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Photo Proof Tacoma Looks Damn Good at Night

After the sun sets, and long after most of us are resting at home, photographer Danny Crelling is out on the streets. In part, because that's the time he can eke out away from his day job and three young children, and in part because Tacoma by night is really fucking beautiful. Read More

Wright Park Past, Present and Future: Behind the Scenes of One of Tacoma’s Most Beloved Parks

“It is the city's responsibility to preserve a place where the people can get recreation, where children from the congested districts can congregate without danger, and where mothers, nurses, and invalids can find a healthful resort during mid-day without being cramped for space or menaced by shows and their consequent temptations... Read More

LED Street Lights Are Coming to Your Neighborhood: Here’s When

Like it or not, the nighttime look of Tacoma's city streets and suburbs is changing. Tacoma Public Utilities (TPU) and the City of Tacoma are sweeping from south to north in 2018, replacing 75% of our aging streetlights with new, energy efficient LED fixtures. Read More

Can You Guess These Tacoma Spots Just By Their Textures?

People take a lot of big scenery pictures of Tacoma. It's hard to pass up a view of the Narrows, when Mt. Rainier comes out to play, or even downtown from high in the sky, but Instagram user Where.is.Willis has taken to looking at the city from a closer perspective. Read More

Steve’s Gay ’90s Restaurant: When Smorgasbord & a Show Ruled South Tacoma Way

Say the words "Steve's Gay '90s" and you're sure to confuse anyone new to Tacoma or born in the 1980s and beyond. For those in either group, we're talking about a restaurant that used to rock South Tacoma Way — and the 1890s. Read More

The Lesser-Known History of Stadium Bowl

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

Kennewick to Tacoma: An Outsider’s Look at Western Washington

If you have lived in Washington state for a while you know about the stark differences between east and west. I spent the first half of my life on the East Side and I'm just starting the second half on the West Side, here in Tacoma. 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

This Is What It Looks Like When Nature Reclaims a Piece of Tacoma

Have you ever wondered how long it would take nature to reclaim a neighborhood if everyone just got up and left? It’s hard to say how long an average house would last, but if you wiped the neighborhood off the map and left the ground bare, 67 years is, evidently, more than enough time to blend the land back into the surrounding wilderness. Read More

Exactly How High Can You Get in Tacoma? We Investigate

Getting truly high in Tacoma isn't as easy as one might expect. Sure, there are pot shops on quite a few corners, but we just can't compete with the likes of Denver, Colorado. This is sea level, man. Read More

Here’s What Mayor Woodards Has Been up to Since November

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

Mystery Plaque on 19th and Market Explained

December 21st is the winter solstice and, according to a cryptic sidewalk plaque in downtown Tacoma, sunrise on that day at 19th and Market is the time and place to be if you want to take a peek into the world of the dead. Read More

If You’ve Ever Wanted to Try Sailing, This Is Your Chance

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