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TODAY - Thursday, September 3
Broadway Farmers Market - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Blue Robot Write-In - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Bigfoot Pizza
Ian Bagg - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Tributary: Pop Punk Party! - 8:00 PM / Jazzbones
Friday, September 4
Play To Learn - 10:00 AM - 10:30 PM / Asia Pacific Cultural Center
LEGO Club - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM / Swasey Library
George Birge - 7:00 PM / Steel Creek
Bobby Lee - 7:00 PM / EQC
2000’s Party - 9:30 PM / Airport Tavern
Saturday, September 5
Caffeine & Gasoline® - 8:00 AM / Griot’s Garage
Proctor Farmer’s Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor
Volunteer Work Party - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM / Charlotte’s Blueberry Park
Children’s Business Fair - 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM / Waterfront Market
SoulFull Festival - 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Broadway & 10th
Thirsty Dog Run - 5:00 PM / Titlow Park
Beatle Concert - 6:30 PM / Jazzbones
Jo Koy - 8:00 PM / EQC
Tacoma Ghost Tour - 9:00 PM - 10:15 PM / Job Carr Cabin Museum
Sunday, September 6
Coffee With Pelicans - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM / Melanie Dressel Park
End of Summer Blast - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM / PDZA
Car Show / Fundraiser - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Griots Garage
Haunted Farmer’s Market - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM / South Tacoma Way & S 54th ST
Tacoma Sunday Market - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Theater Square
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - 7:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Jake Velazquez - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Monday, September 7 - LABOR DAY
End of Summer Blast - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM / PDZA
Buffalo Soldiers Museum Festival & Softball Tournament - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Cheney Stadium
FUNNY 4 FOOD Open Mic - 7:00 PM - Tacoma Comedy Club
Tuesday, September 8
Bites on Broadway - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Tacoma Rainiers (T-Town Tuesday) - 12:05 PM - Cheney Stadium
Drop-In Pickleball - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM / Center at Norpoint
Wednesday, September 9
Tacoma Rainiers (Craft Brew Wednesday) - 6:05 PM - Cheney Stadium
Open Mic - 7:00 PM - Tacoma Comedy Club
Magic Sword - 8:00 PM - Spanish Ballroom
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Mary Bridge’s Newest Employees Have Four Legs and Very Important Jobs
Filmore & Langley, the newest facility dogs at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital has welcomed two new employees—and both of them report to work on four legs. Filmore and Langley are specially trained facility dogs who will help healthcare professionals comfort young patients, reduce anxiety during procedures and encourage children working through treatment or rehabilitation.
Unlike visiting therapy animals, facility dogs become part of a hospital’s care team and work consistently alongside trained handlers. Filmore and Langley join longtime Mary Bridge facility dog Olaf, whose years of service have shown that sometimes the most reassuring caregiver in the room is the one with a wagging tail.
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Tacoma Is Losing Another Major Industrial Employer
Georgia-Pacific will permanently close its gypsum manufacturing plant on the Tacoma Tideflats, eliminating the facility’s entire workforce. A state filing lists 120 affected positions, while the company says all 125 full-time employees will be impacted. Most layoffs are expected October 30, with the plant closing completely near the end of the year.
The company blames a prolonged downturn in home sales and remodeling activity, which has weakened demand for drywall and other gypsum products. Coming three years after WestRock eliminated approximately 400 jobs at its Tacoma paper mill, the closure represents another substantial loss for the city’s industrial workforce—and leaves the future of the Alexander Avenue property uncertain.
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Want to Support a Tacoma Small Business? Try One Run by a Kid
Approximately 80 young entrepreneurs will take over the Waterfront Market at Ruston this Saturday for the Tacoma Children’s Business Fair. Children ages 5 to 17 have created their own brands, developed products, set prices and prepared sales pitches for more than 60 kid-run businesses offering artwork, baked goods, jewelry, crochet, toys, stickers, 3D-printed creations and much more.
The free indoor fair runs from noon to 3 p.m. at 5101 Yacht Club Road. Parents may provide support, but the children are expected to run their booths, interact with customers and handle their own sales—giving Tacoma shoppers an opportunity to encourage a budding entrepreneur while taking home something genuinely original.
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