There’s a “DomaTacoma” Song From 1983 You’ve Got to Hear
February 14, 2019“Driving down I-5, feeling kinda witty/Takin’ in the sunshine, lookin’ at the city” begin the lyrics of a Tacoma Dome song not nearly enough people are aware even exists. Recently we bumped into the carnivalesque ditty on Instagram, thanks to a post by @tacomamusichistory. Just a few days prior they’d published a short article that…
Snow Pounds Tacoma With More Inches Than Anyone Asked For
February 13, 2019Snowmageddon 2019. Day 5, 2100: The sound of melting slush permeates Tacoma. Tires fly through sloppy piles of icy mush as citizens once thought lost for good emerge from their shelters. Amounts vary by exact location, but something like 20 damn inches of snow fell in the area. For the record, this Snowpocalypse was “the…
Photos From Tacoma’s Snow Day
February 6, 2019While the rest of us were either sitting inside enjoying a day off or skidding around I-5 like drunken bumper car drivers, photographer Ryan Moriarty was out shooting the fleeting winter wonderland of McKinley Hill. It’s not exactly rare but snow in Tacoma is just special enough that it brings out the kid in all of…
Tacoma’s Toughest Entrepreneurs Want You to Ski Uphill With Them
February 1, 2019Dick Kresser and Maudie Jordan rent a room in a big, old house on Hilltop, and they are a damn tough couple. Maudie has completed over a dozen ultramarathons, including multiple 100 mile runs around the Pacific Northwest. Last summer, in under 5 weeks, Dick rode his bike from Tacoma to California, then made the…
Curious What Happened to the North End’s Crawlrus?
January 30, 2019If you’ve ever driven on North 30th and had a, “What the hell was that thing?” moment, you’ve surely encountered one of Steve LaBerge’s creations. An insurance agent by day, he’s a mad fiberglass artist by night. The home he and wife Natalie share was built by a magician in 1922. You can’t make this…