YMCA makes pitch to cap off sports field funding
Oct 28, 2024The Tom Taylor Family YMCA, having raised $5.5 million of $7 million needed to build two lighted, artificially turfed fields, seeks help reaching the finish line.
PenMet halts golf course lease, will consider eminent domain on missing parcel
Oct 22, 2024The parks district terminated its operating agreement with Tyson and will vote whether to acquire 14 acres through eminent domain. Golfers shouldn’t notice any difference.
Vision for future Peninsula Gardens park emerges
Oct 17, 2024Consultants working with the community create a master plan for the former nursery that includes all the desired amenities they could reasonably fit.
Vet Caldier, upstart Mitchell vying for 26th District seat
Oct 10, 2024Four Democrats have taken a crack at state Rep. Michelle Caldier since she edged Larry Seaquist in 2014 to capture the 26th Legislative District’s Position 2 seat. None have come close. Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, has won every general election race by double digits. Next up is Tiffiny Mitchell, who finished second to Caldier in the
Young, Richards foresee another tight 26th District clash
Oct 10, 2024Jesse Young and Adison Richards received more than 49% of the vote in separate legislative races during the 2022 election cycle. Both lost. Now they’re running against each other in what’s likely to be another tight competition for the 26th District’s Position 1 seat in the state House of Representatives. Which will get that little
2025 PenMet budgets show shift from building to operating rec center
Oct 03, 2024PenMet Parks’ proposed 2025 operating and capital budgets illustrate a transition from building the Community Recreation Center to operating it. Contractors broke ground on the $31.6 million facility in August 2023 with completion expected 13 months thereafter. Supply chain issues pushed the opening date to spring 2025. However, progress on the 58,000-square-foot indoor center helped
Lawsuit alleges Kopachuck at risk of landslide from redevelopment
Sep 10, 2024A neighbor whose home was damaged by a 2017 slide seeks to stop Kopachuck tree cutting until tests show it’s safe.
Dogs, technologies search for Burley gravesites
Aug 20, 2024About 122 people are buried at Burley Cemetery, but one-third of them don’t have markers. Canine and technological searches are being used to find them.
PenMet, property owners stalled over Madrona Links lease
Aug 15, 2024Two local businessmen who bought a portion of the property on which Madrona Links Golf Course sits sought support for their attempt to lease the facility during a public meeting Tuesday evening at the course’s restaurant, Hackers. Not all of the 30 golfers and neighbors who attended readily jumped on board. The city of Tacoma,
Lilienthal honored as PenMet Parks’ first advocacy award winner
Aug 09, 2024Betty Lilienthal’s efforts helped to drastically expand the park district’s senior offerings and conduct a senior center feasibility study. The advocacy award is named after her.