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Looking Down on the City: Amazing Drone Photos by Over Tacoma

Tacoma is a beautiful city with many memorable sights but even if you’ve lived here your entire life, it’s unlikely that you’ve ever seen it quite like this. When viewed from above, our familiar city takes on a graphic quality, sometimes resembling abstract modern art more than historical architecture. Read More

Tacoma’s Future: Better Off Seattle South Than Detroit Jr.?

There’s a new crane on the block, right next door to the Tacoma Public Library’s Main Branch. It’s part of the work transforming the parking lot located at 1210 Tacoma Ave. S into a $40 million, 166-unit, mixed-use private development called Hailey Apartments. Read More

Getting Spun in Tacoma: An Introduction to Hilltop’s DIY Pottery Studio

Spun is helping Tacoma get dirty...and creative! If you aren’t paying attention, you might just miss it. Read More

An Introduction to Tacoma’s Peregrine Falcons

You may not know it, but Downtown Tacoma has played an important role in the recovery of peregrine falcons for nearly 20 years. The tall buildings emulate the rocky cliffs falcons naturally gravitate to. That, combined with a ready supply of pigeons, makes for prime falcon real estate. Read More

Ever Wonder What It’s Like to Live at Salmon Beach?

The term “hidden gem” gets thrown around a lot but Salmon Beach really exemplifies it in every way. It’s one of the most wonderful parts of Tacoma and it’s about as hidden as you can get while still being in the city. Read More

They Say Tacoma is Sketchy AF…

If you’ve recently seen someone with a sketchbook out in Tacoma you may very well have come across Taylor Sampey.... Read More

Donations Are down, but There’s Still Time to Help Our Fellow Tacomans

On November 11 the 2017 Winter Warm Up is set to kick off in Wright Park, but all the warm fall weather we’ve been enjoying means donations of winter clothing for those in need are down. Thankfully, there’s still time to help! Read More

Here’s Your Last Chance to See the Inside of the Northwest Costume Shop

Last November, an electrical fire ripped through the center of the 90 year old building on 6th Ave. that had been the home of Northwest Costume since 1982. Most of the costumes were damaged or destroyed and the business has been closed since then. Read More

Think Your Potholes are Bad? Check These Out

Here’s the backstory: People talk a lot about busted roads in Tacoma but this 500 foot strip of awful is literally more patch than road at this point. The potholes are so deep you can actually damage your chassis if you don’t navigate them properly. Its infamy is so widespread that, in years past, whenever there was a paving project elsewhere in the city that ended up with surplus asphalt, the crews would bring the extras here to dump into the potholes. Read More

T’wina Nobles Has Something to say About Tacoma’s Future

Hey Tacoma, Hilltop’s Restaurants Need You Right Now

Celebrating the Mundane: Stephen Cysewski’s Legacy in Tacoma

Over Tacoma, Past and Present

Examining Racism in Tacoma: Part One