Northeast Tacoma Elementary School hosts “Together We Learn,” a night to support and celebrate the community, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Families can learn about services for the community, as well as experience performances by community members to celebrate their unique talents.
The 4-year-old boxer named Sugar who gained Internet fame after he was revived by a Tacoma-area dog trainer — and the whole thing was caught on video — has died.
Sugar had a heart problem and apparently collapsed again Monday.
“CPR didn’t work this time,” said his owner, Tiffany Kauth of Bremerton, in a message confirming his death.
She said she was too upset to talk further.
Sugar first collapsed during an obedience class March 5 at Canyon Crest K9 Training Center in the Summit/Waller Road area. The center’s owner, Ron Pace, a well-known dog trainer, used CPR to …
A public hearing to consider whether property owned by Tacoma Public Schools should be declared surplus has been canceled.
The hearing, originally announced for Thursday, will be rescheduled. A new date has not yet been announced.
The hearing will concern three properties:
• The Willard site, 1.9 acres at 3201 S. D St., Tacoma.
• Cirque and Alameda site, 15 acres at the southeast corner of Cirque Drive and Alameda Avenue.
• Camp Joshua Taylor, 20 acres at 19607 Bay Road, Longbranch.
Ninety percent of Tacoma’s low-income eighth graders have signed up for Washington state’s College Bound Scholarship program, according to Tacoma Public Schools. The program, created by the Washington State Legislature, promises college scholarships for eligible low-income students.
To qualify for the College Bound Scholarship, students must graduate from high school with at least a 2.0 GPA, demonstrate good citizenship and stay crime-free. Each year, seventh and eighth graders can sign up, but they must enroll before the end of eighth grade.
The school district says Tacoma’s success in signing up kids for the program is a result of …
Rain or shine, the 49th annual Junior Daffodil Parade will invade Tacoma’s Proctor Business District Saturday.
Thousands of kids representing their schools, churches and youth groups are expected to participate in what’s become an annual tradition for many families. This year’s theme is “Carousel Of Spring.”
The event begins at 10 a.m. at Mason Middle School, 28th and Proctor streets, heads south on Proctor, then heads east along 26th Street through the business district. Streets in immediate vicinity will be closed to traffic for the morning.
The parade will be replayed several times on TV Tacoma (channel …
Neighbors and park district officials will dedicate rebuilt playground equipment on Saturday at Alling Park. This is literally a “rise again from the ashes” story out of Tacoma’s South End.
The play structure replaces one that was damaged in an arson fire over the summer. South End neighbors had spent five years raising money toward that play area as part of the larger renovation of the park. The new equipment was up and running only 12 weeks before an arsonist torched it on July 24.
But neighbors and Tacoma Metro Parks officials rallied and vowed to immediately rebuild. …