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Paying Homage to Tacoma’s Iconic Neon Signs

There’s something uniquely attractive about old neon signs. Even when they’re rusty and busted, they retain a spirit of Americana that you just don’t come across very often outside of ‘50s diners and tattoo parlors.
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WTF is up with Tacoma’s Streets?

There’s something up with Tacoma’s streets, and I don’t mean the pot holes.
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Grit City Custom Knives: Hilltop Tested, Tacoma Approved

l Green started making knives around 2012 after falling down a Youtube rabbit hole of bushcraft videos. He found he had most of the necessary tools in his garage so he got some steel and tried making a knife based on a video he saw. It turned out terrible.
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A Brief History of The Ruston Way Mill Ruins

A century ago, Tacoma’s waterfront was a nearly unbroken string of lumber mills. The city was home to at least 38 of them, together churning out 100 million board feet of lumber every day.
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Meet Tacoma’s Architectural Salvage Saviors

Tacoma is home to some of the oldest homes and buildings in Western Washington. It’s also a hotbed of real estate activity. It’s hard to drive anywhere in the city, especially in the North End, without seeing evidence of remodeling, house flipping, or demolition.
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Who Stuck a Bike in the Piling off Ruston Way?

If you’ve always wanted to take a trip to Vashon Island to see the famous bike in a tree but just don’t care enough to pay the $18 ferry fare, worry not. There’s a much closer—albeit less romantic—local substitute.
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The Terrible Nickname Tacoma Thankfully Avoided

It’s not very often that one looks at a map upside down. If you did though, you might notice that our lovely City of Destiny bears a remarkable resemblance to...
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Outdoor Boudoir: More than One Type of Bunny to Be Found on Point Defiance’s Trails

Tacoma resident Samantha is far from the only person to take to Point Defiance’s trails with a camera in hand, but she may be alone in bringing a bunny—decidedly not of the cottontail variety—along with her.
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In Search of Chambers Creek Salmon

It is a crisp fall day in Kobayashi Park. The trees that form a canopy over the rushing waters where Leach Creek flows into Chambers Creek are changing colors and yellow leaves blanket the trail.
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Local Artist Celebrates Tacoma and “Mossington State” With Needle Felt

Kira Fitzpatrick, the creative force behind Woodland Teatime, knows a thing or two about our beloved Pacific Northwest thanks to having grown up, "running around barefoot with moss and twigs" in her hair in the woods.
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Is There a Right Way to Rock Your 253 Heart? Its Creator Weighs In

The sentiment behind the Tacoma-proud 253 Heart is simple. Conversely, the story behind it involves a graffiti trick, dumpster diving, and a guitar that's still rocking today.
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A Meat-Eater and a Vegetarian Order an Impossible Burger

A meat-eater and a vegetarian walk into Rhein Haus Tacoma's bar. The pair, who've been friends for a decade, slide into a booth and admire the soft glow of the establishment's holiday lights.
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