EQC DEATH TRAP
Tacoma Weekly
by Matt Nagle
3y ago
At the Emerald Queen Casino, it’s not just the customers who are taking a big risk by walking into this petri dish for COVID. Casino employees are put in danger as well, and even more so. Customers can choose whether to go there and how long they’ll stay, but employees don’t have those choices. Employees ..read more
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Deputy dies of medical emergency on duty
Tacoma Weekly
by Matt Nagle
3y ago
After selflessly serving Pierce County communities for 26 years, Deputy Daryl Shuey passed away from a medical emergency on the morning of Nov. 10 while working on patrol in the Parkland-Spanaway area. At 6:16 a.m., a passerby called 911 to report that Shuey was found unresponsive in a parking lot in the 14900 block of ..read more
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‘South Sound Selects: Community Choices from the Collection’
Tacoma Weekly
by Tacoma Weekly Staff
3y ago
Tacoma Art Museum presents onsite exhibition and new virtual experience Tacoma Art Museum (TAM) will open South Sound Selects: Community Choices from the Collection on Nov. 21, the first exhibition to open at TAM since it closed in March 2020 due to the pandemic. This exhibition features 27 guest curators from the South Sound community. In addition ..read more
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Increase in COVID-19 activity statewide extremely concerning as holiday season nears
Tacoma Weekly
by Tacoma Weekly Staff
3y ago
Health officials call for renewed efforts now Today, Nov. 10, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) released the latest statewide situation report on COVID-19 transmission, which shows disease transmission is happening at an accelerated pace across the entire state.   Report findings include: Disease is spreading rapidly across Washington. The best estimates of the reproductive number (how ..read more
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Native youth tortured in the 1800s by Jason Lee, namesake of a Tacoma school
Tacoma Weekly
by Matt Nagle
3y ago
A movement has come together to get a name change for Jason Lee Middle School. Due to Lee’s violent oppression of Indigenous people in the 19th century, community members have come together to end the glorification of Lee and begin a new era for the school with a name that honors someone deserving of such recognition ..read more
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The Weekly Weedly: Cannabis wins the election
Tacoma Weekly
by Matt Nagle
3y ago
While the country waited and waited for our next U.S. President to be announced, cannabis won handily in five states and 35 cities and counties in California. Wins were for both medicinal and recreational marijuana use, with Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike casting their votes in favor of legalization.  “The public has spoken loudly and ..read more
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Bring it to Barb
Tacoma Weekly
by Tacoma Weekly Staff
3y ago
Dear Barb, This electronic age keeps my grandchildren “wired” so much of the time. They are so intense that they don’t listen to what I may have to say; it’s as if I’m interrupting their moment, always in their rooms looking at Facebook or playing a video game. I finally restricted them to short evening ..read more
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Foster adoption clinic opens at Community Health Care
Tacoma Weekly
by Tacoma Weekly Staff
3y ago
At least one-third of children enter foster care with a chronic health issue, such as asthma, and up to 80 percent enter in need of services for significant mental health issues, according to “Health Care Issues for Children and Adolescents in Foster Care and Kinship Care,” an October 2015 policy statement from the American Academy ..read more
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City Briefs
Tacoma Weekly
by Matt Nagle
3y ago
Real estate market hot in Tacoma  A new analysis by Redfin shows that Tacoma was the fastest-selling real estate market in the country for the past three months.  The real estate company found that half of all homes in T-Town experienced pending sale in just six days, down from 16 days last year. With 59.6 ..read more
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Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race
Tacoma Weekly
by Tacoma Weekly Staff
3y ago
On Nov. 18, Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will be co-hosting a virtual edition of The People’s Gathering, a dialogue-based event series focusing in-depth on the topic of race. The People’s Gathering is a professional and personal development learning experience that provides a supportive space in which participants ..read more
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