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Creative Colloquy Crawl

Fourth annual storytelling festival falls on Tuesday, October 2nd Our vision is to present a matrimony of the…

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Metro Parks Tacoma hires second park ranger

Addition expands services to Point Defiance Park visitors; reach eventually to extend to Ruston Way  A second park…

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…

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State Parks Commission considers adding Westport Light to potential ‘next new park’ list

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission will consider placing Westport Light State Park in Westport on a…

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The Polar Express Train Ride – Audition Notice

Come join us and be part of one of the most beloved holiday stories of all time, “The…

Celebrate National Coffee Day September 29

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Celebrate National Coffee Day September 29

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Yes, there is such a thing as National Coffee Day. As you…

Public invited to meetings about changes to state opioid prescribing rules

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Have an idea to make your community more walkable?

America Walks, partners of the Every Body Walk! Collaborative, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Juliet Ashby Hillman Foundation,…

9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma

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Applicants sought for the Board of Ethics

The Tacoma City Council is looking for applicants to fill two positions on the Board of Ethics. The…

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport moves a step closer to funding aviation biofuels

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Port of Seattle commission authorizes independent review of August 10 incident, officials to play leading role in security working group

The Port of Seattle Commission authorized funding for an independent review of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s response to the…

Aerospace has changed Washington, and Washington has changed aerospace.  Photo: Morf Morford

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New study ranks Washington state number one for aerospace manufacturing

PricewaterhouseCoopers manufacturing attractiveness analysis puts Washington ahead of Texas and Georgia; South Carolina #17 High scores for industry,…

Washington ranked the best state to work

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Washington ranked the best state to work

Oxfam America study ranks Washington best state — second only to D.C. — based on wage policies, worker protections, workers’ rights Washington…

WILLO 5th Annual Storytelling Festival

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WILLO 5th Annual Storytelling Festival

WILLO 5th Annual Storytelling Festival Sunday, October 7, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Theater on the…

Local artist Dylan Kuehl speaks at annual Disability Awareness Day

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Traditional high school not for you? Don't drop out!

Bates Technical High School enables students to earn a high school diploma and college degree at the same…