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Nominations Open for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Awards

Street Closure Scheduled August 18 – September 30 for Residential Street Restoration Program Maintenance Work

Book Titles Announced for Tacoma Reads 2025

Maintenance Construction on I-705 Stadium Spur Ramps to Begin August 11
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2026 Special Events Funding Applications Open
Mayor Victoria Woodards to Deliver Final State of the City Address on October 2
Applicants Sought for the Tacoma Arts Commission and the Tacoma Creates Advisory Board
Applicants Sought for the Landmarks Preservation Commission
South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District Code Updates Adopted by the Tacoma City Council
City Council Unanimously Approves Funding for Immigrant Detainee Support
City Council Approves Lateral Incentive Program for Tacoma Police Department
2025 AMOCAT Arts Award Winners Announced
Nominations Open for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Awards
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Department Name Email Phone Mayor and Council Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
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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
(253) 502-8117 deskTacoma Venues and Events Hillary Brenner hbrenner@tacomavenues.org (253) 257-5540 mobile
(253) 593-7625 deskAll Other Departments Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 desk
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Networking event Grit City Connect is just one week away! This event helps prime contractors connect & potential subcontractors connect. Representatives from the City, Tacoma Public Schools, and Parks Tacoma will be on hand to share insights into upcoming projects and procurement and offer ...technical assistance. Learn more in this Tacoma Report and register at makeittacoma.com/events.
📆Date: September 25, 2025
🕙Time: 9AM-12PM
🕙📍Location: Eastside Community Center (1721 East 56th Street)
Networking event Grit City Connect is just one week away! This event helps prime contractors connect & potential subcontractors connect. Representatives from the City, Tacoma Public Schools, and Parks Tacoma will be on hand to share insights into upcoming projects and procurement and offer ...technical assistance. Learn more in this Tacoma Report and register at the Make it Tacoma link in bio.
📆Date: September 25, 2025
🕙Time: 9AM-12PM
🕙📍Location: Eastside Community Center (1721 East 56th Street)
Learn more about #Tacoma Reads, an annual and longstanding partnership between the Mayor’s Office and @tacomalibrary, in this video invite from Mayor Victoria Woodards. Join her and other readers across #Tacoma for a variety of events going on now through October 16, 2025, including:
...📘Community Game Nights
📘Books on Tap events
📘Six-Word Memoirs writing program
📘Community Weaving Project
📘We Are Not Strangers Author Talk with Josh Tuininga on October 7 to explore our first graphic novel
📘Film Screening on October 14 where we’ll watch Valarie Kaur’s “Divided We Fall”
📘Finale Event on October 16: Valarie Kaur in Conversation with Mayor Woodards
🔗Get all the details on these events through the Tacoma Reads link in our bio.
Job Carr Cabin Museum & Tacoma Fiber Fling
New Tacoma Neighborhood Council - Cityline - September 18, 2025
Walk to support the American Heart Association - Cityline - September 18, 2025
Pet of the Week Bruin: 4-year-old Pit Bull pup - adoption fee WAIVED - Cityline - September 18, 2025
✨Check out this year’s Kaleidoscope line-up! ⬇️
This event kicks off Arts Month in Tacoma and features performances, workshops, and creative activities.
📍Tacoma Public Library – Main Branch (1102 Tacoma Ave S.)
📆 Saturday, October 4 | 1–4 PM
🎨 Free and ...family-friendly!
Tacoma Studio Tour and Tacoma Arts Month - Cityline - September 18, 2025