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Tacoma’s Toughest Entrepreneurs Want You to Ski Uphill With Them

Dick 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.
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Less Stuff, More Memories: 5 Sweet Experience Gifts for Tacomans

Ready to say enough is enough with all of the stuff? Join the many who are leaning toward gifting their loved ones experiences for the holidays rather than the same old slippers, sweaters and sure-to-be-regifted crap.
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The Unreal Stories Behind Some of Your Favorite Tacoma Statues

Have you ever stopped to take a look at some of the statues around Tacoma? Well, I did. Myself and...
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HERE’S YOUR WARNING: Ticketing for Driving & Electronics Use is About to Begin

This morning I drove on South 19th from Cheney Stadium to UW Tacoma and one thing was readily apparent: it's going to be easy pickings for police come January 2018 when they start writing tickets for hands-on electronics use.
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What Happened to Never Never Land’s Statues? Depends Who You Ask

In 2009 rumors began to circulate that Never Never Land's statues were being stored in a secret underground location. Three years later Sharon Styer, a Tacoma resident who'd seen the storybook characters just before they all disappeared from Point Defiance, jumped at the chance to take a one-time-only tour beneath downtown.
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Best Christmas Lights in Tacoma 2020

See the most recent list here: 2021 The people of Tacoma have apparently decided that the antidote for everything awful...
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Kennewick to Tacoma: An Outsider’s Look at Western Washington

If you have lived in Washington state for a while you know about the stark differences between east and west. I spent the first half of my life on the East Side and I'm just starting the second half on the West Side, here in Tacoma.
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This Is Why Tacoma’s Totem Pole Was Taken Down

In May of 1903, Tacoma unveiled what was then the world’s tallest totem pole. It stood next to the Tacoma...
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The Internet Photoshopped a Picture of Tacoma and It Got Weird

Photoshop is a wonderful tool. You can fool people into thinking Tacoma’s guerilla art has gone rogue and you can...
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Setting the Record Straight on the Puget Sound Treaty War

We talk about local history a lot here. When it comes to the Indigenous people who have occupied this land...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Tacoma Night Market’s New Home

The Tacoma Night Market is no longer happening at the Drake building on Pac Ave. But fear not! They got a new permanent spot at Alma Mater and it’s gonna be better than ever.
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The buildup to McMenamins Elks Temple‘s opening has been impressive. It’s been a decade since the property was first purchased, and...
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