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🔴As a reminder, Tacoma City Council Study Session begins at noon on July 8, 2025. The meeting is broadcast live at tacoma.gov/councilmeetings on TV Tacoma.
🏳️🌈 Tacoma Pride Awards and Festival are this weekend! 🏳️🌈
1️⃣ The LGBTQIA2+ Pride Awards are on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 4:30 PM at the Pantages Theater. Join us to honor the individuals, organizations and businesses who successfully enrich and uplift the LGBTQIA2+ ...community.
2️⃣The Pride Festival is on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from noon to 6 PM in Wright Park. This year’s Pride Festival is the same weekend as Porchfest, and we’re excited to sponsor both events.
3️⃣@tacomamobility is hosting two family-friendly, hill avoidant bike parades on Saturday, one to Pride Festival and one to Porchfest.
🚲 Ride to Pride: Meet at South 8th Street and South Pine Street at noon to ride to Pride at Wright Park.
🚲Ride to Porchfest: Gather at Division Avenue and Yakima Avenue at 2 PM to bike to Porchfest, where the parade starts at 3 PM.
More about Pride at @tacomapride. More about Porchfest at @tacomaporchfest.
📷 Photos from 2023 and 2024 Pride Awards.
#Tacoma #Pride #TacomaPride
🏳️🌈 Tacoma Pride Awards and Festival are this weekend! 🏳️🌈
1️⃣ The LGBTQIA2+ Pride Awards are on Friday, July 11, 2025, at 4:30 PM at the Pantages Theater. Join us to honor the individuals, organizations and businesses who successfully enrich and uplift the LGBTQIA2+ ...community.
2️⃣The Pride Festival is on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from noon to 6 PM in Wright Park. This year’s Pride Festival is the same weekend as Porchfest, and we’re excited to sponsor both events.
3️⃣Tacoma Mobility is hosting two family-friendly, hill avoidant bike parades on Saturday, one to Pride Festival and one to Tacoma Porchfest.
🚲 Ride to Pride: Meet at South 8th Street and South Pine Street at noon to ride to Pride at Wright Park.
🚲Ride to Porchfest: Gather at Division Avenue and Yakima Avenue at 2 PM to bike to Porchfest, where the parade starts at 3 PM.
Learn more about Tacoma Pride at tacomapride.org. Learn about Tacoma Mobility's bike parades to both events and transit options at tacoma.gov/mobility.
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📷 Photos from 2023 and 2024 Pride Awards.
💙One week left to apply for a vacant Human Services Commission position. We're accepting applications to fill 5 member positions and 1 youth position. Learn more about this volunteer advisory body and apply by 7/14 at http://tacoma.gov/cbc.
💙One week left to apply for a vacant position on the Human Services Commission! We're seeking applicants to fill five member positions and one youth position. This volunteer advisory body reviews competitive funding applications, rates project applications, and makes human services funding ...recommendations. Member positions will be effective October 1, 2025, and the youth position will be effective September 1, 2025. Apply by July 14, 2025, at tacoma.gov/cbc.
🎤 Porchfest is this weekend! This year, enjoy TWO days of local music played on front porches of homes off of 6th Avenue in Tacoma. This year’s Porchfest is the same weekend as the Pride Festival in Wright Park, and we’re excited to sponsor both events. Porchfest event details below. ...⬇️
Saturday, July 12, 2025:
🎵 Find music South of 6th Ave. from 12 – 7 PM.
🚲 Join @tacomamobility for the Ride with Pride bike ride at 2 PM, departing from Wright Park (meet at Division Ave. & Yakima), then join the Porchfest Parade at 3 PM.
Sunday, July 13, 2025:
🎵 Find music North of 6th Ave. from 12 – 6 PM.
Find more info about Porchfest and transit options between events by following them at @tacomaporchfest.
📸Pics from the 2024 event.
🎤 Tacoma Porchfest is this weekend! Enjoy TWO days of local music played on front porches of homes off 6th Avenue in Tacoma. This year’s Porchfest is the same weekend as the Pride Festival in Wright Park, and we’re excited to sponsor both events. Learn more about Porchfest at ...https://www.tacomaporchfest.org/. Learn about the bike parade and transit options between the two events at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16wM74KiZy/.
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Join us for the July 8, 2025, Tacoma City Council Meeting and Community Forum at 5:00 PM. Here's a link to the agenda: https://ow.ly/8xi350WlRk4. The 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 tacoma.gov/councilmeetings and broadcast on TV Tacoma.
Join us for the 7/8 #TacCouncil Mtg. and Community Forum at 5pm. Agenda & how to attend ➡️ https://ow.ly/8xi350WlRk4. Submit public comment relating to an agenda item to cityclerk@tacoma.gov at least 24 hrs. in advance, or speak during the meeting.