Tacoma’s first new major hotel in eight years opens near UWT
When Caroline Curtis and Vickie Molzer unlocked the front doors of the Holiday Inn Express Downtown Tacoma Thursday afternoon, that simple, unceremonious event marked the informal end of seven years...
View ArticleGov. Inslee seeking volunteer members for state committee on disabilities
Gov. Jay Inslee is looking for at least 11, and perhaps 15, new members of the Committee on Disability Issues and Employment. Members of the public have been urged to apply. According to a release this...
View ArticleChamber names winners of annual civic spirit awards
At a Friday luncheon, the Tacoma-Pierce Chamber presented its annual awards saluting local businesses and leaders. This year’s winners were: The Ghilarducci Award recognizing successful new...
View ArticleMitzel’s American Kitchen in Fife will close next week; Puyallup Tribe will...
Mitzel’s American Kitchen, located at 5402 Pacific Highway E. in Fife, will close on Tuesday, July 23, according to Greg Kjellesvik of Ehli Auctions. The Tacoma auction house will conduct an online...
View ArticleFinnish ice breaker departs Tacoma area for Alaska
A Finnish multi-purpose ice-breaker that spent much of last weekend in Tacoma and at the entrance to Quartermaster Harbor off Vashon Island departed early Monday for Dutch Harbor in Alaska. After a...
View ArticleAlaska Airlines adding Colorado ski town to wintertime route structure
Alaska Airlines, which historically has provided air service to such ski towns as Sun Valley, Idaho, and Mammoth Lakes, Calif., and Kalispell, Mont., will add a Colorado ski destination to its route...
View ArticleSea-Tac gets second daily Dreamliner flight
Sea-Tac Airport, the second U.S. airport to host the Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a regularly scheduled flight, will see more Dreamliner service beginning this fall. According to schedules published this...
View ArticleHundreds flock to the first day of State Farm’s job fair in Tacoma
Downtown Tacoma’s newest big employer is hiring, and it has no shortage of candidates. People came to the Hotel Murano’s Bicentennial Pavilion by the dozen on Tuesday, trying to land a job at State...
View ArticleAerospace Summit set for Wednesday at Clover Park Technical College
What are state and local governments and private businesses doing to ensure that Washington remains a hub of the aerospace industry? Get a briefing Wednesday on that aerospace retention effort at...
View ArticleUPDATED: Chick-fil-A planning a Tacoma store
Georgia-based Chick-fil-A, known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries, plans to open a drive-through restaurant in Tacoma. The plans were filed with the City of Tacoma this morning and first...
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