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Department Name Email Phone Mayor and Council Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
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(253) 591-5968 main deskTacoma Fire Department Chelsea Shepherd cshepherd@tacoma.gov (253) 948-7363 mobile Tacoma Public Library Mariesa Bus mbus@tacomalibrary.org (253) 457-1867 mobile
(253) 280-2882 deskTacoma Public Utilities Jessica Wilson jwilson2@tacoma.gov (253) 753-3119 mobile
(253) 502-8117 deskTacoma Venues and Events Hillary Brenner hbrenner@tacomavenues.org (253) 257-5540 mobile
(253) 593-7625 deskAll Other Departments Maria Lee maria.lee@tacoma.gov (253) 534-5915 mobile
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🚧The intersection of South 12th Street and Union Avenue will be closed on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 6:30 AM to approximately 6:30 PM so that road crews can perform asphalt repairs. Detours will be in place and work is weather-dependent.
🏆We’re excited to announce that this year’s Historic Preservation Awards will be held on May 22, 2025, from 6 - 7:30 PM at Urban Grace (902 Market St. in #Tacoma). Join us to recognize the critical work of community members who enhance and preserve Tacoma’s unique character through ...outstanding heritage related efforts. The event is free and open to the public – all are welcome to attend!
🏆We’re excited to announce that this year’s Historic Preservation Awards will be held on May 22, 2025, from 6 - 7:30 PM at Urban Grace (902 Market St. in Tacoma). Join us to recognize the critical work of community members who enhance and preserve Tacoma’s unique character through ...outstanding heritage related efforts. The event is free and open to the public – all are welcome to attend! For all the details and list of award recipients, visit https://ow.ly/h9R550VOWG3.
Join us for City-Line on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 9 AM. We ll be live in the studio with:
🔷 Brooke Beaty and Steve Garza - DMAC Foundation
🔷 Karin Choo, Amy Wigstrom - A Midsummer Night s Dream with Northwest Sinfonietta & Puget Sound Revels
🔷 Eric Banks, Wayne Gilham - ...The Esoterics Promise and Prophecy: Sonnet, Saga, Soliloquy and Sorcery
🔷 Jon Douglas Rake, Christian Bolduc, & Allyson Jacobs-Lake - Grease at TACOMA MUSICAL PLAYHOUSE
🔷 Courtney Bird & Holly Stewart - 2025 Old Town Craft & Music Fest
Watch live at https://tacoma.gov/government/departments/media-and-communications-office/tv-tacoma/ and on TV Tacoma.
💙🚴♀️Today is Bike to School Day! People all over #Tacoma showed off their pedal power, including the students, staff, and parents who biked from Puget Park to Sherman Elementary School this morning! 👮@tacomapolice even joined in to promote community health and safety. They also ...didn’t want to miss out on the wheelie fun times. 🤣
@tacomamobility #bikes #biketoschool #nationalbiketoschoolday #bikemonth
💙🚴♀️Today is Bike to School Day! People all over Tacoma showed off their pedal power, including the students, staff, and parents who biked from Puget Park to Sherman Elementary School this morning! 👮The Tacoma Police Department even joined in to promote community health and safety. ...They also didn't want to miss out on the wheel fun times. 🤣
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The OMWBE Certification 101 is tomorrow, May 8, 2025! Learn more about becoming OMWBE certified in this virtual workshop. More info and link to register in the event page below. ⬇️
🌸🏵️May is Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month! Our City is so enriched by the work of @apcc96 (Asia Pacific Cultural Center) and the City’s API Affinity Group who nurture and serve our API communities and share the vibrant culture with everyone.
📸Faaluaina (Lua) ...Pritchard, Executive Director, Asia Pacific Cultural Center; Bucoda Warren, Senior Policy Analyst, City of Tacoma; Noemi Cagatin-Porter, Founder, CJK Community Homes at the May 6, 2025, #TacCouncil Meeting.
🌸🏵️May is Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month! Our City is so enriched by the work of the Asia Pacific Cultural Center and the City’s API Affinity Group who nurture and serve our API communities and share the vibrant culture with everyone.
📸Faaluaina (Lua) Pritchard, ...Executive Director, Asia Pacific Cultural Center; Bucoda Warren, Senior Policy Analyst, City of Tacoma; Noemi Cagatin-Porter, Founder, CJK Community Homes at the May 6, 2025, City Council Meeting.