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The Tacoma-based organization says that everything is on hold, including the futures of more than 1100 refugees who are supposed to settle here in Washington.
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In 1911, 13-year-old Juhei Kono arrived in Tacoma from Japan. His memoir is the inspiration for "Voyages," a new album from Grammy Award-winning woodwind artist Ben Kono.
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It's been a year since the last manufacturing plant that was partially responsible for the "aroma of Tacoma" has closed. A group of volunteers set out to document what the city smells like now for a book.
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The Low Income Housing Institute will be converting the Oasis Inn in Tacoma into a mix of permanent housing, shelter units, and medical recovery rooms for unhoused people.
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The Tacoma Urban League announced it has appointed a new CEO. Desireé Wilkins Finch will take over at the end of the month.
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The city is projecting a $24 million shortfall in its general fund. This is the fund that pays for fire and police response, homelessness services, and other resources.
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Matt Driscoll, the popular columnist and opinion editor for the Tacoma News Tribune died unexpectedly on July 22, at the age of 43.
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Food is Free Washington fights food insecurity by through urban farming.
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Tacoma's once-a-decade charter review process is currently underway. Voters may see a suite of amendments on their election ballot in November.
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When the free concert series 'Jazz Live at Marine View' stopped in 2020, organizer Jim Foster thought it was for good, until attendees urged him to bring it back.