among the nation's top 150 community colleges by the Aspen Institute…

Childcare facility opens Feb. 8 at Children's Museum of Tacoma

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Childcare facility opens Feb. 8 at Children's Museum of Tacoma

The Children's Museum of Tacoma will open a licensed childcare facility in downtown Tacoma in February.

**UPDATE** Tacoma to introduce $50K historic preservation grant program

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Historic preservation social mixer Feb. 6 in downtown Tacoma

The City of Tacoma's Historic Preservation Office invites professionals and volunteers in heritage-related fields and organizations to a…

Pierce Transit to host Destination 2040 open house meetings

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Pierce Transit to host Destination 2040 open house meetings

Pierce Transit will host a series of open houses in February to gather public input about services and…

Lighting is tested on an art installation being created by Jonathan Clarren and slated for downtown Tacoma's Theater District. (PHOTO COURTESY JONATHAN CLARREN)

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Preparations continue for downtown Tacoma Theater District art installation

Work continues on a major art installation proposed for downtown Tacoma's Theater District.

Local artists Tim + April created artwork for this traffic box in the Dome District as part of the City of Tacoma's Traffic Box Wrap Project. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma's Dome District boasts first Traffic Box Wrap Project artwork

Spotted this week in Tacoma's Dome District -- the first piece of art created and installed as part…