8 Out of 10 Sonics Guys Prefer Grit City Magazine*
March 15, 2019If you ask artist Taylor Rushing to design a poster about Tacoma, he’s going to include Sonics Guy. If Sonics Guy finds out he’s featured in a poster, he’s going to want a print or 10. That’s how we ended up sitting down at Crown Bar on 6th Ave with the Tacoma legend. While there,…
1934 Tacoma: A Deathbed Gift From Smith to the Kumasaka Kids
March 6, 2019Tacoma in 1934 didn’t look as different as you’d think. Disregarding the dated cigarette ads and racist cartoons, showtimes for the Rialto theatre and political articles on how to lower taxes dominated The Tacoma Times. The October 31st, 1934 issue of the paper, which went for just two cents in Tacoma, tells a story that…
Second Cycle: Building Community Two Wheels at a Time
March 4, 2019When you walk through the bright yellow facade of Second Cycle on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in the Hilltop neighborhood, you are greeted with stacks of used bicycles for sale, a wall of milk crates neatly labeled with words like “Grips,” “Chain Rings,” and “Training Wheels.” Next to the bins is a narrow space…
Eight-ish Things to Know About McMenamins Elks Temple
February 28, 2019The buildup to McMenamins Elks Temple‘s opening has been impressive. It’s been a decade since the property was first purchased, and over the course of the last year we’ve been treated to the slowest of stripteases as the building’s sexy, restored facade was revealed. The doors are set to open to the public on April…
Life After Crawlrus: In a Tacoma Magician’s House “The TVs” Are Born
February 27, 2019No one can know for certain who a magician would choose to live in their former home, but it feels only right that it ended up being Tacoma’s Steve LaBerge that moved into Ray Gamble’s place of residence. Steve, you’ll recall, is an insurance agent by day and mad fiberglass artist by night. He’s the…