Iconic Tacoma Waterfront Restaurant Johnny’s Set to Reopen

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The iconic waterfront location of Johnny’s Dock is set to reopen as Johnny’s Dock Seafood and Grill. The original Johnny’s served classic American and had been open for decades before closing permanently during pandemic. The new owners, Gurinderjit Singh Purewal and Poojadeep Purewal, are reopening Johnny’s and doing an East Indian take with a seafood and grill menu. They also run Tasty India in Oak Harbor and Clay Pot in Seattle. In addition to the regular menu, they will have a pizza menu featuring their homemade dough. The restaurant will retain a full bar which is separate from the main restaurant seating area. The owners commented that their grease traps are installed and serviced and that they are waiting on final inspections from the Health Department which could come as early as June. Address: 1900 East D Street

Highest Paid Tacoma School District Employees

The highest paid 24 Tacoma School District employees had a combined base salary of $6.5 million dollars for the school year 2023-2024, the most recent year data is available. This amount does not include other benefits and compensation.

NameTitle2023-24
Garcia, JoshuaSuperintendent$385,757
Pace, ToniDeputy/Assist. Supt.$348,121
Nolan, LisaDeputy/Assist. Supt.$337,771
Trueblood, ReneeDeputy/Assist. Supt.$317,278
Medina, RosalindDirector/Supervisor$315,616
Williams, ChristopherDirector/Supervisor$298,938
Edmond, EricDeputy/Assist. Supt.$287,013
Ketler, JonathanSecondary Principal$283,571
Rich, ScottOther District Admin.$278,085
Hostetter, DouglasOther District Admin.$276,477
Aldridge, MorrisDirector/Supervisor$274,767
Deaderick, StevenDirector/Supervisor$274,167
Ray, JulieOther District Admin.$263,510
Gbenro, Abdul MalikProfessional$258,570
Marshall, ShannonSecondary Principal$257,519
Blanchfield-Johnso, CynthiaElementary Principal$252,722
Hoseth, KarlSecondary Principal$251,695
Ness, LysandraSecondary Principal$251,410
Stewart, ColletteDirector/Supervisor$250,544
Kulaas, AdamOther District Admin.$249,268
Froembling, ReneeSecondary Principal$248,263
Blauser, VinceOther District Admin.$245,599
Neil, JamesOther District Admin.$245,429
TOTAL$6,452,090
source: https://fiscal.wa.gov/K12/K12Salaries