In partnership with
In this Tacoma Local Minute Issue…
🌤️ Tacoma Weather Today - 72 & Sunny
📆 Tacoma Area Events / Sporting Events
For real-time weather, click here.
Every headline satisfies an opinion. Except ours.
Remember when the news was about what happened, not how to feel about it? 1440's Daily Digest is bringing that back. Every morning, they sift through 100+ sources to deliver a concise, unbiased briefing — no pundits, no paywalls, no politics. Just the facts, all in five minutes. For free.
GUESS THE SEAHAWKS SCORE
WIN A $75 GIFT CARD
Make your prediction early! If more than one person submits the winning score, the earliest entry gets the gift card. Enter here!
TODAY - Wednesday, September 16
Mural Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - 10:00 AM / Tacoma Dome
Baby Storytime - 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM / Swasey Library
Family Chess Club - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM / Wheelock Library
History Pub - 7:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Labyrinth - Craft Night - 7:00 PM / The Grand Cinema
Thursday, September 17
Third Thursday Free Museums & Art Walk - Various / Downtown
Broadway Farmers Market - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Coffee With the CEO - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM / Armory
Constitution on Display - 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Washington State History Museum
Teen Open Studio - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM / TAM
After Hours Networking - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM / The Chamber
Friday, September 18
Tots on the Trail - 10:00 AM / Point Defiance
Ryan Long - 7:00 PM & 9:45 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Sabor Flamenco - 8:00 PM / Armory
Sploinky Rave - 9:30 PM / Airport Tavern
Saturday, September 19
Proctor Farmers’ Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor
Citywide Cleanup - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM / Tacoma (14 Sites)
WagonFest - 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM / LeMay America’s Car Museum
Sister Cities Day of Peace - 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM / Thea’s Park
Chili Cook-Off - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM / UrbanWork Rhodes Center
Triple Grand Opening - 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM / 11th & Fawcett
Stadium Art & Wine Walk - 1:00 PM / Stadium District
Sunday, September 20
Bird Walk - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM / Titlow Park
SCHWING Car Show - 12:00 PM / Mercury Dime Barbershop
Open Skate - 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM / Armory
Drop-In Dodgeball - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM / People’s Center Gym
Parker London - 6:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Dane Vance Creek - 6:00 PM / Jazzbones
Tyler Smith - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Monday, September 21
Little Sprouts - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM / Nature Center
Literary Reading - 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM / New Frontier Lounge
The Monday Mic - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Tuesday, September 22
Bites on Broadway - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Tacoma Trivia Night - 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM / Browne Family Vineyards
Board Games - 6:00 PM / Bigfoot Pizza
Clean Comedy - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
DO YOU HAVE AN EVENT YOU WANT TACOMA TO KNOW ABOUT?
⬇️Complete the event submission form by clicking on the link below! ⬇️
⬇️It’s Free!⬇️
TODAY - Wednesday, September 16
📱High School Sports Events - Volleyball
Thursday, September 17
📱High School Sports Events - Football, Soccer, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, Water Polo
Friday, September 18
📱High School Sports Events - Football, Tennis
TCC vs Centralia College (Women’s Volleyball) - 6:30 PM / Titan Gym
PLU vs George Fox University (Women’s Volleyball) - 7:00 PM / Olson Gym
UPS vs Pacific University (Women’s Volleyball) - 7:00 PM / Memorial Fieldhouse
Saturday, September 19
📱 High School Sports Events - Football, Volleyball, Soccer
PLU vs Pacific University (Men’s Soccer) - 12:00 PM / East Field
UPS vs George Fox University (Men’s Soccer) - 12:00 PM / Baker Stadium
PLU vs Pacific University (Women’s Soccer) - 2:45 PM / East Field
UPS vs George Fox University (Women’s Soccer) - 2:45 PM / Baker Stadium
PLU vs Pacific University (Women’s Volleyball) - 6:00 PM / Olson Gym
UPS vs George Fox University (Women’s Volleyball) - 6:00 PM / Memorial Fieldhouse
Sunday, September 20
PLU vs George Fox University (Men’s Soccer) - 12:00 PM / East Field
UPS vs Pacific University (Men’s Soccer) - 12:00 PM / Baker Stadium
PLU vs George Fox University (Women’s Soccer) - 2:45 PM / East Field
UPS vs Pacific University (Women’s Soccer) - 2:45 PM / Baker Stadium
Monday, September 21
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Tennis
Tuesday, September 22
📱 High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Water Polo
After Years of Waiting, Tacoma’s Old City Hall Is Coming Back to Life
After years of restoration work, Tacoma’s 133-year-old Old City Hall is beginning to welcome people inside again. SheWorks has opened a fourth-floor coworking center combining shared and private workspaces with half-day and drop-in childcare for working parents.
The entire landmark has not reopened yet. Renovations and tenant improvements are continuing, with offices, restaurants, retail, residences and public event spaces planned in phases. But the arrival of an operating tenant marks something Tacoma has been waiting years to see: Old City Hall becoming a working part of downtown again.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Student Artists From Across Western Washington Are Taking Over a Tacoma Gallery
Student artists from community and technical colleges across Western Washington are getting a regional showcase at Tacoma Community College. The free exhibition is now open in TCC’s Building 4 Art Gallery and continues through October 2.
Unlike a traditional campus show, the exhibition brings together emerging artists studying at multiple colleges. A free closing reception from 4 to 6 p.m. October 2 will give visitors an opportunity to meet the participating artists and learn more about the work on display.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
A Rare Bacterium Killed Three Point Defiance Puffins. Here’s What Officials Know
Puffins at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Additional testing has identified a rare avian strain of Chlamydia abortus as the likely cause of three tufted puffin deaths at Point Defiance Zoo earlier this summer. Preliminary results had initially pointed to avian psittacosis, but further laboratory work produced a different and considerably less common finding.
Officials say no additional infected birds have been discovered, August environmental samples were negative and no associated human illnesses have been reported. The zoo and Point Defiance Park remain open, although the puffin habitat will stay closed while investigators search for the source of the bacteria and continue monitoring the surviving colony.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
PLEASE SUPPORT THESE TACOMA BUSINESSES
Click any logo to learn more—some businesses have exclusive offers for Tacoma Local Minute subscribers only.
Want us to include your business in our Support Tacoma Businesses section every day? Special Founding Sponsor packages available now. Click here to let us know!
WE LOVE FEATURING TACOMA AREA BUSINESSES!
Does your business have a story that would be interesting to our readers?
Do you know of a business that our Tacoma Local Minute readers would love to read about?
Click below to send us a brief note telling us why the business should be featured and what makes its story interesting to Tacoma readers.
How did we do on this issue?
Like What We’re Doing? 😍
Please consider sharing the Tacoma Local Minute with friends and family! Either forward them this email, or share the link below with them to subscribe!
TacomaLocalMinute.com
Can we do something better?
If you’d like to make a suggestion on how we can improve the Tacoma Local Minute, please share with us at [email protected]. We want to improve!
Did Someone Forward You This Newsletter?
If you’re reading a copy of Tacoma Local Minute that someone forwarded you, and you would like to start your own free subscription, just click on the button below and we’ll direct you to a page where you can sign up!