You've got questions, we've got answers. SoundInfo is a gateway to information on topics from government salaries to movie times. From public records and our own reporting, we've created searchable databases and interactive maps that will help you navigate life in the South Puget Sound. See editor's overview.
• Military
• News Tribune information
• Outdoors and recreation
• Public safety
• Sports
• Transportation
• Business
• Community
• Education
• Government and politics
• Housing
• Lifestyles and entertainment
Government and politics
Public salary databases EXPANDED & UPDATED!
Curious about how your tax dollars support public employees through salaries? Search these publicly available databases to find out where the money is going.

City of Tacoma Pay Raises | RELATED STORY: City stands by pay raises

State employees | Pierce County | City of Tacoma | School employees |
King County | Metro Parks Tacoma | City of Puyallup | City of Lakewood | Pierce Transit
More government and politics resources
• Pierce County judicial ratings
• Find your voting district
• Public records requests
• 2008 federal earmarks
Public safety
• Pierce County Homicide Map NEW!
• 2007-2008 South Sound Crime Rates NEW!
• Pierce County crime map
• Pierce County Sheriff's Dept. Known Sex Offenders
Housing - NEW!
• Pierce County property tax map
• Property assessments/ownership
• What’s your home worth?
Community
Help your neighbor
For nonprofit leaders, the nation’s economic downturn puts the sad fact of their business in sharp relief: When the need for their help is greatest, their ability to offer it can be the most strained.

• Help your neighbor: Charity database | Submit a charity event
More community resources
• Pet names database | Story: A lot of Buddys, but only one Fido | Photo gallery
• Census
• Skate park map
• Free WiFi hotspots in the South Sound
• Births
• Deaths
• Obituaries
Lifestyles & Entertainment
Go & Do: Events calendar and restaurant guide
• Search our database of events, venues and restaurants
• Add your own events, comments, reviews and star ratings

• Events calendar | Restaurant and bar guide
More LIFESTYLES & ENTERTAINMENT resources
• Restaurant inspections
• Local movie theater showings
Business
• IRS refunds
• Top employers
• Contractor violations database UPDATED!
• New businesses
• People in business
Education
• State school report cards
• Test scores: Minority achievement gap
• Dropout rates
• Enrollment gender and ethnicity
• School employee salaries
• Pierce County daycare providers
Transportation
Pothole City: The struggle to repair Tacoma's streets
Tacoma's streets are crumbling, and a quick fix will take some 20 years. Blame high oil prices, falling real estate taxes.

• Database: Tacoma street condition ratings
• Help us map South Sound's bad roads
More TRANSPORTATION resources
• Searchable database of vanity plates | (Related story: The story behind those vanity plates)
• Traffic conditions / cameras
• Problem intersections
• Gas prices
• Vanity license plates
• Ferry schedules
• Sea-Tac flight information
Outdoors & recreation
Guide to Mount Rainier
When clouds clear to reveal a sun-cloaked Mount Rainier, Washington's premier outdoor playground advertises itself. Mount Rainier draws people by the thousands on sunny summer days, and the estimated annual visitor count has nudged or exceeded 2 million the past few years.

• Mount Rainier Guide | Hiking database
More OUTDOORS & RECREATION resources
• Summer camps
• Hiking guide
• Mount Rainier guide
• Ski report
• Fishing report
• Puget Sound tides
• Help our habitat
• Find a park
Sports
• High school scores and schedules
• Sound to Narrows results
• Tacoma City Marathon results
Military
• War casualties
News Tribune Information
125th Anniversary of The News Tribune
The name has changed, and so has the style. But looking back through 125 years of Tacoma newspapers, what is stunning are the things that have not changed.

• Special anniversary page | Video: How the paper is made each day
More NEWS TRIBUNE resources
• Where can I buy the paper?
• Where in the World? Readers' photos with the TNT
• South Sound Classifieds
• Legal Notices
 
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