Mother’s Day was particularly memorable this year for our pair of downtown peregrine falcons, Murray and Harriet. The three eggs... Read More
On a sunny day in Tacoma in 1935, a young Japanese man might wake up in the hotel run by... Read More
Story and photos by Henry Stewart-Wood Two of Tacoma’s largest parks, Swan Creek and Owen Beach are undergoing large-scale construction... Read More
By Jayla Watje and Brent Gaspaire Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the... Read More
By Henry Stewart-Wood Helen B. Stafford has an elementary school named after her in Tacoma’s South End. But in 1926... Read More
Let me tell you what it’s like to walk down the street with Sonics Guy in Tacoma. Forget having a... Read More
By Henry Stewart-Wood [Read in excited 1950s radio voice] Hi Tacoma! Are you a poet? Do you know someone who... Read More
Last Saturday evening around 6:00, a Tacoma Police Officer drove his 4,500 lb. cruiser over two human beings like speed... Read More
Bernie Sanders is having a hard couple of days. He’s out there encouraging Amazon workers in their efforts to unionize,... Read More
Story and photos by Henry Stewart-Wood Unhoused Tacomans and activists with Tacoma Housing Now occupied the Port of Tacoma Travelodge... Read More
The people of Tacoma have apparently decided that the antidote for everything awful in 2020 is Christmas lights—lots and lots... Read More
145 years ago today, the City of Tacoma was officially incorporated. This came only 23 years after the first Euro-American... Read More