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‘Twas the Fife Before Christmas

By Tim Miller ‘Twas the Fife before Christmas and on I-5 South Every brake light was glowing, except those that’d...
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‘Tis the Season for Giant Spiders in Your Bathtub

Every year in late Summer or early Fall an old and wise spider crawls to the top of a large oak tree in Wright Park and proclaims, Rafiki style, “It is time.” Then all the biggest hairiest spiders Tacoma has to offer find the nearest bathtub, crawl inside, and wait patiently for you to come in, turn on the light, and freak the F out.
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“Local Magazine Outed as Total S**tshow”

One year ago this week, our website went live and our first batch of stories were sent off into the City of Destiny. Since that day, dozens of people have enjoyed our photos and stories.
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“You’re Not the Boss of Me!” Says Unruly Container Crane

A recent transplant from Seattle caused a scene on the Ruston Way Waterfront late Monday night. “The Port of Tacoma...
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(NSFW) Our Most Popular Story of All Time Is a Minivan Covered in Dicks

The worst part is, it wasn’t even a story. It was just a 20 word Instagram post that auto-shared to our Facebook page.
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"Seat's Taken" Says Tiny Mid-Mod Building to Bigass Condos

The owners of 1524 Tacoma Ave S. are selling their property, but that doesn't mean...
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The Rights of Our Ways

Story by Your friendly neighborhood homeless industrial complex worker Photos by Danica Thomas Standing atop a muddy, trash covered hill,...
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10 Best Instagram Spots in Tacoma

Let’s be honest, nowadays, with our smartphones, we are all basically amateur photographers. Of course our phone pictures are no replacement for professional portraits, but that doesn’t mean they can’t look good!
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110 Years Later, You’ll Still Like Tacoma

In 1909, the “longest shoreline electric sign in the world” was lit up at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition. Its 20-foot-high letters...
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125 Miles to Olympia and Back: The Tacoma Motorcycle Club in 1923

We can't say enough good things about the Tacoma Public Library. Not only are their online archives a wealth of knowledge accessible from anywhere on the web at anytime, their Northwest Room files hold a treasure trove of Tacoma history.
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1934 Tacoma: A Deathbed Gift From Smith to the Kumasaka Kids

Tacoma 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.
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1955 Tacoma: Safety via Bikinis at Kaiser Aluminum

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.
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