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Street Closure Scheduled August 18 – September 30 for Residential Street Restoration Program Maintenance Work
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Department Name Email Phone Mayor and Council Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
(253) 591-2054 deskTacoma Police Department Shelbie Boyd sboyd@tacoma.gov
TPD-PIO@tacoma.gov(253) 405-7134 mobile
(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
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👮♀️💙🎒 The Tacoma Police Department and generous community partners are coming together to provide free school supplies and resources to children in our community. Check out this invite from Chief Patti Jackson, fellow officers, and sponsors who make this event possible. The event is... on Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 10 AM to 1 PM at the Eastside Community Center (1721 E. 56th St).
🚴♂️ Join us and Tacoma Mobility to celebrate the J Street Bicycle Boulevard Project completion on September 4, 2025! We’ll be bike riding at 5:30 PM and ribbon-cutting at 6: PM at this family friendly event. Learn more about this project at ...https://tacoma.gov/project/j-street-bicycle-boulevard/.
The #TaCouncil recognized two long-standing sporting events with connections to Tacoma at the August 19, 2025, City Council meeting:
🔷The Rainier to Ruston relay invites runners to participate in a 50-mile journey from the base of Mount Rainier to the shores of Puget Sound. At the 2025 ...event, a City of Tacoma team of runners earned a first-place finish in the Mayor’s Cup, a division featuring teams representing City governments in our region. Team name? Back from the 80s! Congrats and rock on! 👨🎤
🔷The Special Olympics of Washington celebrated their 50th year right here in Tacoma with 2025 State Spring Games and Opening Ceremony at Cheney Stadium in June. Their efforts provide supportive and safe environments for athletes to thrive.
📸 Hayley Falk, Trevor Perkins, Colton Haffey, and Kyle Wenholz representing the Back to the 80s team
📸 Theo Millner, Special Olympics Washington athlete, and Denny Eliason, Board President of @specialolympicswashington
The Tacoma City Council recognized two long-standing sporting events with connections to Tacoma at the August 19, 2025, City Council meeting:
🔷The Rainier to Ruston relay invites runners to participate in a 50-mile journey from the base of Mount Rainier to the shores of Puget Sound. At the ...2025 event, a City of Tacoma team of runners earned a first-place finish in the Mayor’s Cup, a division featuring teams representing City governments in our region. Team name? Back from the 80s! Congrats and rock on! 👨🎤
🔷The Special Olympics of Washington celebrated their 50th year right here in Tacoma with 2025 State Spring Games and Opening Ceremony at Cheney Stadium in June. Their efforts provide supportive and safe environments for athletes to thrive.
📸 Hayley Falk, Trevor Perkins, Colton Haffey, and Kyle Wenholz representing the Back to the 80s team
📸 Theo Millner, Special Olympics Washington athlete, and Denny Eliason, Board President of Special Olympics Washington
🔴As a reminder, the Tacoma City Council Meeting begins at 5:00 PM on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Here's a link to agenda: https://ow.ly/HlzC50WHLGG. 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/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, on our YouTube channel, and broadcast live on TV Tacoma.
We’ve seen reports that Tacoma Police Department’s upcoming Chief for a Day is a stellar addition to the force. Her positive, can-do attitude and abundant kindness and cuteness have us all like 😍🤩.
🛠️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 🛠️
Earlier this year, South 51st Street from Junett Street to Oakes Street got a fresh new driving surface that improved ride quality ...and extended the life of the pavement! 🛣️
💙Thanks to the Streets Initiative I and the Residential Restoration Program, we’re investing in safer, smoother neighborhood streets across #Tacoma — one block at a time. 🚶🚴♂️🚗💨
🔗 📍 See more information about Tacoma Streets Initiative, including completed, active, and planned projects in your neighborhood, at tacomastreetsinitiative.org.
🛠️ 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈 𝐃𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤 🛠️
Earlier this year, South 51st Street from Junett Street to Oakes Street got a fresh new driving surface that improved ride quality ...and extended the life of the pavement! 🛣️
💙Thanks to the Streets Initiative I and the Residential Restoration Program, we’re investing in safer, smoother neighborhood streets across Tacoma — one block at a time. 🚶🚴♂️🚗💨
🔗 📍 See more information about Tacoma Streets Initiative, including completed, active, and planned projects in your neighborhood, at tacomastreetsinitiative.org.
🚧 Due to a technical malfunction, the Hylebos Bridge (at E. 11th St. in the #Tacoma Tideflats) is closed to vehicular traffic. The bridge remains open to shipping traffic. Crews are on site working to address the issue, and we'll post further updates as they become available.