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🌱 Patch AM: Workforce Grants & Application Workshop and 11 more events

Be sure to catch Teacher Prep & Planning Day on the University Place Patch calendar

Tuesday August 25th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello University Place! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

Coming up on the calendar:

  • Workforce Grants & Application Workshop at Tacoma Community College
  • Teacher Prep & Planning Day at University Place Primary School
  • Final Exams at Tacoma Community College

... and check out 4 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Very warm with hazy sunshine, with a high of 85 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Not as warm but pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower or two, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in University Place

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    Wednesday August 26
  • Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
    Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
    10:00 am
  • Thursday August 27
  • Teacher Prep & Planning Day
    University Place Primary School Tacoma, WA 98466
    7:30 am
  • Final Exams
    Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
    7:30 am
  • Last day of classes
    Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
    7:30 am
  • Monday August 31
  • Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
    Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
    10:00 am
  • Wednesday September 2
  • Wainwright Panther Night
    Wainwright Middle Tacoma, WA 98466
    4:30 pm
  • Geiger Meet & Greet
    Geiger Montessori
    4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday August 25
  • Daily 15 Minute Movement Break - Yoga and Fitness
    University of Washington Tacoma 1900 Commerce St, Tacoma, WA 98402
    11:00 am
  • Back to School Scavenger Hunt
    Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
    12:00 pm
  • Stephanie Meredith's "All My Mothers"
    Tacoma Public Library- Main Branch 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA 98402
    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

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is road construction on Tacoma Mall Blvd...
    There is road construction on Tacoma Mall Blvd reported at 11:46 AM. (Nextdoor )
  • There is road construction on I-5 N reported at...
    There is road construction on I-5 N reported at 7:48 AM. (Nextdoor )
  • Chipotle Mexican Grill posted a job opening for Crew Member in University Place. Apply here.
  • Kroger posted a job opening for Bakery/Deli Clerk in University Place. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near University Place here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lakewood

  • Pierce Transit Heavy Duty Diesel Technician in Lakewood, WA (seattletimes.com)
  • Bus route changes, cancellations coming to Sound Transit this week (king5.com)
  • Temporary closure of Tacoma and Lakewood park-and-rides (thenewstribune.com)

Tacoma

  • Sept 8 Community Meeting for Oak View Tiny House Village (pierceprairiepost.com)
  • Tacoma Sues Fire-Truck Makers in Expanding US Antitrust Fight (pymnts.com)

Ok University Place! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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