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🎨 Calling Tacoma artists, organizations, and creative groups! Applications are now open for our 2027 Community Arts Projects funding, with awards of $4,000 or $6,000 available to support publicly accessible arts programming in Tacoma.
📅 Apply by October 26, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.
📝 ...Free virtual application workshop: October 7, 2026, 5:30–7 p.m.

For more information, visit tacoma.gov/artsopps.

Ever wondered what a career in the fire service could look like for you?

Tacoma Fire Department’s first Women in Fire Service information session is this Saturday! 👩🏽‍🚒🚒 Get hands-on experience, hear directly from women in the fire service, learn about careers with TFD, and... get your questions answered.

Space is limited. Watch the video below to learn more and sign up today! ⤵️

Reminder: Join Council Member Kristina Walker tomorrow, September 16, from 5-6:30 PM for a walk in the Dome District! The walk will be an opportunity to step into the future of this area and chat with Council Member Walker to share your questions, concerns, and ideas. No RSVPs needed, just meetup ...at 505 E. 25th Street. It'll be a nice night out so we hope to see you there! 😎

Join us and the Washington State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises (OMWBE) to host an OMWBE Certification 201 workshop on Monday, September 28, 2026, from 9–11 a.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St., Room 243). Participants will have the opportunity to start ...or complete their OMWBE certification application and are encouraged to bring a laptop or electronic device, financial statements, and any paperwork needed for the certification process.

More information below and at makeittacoma.com/events.

If you’d like to make a difference and have interest in serving, you can apply to fill one of the current vacancies on the City’s Committees, Boards, and Commissions. We’re seeking volunteer members for the following positions:
🔷 Board of Ethics (1 vacancy closing on October 5, ...2026)
🔷 Landmarks Preservation Commission (7 vacancies closing on October 12, 2026)
🔷 Tacoma Arts Commission (4 vacancies closing on October 12, 2026)
🔷 Tacoma Creates Advisory Board (1 vacancy closing on October 12, 2026)
🔷 Tacoma Public Library Board of Trustees (2 vacancies closing on October 1, 2026)
You can learn more about the important work they do and apply at Tacoma.gov/cbc.

Join us for the Tuesday, September 15, 2026, Tacoma City Council Meeting at 5:00 PM. Here's the agenda: https://ow.ly/4YYC50ZNt4A. If you’d like to submit a comment on an agenda item, send written comments to cityclerk@tacoma.gov at least 24 hours before the meeting, or speak during the ...meeting. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers and virtual via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: https://ow.ly/hjaB50VRhrm and passcode: 349099, or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting will also be streamed live at https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/city-council/city-council-meetings/ and broadcast on TV Tacoma.

Join us for the City Council Study Session on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at noon. It’ll be conducted as a hybrid meeting on Zoom and in person at the Tacoma Municipal Building (747 Market St.), Council Chambers located on the 1st floor. Agenda items include:
🔷 United Way ...Presentation
🔷 Pierce County Tourism Promotion Area - Proposed Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement
🔷 Weekly Report to the Mayor and City Council, September 10, 2026
The meeting will be streamed live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma. For more information, visit tacoma.gov/councilmeetings.