In 1955 Kaiser Aluminum decided there was no better way to promote safety on the job than to have models—in bikinis—demonstrate proper equipment handling. Read More
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You get a bed! You get a couch! You get a table! You get two dining chairs!These are the humble dreams Hope Furnishings and Northwest Furniture Bank try and make come true for everyone. Read More
Tacoma has no shortage of tattoo shops but if you're into classic American style tattoos, Homage is one of the best. Read More
Abruptly the time has come to say goodbye to Tacoma Thrift, the 6th Ave business you've probably walked by or driven past a few dozen times or more. Read More
Ready to take a peek inside what it looks like to live inside a downtown Tacoma penthouse? Here's an opportunity to gawk, courtesy of the one currently for sale atop 747 St. Helens Ave. Read More
It's now been 78 years since the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed, but it was just a handful a months ago one local resident discovered he's now living in the former home of one of the most notable figures from that day. Read More
Parking in downtown Tacoma wasn't any easier in the late 1930s than it is today. In fact, that decade was filled with disputes between shop owners who wanted spaces to be available for customers and "parking hog" employees that stayed all day. Read More
Every 60 years or so the tale of Tacoma's electrified version of the Loch Ness Monster manages to find a way to be told once more. Read More
Well before the online era, promoters and performers went to great lengths to capture the attention of Tacomans. A look back at some of the creative lengths businesses, and the city itself, have gone to as catalogued and in the Tacoma Public Library's online archives... Read More
After Surge South Tacoma generously supported the printing of our first hard copy magazine, we met up with them to talk about their new digs on the corner of 54th and South Tacoma Way. Read More
From the 'you can't make this stuff up files' comes a look back at the 1955 Tacoma Home Show, where there was plenty for guests to see at the College of Puget Sound's field house (now the University of Puget Sound). Read More
When someone in Pierce County passes away and no one claims their body the Medical Examiner’s office arranges for them to be cremated. Read More
