Some Crazy Fun Stuff is Being Made in South Tacoma
January 14, 2019Pay attention as you drive past Visual Options, just off of South Tacoma Way, and you just might see one of their creations being picked up and shipped out. If your timing is extra great, you may even catch their regular UPS driver hamming it up for the camera. These Instagram photos caught my eye,…
Grit City Magazine Has a New Home and We’re Super Pumped About It
December 18, 2018Working out of bars around Tacoma was fun for a while. However, having an actual place to work that doesn’t involve closing out a tab at the end of the day has some definite advantages. So when we found out that Alma Mater had a coworking space upstairs, we were intrigued. The Workshop, as it’s…
How to Make Your House Look Cool and Do Good in Tacoma
December 7, 2018You 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. Used furniture stores aren’t easy to find in Tacoma. The gap between showroom-level new and thrift store sketchy is vast, but…
The Chilling History of Tacoma’s “Elf” Storage Building
November 27, 2018There was no marketing genius behind turning Tacoma Self Storage into Tacoma “Elf” Storage 11 years ago. It wasn’t a ploy by the company to get free press, or even an enthusiastic holiday reveler looking to spread cheer—it was a happy little accident caused by our feathered friends. The story on the company’s site explains:…
Flash Giveaway: Who’s Ready for a Free Tacoma Tattoo?
November 18, 2018Update: Congratulations to Erin Shadensack, whose comment was chosen at random as the winner! Unless she has a change of heart we’ll be seeing that octopus and Narrows Bridges design tattooed real soon. Thanks to everyone who entered, and don’t forget all of this artwork is available to be tattooed at Homage. Just stop on…