🌱 Ciders & Sails brings Saturday tastings to Foss Waterway Seaport
Tacoma, Washington Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Tacoma! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Ciders & Sails brings Saturday tastings to Foss Waterway Seaport
- Seattle Children's plans a new pregnancy care clinic in Point Ruston
- Tolls begin Dec. 14 on Fife's new SR 167 Expressway
Also on today's calendar: Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues and 9 more events.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, King S.!
Today's riddle: What travels all around the world but stays in a corner? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, with a high of 60 and low of 48 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 56, low: 48.
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 59 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sip & Savor: Ciders & Sails, a Sumner Holiday Event, and a Bazaar (southsoundmag.com) — Cider tasting comes with a waterfront museum visit at Tacoma's Foss Waterway Seaport on Saturday, Nov. 14. Ciders & Sails runs from 3 to 6 p.m. for adults 21 and older, with regional cideries, local food and live music. General admission costs $38.68 and includes eight three-ounce pours and museum access. 
• How Seattle Children's is Building a Bigger Reach (southsoundmag.com) — Seattle Children's plans to open a maternal fetal medicine clinic in Tacoma's Point Ruston in the first half of 2027, expanding coordinated care for pregnant patients. The clinic at 5005 Main St. will be its second Tacoma location, building on a longstanding partnership with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
• SR 167 Expressway Tolls Start Dec. 14 in Fife at 1 Dollar a Trip (deeparrival.com) — Drivers using the new SR 167 Expressway in Fife near the Port of Tacoma will start paying tolls Dec. 14 at 5 a.m. Trips cost $1 with a Good To Go pass and at least $2 more by mail, with charges applying around the clock in both directions.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Sip & Stroll Art Exhibition Continues →
The Winemakers Reserve, 15902 Woodinville Redmond Rd NE, Woodinville
9:00 am -
Award-Winning Author Book Signing →
Barnes & Noble, 10330 59th Ave SW, Lakewood
11:30 am
Saturday November 14
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Other local events
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Holiday Party - Remodelors @ PWB Councils →
1211 S Pearl St, Tacoma -
Professional Women in Building Meeting →
1211 S Pearl St, Tacoma -
Caroline Rhea →
933 Market Street, Tacoma -
Jessimae Peluso →
3829 6th Ave, Tacoma -
Girls N' Roses w/ Falling Forever at Jazzbones →
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Joint Municipal Action Committee Meeting →
Tacoma Municipal Building, Room 248, 747 Market Street, Tacoma
8:00 am -
Sparks Workshop | Children's Museum of Tacoma →
Children’s Museum of Tacoma, 1501 Pacific Ave, Tacoma
10:00 am -
Play to Learn | Asia Pacific Cultural Center →
Asia Pacific Cultural Center, 4851 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma
10:00 am -
Wee Ones Weekly | Fall 2026 →
Children’s Museum of Tacoma, 1501 Pacific Ave, Tacoma
10:00 am -
Free Sunday Sound Bath →
Urban Grace: The Downtown Church, 902 Market St, Tacoma
6:30 pm
Friday November 13
Sunday November 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update: Pet Reunited
A dog who went missing in Tacoma, WA, has been safely reunited with their family after 2 hours, 1 minutes. Message from Finder: "Found near the hosp… (Nextdoor S 23rd/G Street) - I see a lot of cat posts on here.
Thought I'd add to the weekly collection as it seems come up. (Nextdoor Hope Heights)
- MSNW Group, LLC posted a job opening for Janitor in Tacoma. Apply here.
- American Cruise Lines posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Tacoma. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tacoma here.
🗞 Nearby News
University Place
- Fibers Etc, Tacoma's beloved yarn store, celebrates 48 years (thenewstribune.com)
- Tribal fishing persists amid Duwamish River's toxic industrial legacy (seattletimes.com)
- CUNYAC Men's Swimming and Diving Weekly Report 11/10/26 (cunyathletics.com)
Fife
- Bainbridge girls start state soccer journey with comeback victory (thenewstribune.com)
Lakewood
- South Sound Teams Advance in State Football Playoffs (tacomaweekly.com)
- Local Restaurants Compete for Golden Ladle at Empty Bowls Fundraiser (tacomaweekly.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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