Lifestyle

Point Defiance’s $50 Million Aquarium Opens Friday

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium opens its new 35,000-square-foot Pacific Seas Aquarium on Sept. 7. At a cost of approximately $51.6 million, the new aquarium is the largest capital project in the zoo’s history.

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Percival Plinth Project Winner Announced

A winner has been announced in the City of Olympia’s sixth annual Percival Plinth Project People’s Choice Award: “Pig Listening in a Story Place” by Nancy Thorne-Chambers.

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Office Envy: M Agency

Located at 1130 Broadway in Tacoma, M Agency is a full-service marketing agency staffed by a team of passionate people who love what they do: working with their clients to identify what drives their business.

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Diamond Heiress’ $11 Million Home for Sale in Tenino

High upon a hill in Tenino stands an out-of-this-world custom home built by the heiress to the De Beers diamond fortune. It can be yours for $11 million — the most expensive property for sale in Pierce, Thurston, or Mason counties.

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United Way Hosts 26th Annual Day of Caring

On Sept. 28, over 500 volunteers will organize throughout Thurston County and give back to their community. More than 20 different project sites will serve a variety of local organizations in need.

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Great Wolf Cuts Plastic Straws

Coming on the heels of Seattle and San Francisco’s city-wide bans on plastic drinking straws, Great Wolf Lodge announces plastic straw ban.

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New Program Aims to Connect Employers With Military Spouses

the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes recently announced the first statewide Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone (MSEEZ).

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Office Envy: Union Club

Eli and Amber Moreno wanted to create a place where artists and entrepreneurs could work and mingle under the same roof. The couple purchased Tacoma’s historic Union Club on Broadway and renovated it into a co-working hub.

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Free Upcoming Pierce County Shredding Events

Pierce County is sponsoring several upcoming free shredding events in cities across the South Sound.

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Gamerz Golf to Trump Possible Dome District Top Golf

There's been a lot of chatter lately about a possible Top Golf location coming to the Tacoma Dome district. Meanwhile, at the Tacoma Firs Golf Center, plans already are well underway to transform the center into a similar golf-centric experience.

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A Tour of the Port of Tacoma

In the wake of its 100-year anniversary, South Sound Business staff took a guided tour of the Port of Tacoma to learn more about its operations and exciting projects.

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