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Styrofoam Recycling Returns to Tacoma Recycle Center 

Styrofoam recycling is once again available to residents at the Tacoma Recycle Center (3510 S. Mullen St.). The City’s Solid Waste utility recently installed a new Styrofoam densifier, which means residents can drop off accepted Styrofoam packaging…

OMWBE Intro to Certification 101 Workshop on May 18

As part of its ongoing work to address disparities for historically underutilized businesses owned by minority, women, and socially and…

Applicants Sought for the Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities

The Tacoma City Council is currently seeking applicants to fill six positions on the Tacoma Area Commission on Disabilities: five…

Celebrate Tacoma’s Top Volunteers and Service Providers at the 2026 City of Destiny Awards

Free community event set for May 6 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall Tacoma City Council and the City’s Events…

Homicide Investigation – 400 block of S J St

At approximately 6:52 PM on February 10, 2026, Tacoma Police responded to the emergency department at Tacoma…

City of Tacoma Modernizes Access to Municipal Code Online

Navigating the Tacoma Municipal Code (TMC) at tacoma.gov/municode will now be significantly easier for the community. The City Clerk’s…

Statement from District 4 Council Member Sandesh Sadalge on Home in Tacoma Year One

Tacoma’s lack of housing is pervasive. Many challenges facing our community are harder to solve because there just aren’t enough…

‘Home in Tacoma’ Sparks 62% Increase in Number of Proposed Housing Units in First Year

The City of Tacoma today released its Year One review of the Home in Tacoma initiative, revealing significant growth in…

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