Metro Parks Tacoma is among the elite nationally-accredited park systems in the United States. From large regional events to world-class zoos, local parks and pools, historic facilities, sports and classes, there is something there for everyone. Find your favorite places to explore and escape. 2024 Special Events June 1-2 Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival at … [Read more...] about Explore Tacoma’s Parks
New Neighbors Guide Pierce County
Tacoma Little Theatre Hosts Students on Stage
More than 105 years ago, an ambitious group of civic-minded community members founded the Tacoma Chapter of the Drama League of America, known today as the Tacoma Little Theatre. Even today, their goal to promote theater, the study of theatrical literature and culture as a means of community building, is alive and well. According to Chris Serface, the Managing Artistic … [Read more...] about Tacoma Little Theatre Hosts Students on Stage
Pediatrics Northwest’s New Allergy and Asthma Location Serving Tacoma
We are excited to announce that Pediatrics Northwest is serving patients at a new location in Tacoma, exclusively dedicated to allergy, asthma, and immunology care. The clinic opened in August and is located in Building B on the Allenmore Hospital and Medical Center campus. This expansion comes as a direct response to the growing need for specialized allergy/immunology and … [Read more...] about Pediatrics Northwest’s New Allergy and Asthma Location Serving Tacoma
Toyota of Puyallup: A Family Affair
Back in 1989, when Kerry Odeman was approached by her father about joining the family business as its finance manager, she wasn’t that enthusiastic about it. “I was a recent University of Washington graduate and I thought to myself - I was a speech communications major because there wasn’t a math requirement! How can I become a finance manager?” said Odeman recently. Her … [Read more...] about Toyota of Puyallup: A Family Affair
The Harbor History Museum
Nestled on the Gig Harbor waterfront where Donkey Creek meets the bay, the Harbor History Museum is celebrating its 14th year of operation. Yet the Museum’s campus has a much deeper history, first as a village site of the sx̌ʷəbabš , or Swift Water People, a band of the Puyallup Tribe. In the early 1900s it became the site of C.O. Austin’s log mill and later, the original site … [Read more...] about The Harbor History Museum