How Do Tacoma’s Other Stairs Stack up Against a Stadium Bowl Run?
July 13, 2018There’s no denying that Stadium Bowl is the Granddaddy of all Tacoma stair runs. Among those intrepid souls who willingly put themselves through the ordeal of running the stairs at Stadium Bowl, there are none more hardcore than the racers of Unleashed at Stadium Bowl. Here’s the raw data according to the event organizers: The…
Gritty, Ridiculous and Inspiring: Get to Know Tacoma’s Seventy48 Race
June 22, 2018If you happened to notice a hundred ragtag weirdos paddling furiously down the Tacoma waterfront during rush hour on a random Monday in early June, you probably inadvertently experienced Seventy48. The event caught your attention on purpose. An inaugural pre-race to the epic Race to Alaska boating adventure that has been running between Washington and…
Here’s the Story Behind Puget Creek’s Hidden Sculpture
June 15, 2018Have you ever noticed the mysterious sculpture near the northern trailhead of the Puget Creek Natural Area? If not, don’t feel bad. It’s pretty easy to miss. If you have seen it though, you may not know the whole story attached to it. This sculpture is actually part of a multi-piece installation with identical markers in…
Tacoma and the Sea: Photos From the Life You Didn’t Know You Were Missing
May 23, 2018When was the last time you got in the water around Tacoma? I don’t mean a ferry ride to Vashon Island, I mean leaving the shoreline with a paddle in your hand or, better yet, with nothing but your own body. For most of us, it’s either been a long time or it’s never actually…
Kraken the Case Behind One of Tacoma’s Most Popular Local Legends
March 30, 2018Washington State has no shortage of octopus myths. The well known Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus haunts our canopies from coast to mountain top, but it’s Tacoma that is home to the real King of the North. Deep below the surface of the Tacoma Narrows, among the ruins of a bridge once nicknamed “Galloping Gertie,” the…