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Best Christmas Lights in Tacoma 2022

We added a bunch of new houses to the list this year but we’re trying something new with this one....
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Not Today, Catalytic Converter Thieves: Owen Beach Speed Bumps Fixed

In an act of heroic resistance to the ongoing epidemic of exhaust system thievery, Metro Parks Tacoma has refurbished the...
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Bike Jump VII: Return of Gaytron the Imploder

The loading dock behind the Museum of Glass is packed with 100+ people, all crowded around a 12-foot-tall glowing portal...
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Tacoma Was Home to the First Women-Owned Worm Farm

In the forties, Tacoma fishermen, gardeners, and sporting goods stores didn’t have to look too far for high-quality worms. Western...
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The Puyallup Tribe’s Potlatch Tradition Is the Original Thanksgiving

It won’t come as a surprise to anyone that the real story of Thanksgiving is somewhat more complex than the...
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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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Buy or Bye: Never Never Land’s Statues are Being Auctioned

The days of Never Never Land’s remaining statues being housed by Metro Parks are numbered—down to 14, to be exact....
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The Situation in Afghanistan Is Closer to Tacoma than You Might Think

By now you’ve probably seen the video of the C-17 taxiing down the flightline in Kabul, overrun by desperate Afghans....
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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 2021 Downtown Falcon Chicks Have Hatched!

Mother’s Day was particularly memorable this year for our pair of downtown peregrine falcons, Murray and Harriet. The three eggs...
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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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How to Find an Octopus at Low Tide in Tacoma

A while back, we shared a video of a small cephalopod crawling along the beach, and you guys went nuts....
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