If you’ve been keeping an eye out for Tacoma’s resident peregrines, you might’ve noticed their absence last year from their... Read More
When I walked into Victoria Woodards’ office on her 61st day on the job, she looked up sheepishly from her sandwich. She asked if I minded if she finished her lunch. I said no, and as she thanked me, she checked her phone, the back of which read in gold letters, “Glitter is my favorite color.” Read More
Bernie Sanders is having a hard couple of days. He’s out there encouraging Amazon workers in their efforts to unionize,... Read More
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
What would leap to mind if I were to say the name Bluebeard? Most would mumble something about a pirate or a fairytale, but those in Tacoma might answer "coffee" or even "a cat." Read More
If you had a car in 1920s Tacoma and wanted to show off in front of other motorheads, you didn’t... Read More
The phenomenon which was previously confined to the Ruston Way waterfront has now shown up in downtown Tacoma. Whether or not it's the same person(s) responsible for the original guerilla art project is unclear. Whoever it is, though, seems to have stuck to the theme of mid-century folding bikes. Read More
If you’ve recently seen someone with a sketchbook out in Tacoma you may very well have come across Taylor Sampey.... Read More
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. Read More
When Stadium Bowl first opened in 1910 it was a pretty big deal. Theodore Roosevelt visited a year later and had this to say about it: Read More
I got a text from my wife around noon yesterday saying there was a fire in the park near our... Read More
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... Read More
