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🌱 Workforce Grants & Application Workshop and 11 more events
Spotted on the Fircrest calendar: Stewart Open House
Hi Fircrest! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
Coming up on the calendar:
- Workforce Grants & Application Workshop at Tacoma Community College
- Stewart Open House at Stewart Middle
- Wainwright Panther Night at Wainwright Middle
... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 73 and low of 58 degrees.
- Wednesday: Afternoon rain, temps: high: 67, low: 50.
- Thursday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fircrest
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- Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
10:00 am - Stewart Open House
Stewart Middle School
4:00 pm - Wainwright Panther Night
Wainwright Middle Tacoma, WA 98466
4:30 pm - Geiger Meet & Greet
Geiger Montessori
4:30 pm - Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
2:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Tuesday September 8
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Daily 15 Minute Movement Break - Yoga and Fitness
University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
11:00 am - Stephanie Meredith's "All My Mothers"
Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
12:00 pm - Back to School Scavenger Hunt
Wheelock Branch Library 3722 North 26Th, Tacoma, WA 98407
12:00 pm - Drop-in Advising: Meet an Academic Advisor through Zoom
University of Washington Tacoma Online
12:30 pm - Drop-in Advising: Meet with an Academic Advisor In-Person
University of Washington Tacoma UW Tacoma Garretson Woodruff Pratt (GWP)
1:00 pm - Brotherhood Rise Center
Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
1:00 pm - Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
2:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
Found on August 30, 2026 in University Place, WA 98467 near Harvest Ridge community Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Fircrest)
🗞 Nearby News
University Place
- Unique waterfront home in UP accessible only by railroad (thenewstribune.com)
- Pizza, Pirates & Play-Doh: 10 September Holidays Kids Will Love (macaronikid.com)
- Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest (marketbeat.com)
Tacoma
- 'A lot of pride.' Tacoma Mexican restaurant, Olympia Coffee now open at SeaTac (thenewstribune.com)
- American Towers LLC-Public Notice (tacomadailyindex.com)
- Three teens allegedly steal BMW at gunpoint, go on crime spree across Tacoma (king5.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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