Tacoma – Puyallup Tribal News

01 Oct

Puyallup Tribe buys Ram, Shenanigans locations on Ruston Way

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Under deal, Tribe will lease The Ram restaurant back to owner; acquisition marks major diversification of Tribe’s economic development portfolio October 1, 2021 PUYALLUP RESERVATION, TACOMA, Wash.—In a historic move into commercial real estate, the Puyallup Tribe has purchased more than 2 acres of land on Ruston Way in Tacoma. The land is well-known to Tacoma residents: Both The Ram Restaurant & Brewery and C.I. Shenanigans restaurant buildings are on the acreage and are part of the purchase. Shenanigans closed in 2020 during the pandemic. Under the purchase terms, the Tribe will lease The Ram back to the previous owner,…

Spring cleaning: Tribal Members pick up litter on reservation

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A group of Puyallup Tribal Members picked up litter along Portland Avenue East and East 32nd Street on March 8. They included (not in order of the photo) Tribal Council Member Anna Bean, Amber Hayward and her son Amani Hayward, Jennifer Keating, Chris Briden, David Turnipseed, Irene Davis, Sid Sandstrom and Jamie Sportsman. The volunteers weren’t affiliated with any particular group. They plan on holding more clean-up events. Photos courtesy of Jennifer Keating

Volunteers clear Tribal beaches of trash and debris

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By Lisa Pemberton, Puyallup Tribal News Editor The Puyallup Tribe of Indians partnered with Citizens for a Healthy Bay and the Port of Tacoma on Jan. 18 for a community beach cleanup at the Canoe Landing site and other locations along Marine View Drive. The four-hour event was a day of service project in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. From left: Khadijah Tividad, a Clean Water Educator with Citizens for a Healthy Bay, poses with Puyallup Tribal Member and Land Use Planner Jennifer Keating during the beach cleanup event. Volunteers masked up and spread out along the…