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City of Tacoma Launches Multi-Phase Tacoma Municipal Building Exterior Preservation Project
Community Members Invited to Celebrate Arts and Culture in Tacoma This October
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A Statement from Tacoma City Council Member Walker on the Community Impacts of the Federal Government Shutdown
City Council Approves Mid-Biennium Budget Modifications to Bolster Public Safety, Community Services, and Infrastructure
Tacoma City Council Joins the Trust for Public Land, Parks Tacoma, and Tacoma Public Schools to Fully Fund the Larchmont Elementary Community Schoolyard Project
Homicide Investigation – 700 South 38th Street
Applicants Sought for the Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority Board
A Statement From Tacoma City Council Member Sarah Rumbaugh on the Vital Importance of a Regional Approach to Addressing Homelessness
Tacoma City Council Takes Action to Mitigate Community Impacts of Encampments on Public Spaces and Shelters
City of Tacoma’s Street Operations Crew Scheduled to Conduct Annual Snow and Ice Training on October 22 and 23
City of Tacoma Files Pleadings with Washington State Court of Appeals Regarding Recent Superior Court Order on Initiative 2
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(253) 591-5968 main deskTacoma Fire Department Chelsea Shepherd cshepherd@tacoma.gov (253) 948-7363 mobile Tacoma Public Library Mariesa Bus mbus@tacomalibrary.org (253) 457-1867 mobile
(253) 280-2882 deskTacoma Public Utilities Jessica Wilson jwilson2@tacoma.gov (253) 753-3119 mobile
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🎉💙 Leadership from the @tacomahistoricalsociety attended the October 28, 2025, #TacCuncil meeting to accept the Proclamation declaring November 12, 2025, as #Tacoma’s Sesquicentennial Birthday! Join their anniversary dinner on Nov. 12 to celebrate our journey from humble mill town to a ...flourishing hub of arts, culture, and industry. The event begins at 6 PM and tickets are required. More at https://www.tacomahistory.org/tacomaand039s-150th-anniversary-dinner.
🎉💙 Leadership from the Tacoma Historical Society attended the October 28, 2025, City Council meeting to accept the Proclamation declaring November 12, 2025, as Tacoma’s Sesquicentennial Birthday! Join their anniversary dinner on Nov. 12 to celebrate Tacoma’s journey from humble mill town ...to a flourishing hub of arts, culture, and industry. The event begins at 6 PM and tickets are required. More at https://www.tacomahistory.org/tacomaand039s-150th-anniversary-dinner.
🔴As a reminder, the Tacoma City Council Meeting, Tideflats Public Hearing, and Community Forum begins at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. Here's a link to agenda: https://ow.ly/ph7e50Xiz1A. This meeting will be hybrid, in-person meeting at the Tacoma Municipal Building Council Chambers... and virtual via Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: https://ow.ly/XhS350VN9cB and passcode: 349099 or dial (253) 215-8782 using Meeting ID: 848 3423 3126. The meeting is also live streamed at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and on our YouTube channel, and broadcast live on TV Tacoma.
💙The @tacomacommunityhouse helps individuals gain the skills they need to transition out of poverty, navigate a new culture, and find personal and professional success. Today, #TacCouncil Members John Hines, Kristina Walker, and Sarah Rumbaugh toured the facility, along with their REACH Center ...serving youth ages 16-24, to learn more about the programs and services they offer. While there, they met with Executive Director Aimee Khuu and students from all over the world who were on site improving their English language skills. Learn more about how they're providing pathways to self-sufficiency for immigrants, refugees, and long-time South Sound residents at tacomacommunityhouse.org.
💙The Tacoma Community House helps individuals gain the skills they need to transition out of poverty, navigate a new culture, and find personal and professional success. Today, Council Members John Hines, Kristina Walker, and Sarah Rumbaugh toured the facility, along with their REACH Center ...serving youth ages 16-24, to learn more about the programs and services they offer. While there, they met with Executive Director Aimee Khuu and students from all over the world who were on site improving their English language skills. Learn more about how they're providing pathways to self-sufficiency for immigrants, refugees, and long-time South Sound residents at tacomacommunityhouse.org.
🎊 Join the festive Dia de los Muertos Festival on November 2, 2025, at the Tacoma Art Museum. This family friendly event features music, dancing, art, crafts, and more! Learn more in this #Tacoma Report.
🎊 Join the festive Dia de los Muertos Festival on November 2, 2025, at the Tacoma Art Museum. This family friendly event features music, dancing, art, crafts, and more! Learn more in this Tacoma Report.
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The Westbound Lane of 6th Ave., from N. State St. to N. Trafton St., will be closed on 10/30 from 7:30 AM – 4 PM so crews can repair a capped off service connection to the sewer main. Traffic control measures and flaggers will be on site to direct traffic operations.