Damn near every street corner and alley is a buffet for 34-year-old Sergei Boutenko. He’s a wild edibles forager who... Read More
*Nikki Max is a pseudonym generated by an online rock star name generator because the real “Nikki” requested we not... Read More
In 1909, the “longest shoreline electric sign in the world” was lit up at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition. Its 20-foot-high letters... Read More
There are many who’ve taken a look at Stadium High School and noticed its resemblance to Hogwarts, but only one... Read More
If you’ve driven through the intersection of 6th and Pearl in the last few weeks there’s a good chance you’ve... Read More
If you ask artist Taylor Rushing to design a poster about Tacoma, he’s going to include Sonics Guy. If Sonics... Read More
No one can know for certain who a magician would choose to live in their former home, but it feels only right that it ended up being Tacoma's Steve LaBerge that moved into Ray Gamble's place of residence. Read More
Last week we met up with the guys from the Grit City Podcast because, well, we’ve got the same name... Read More
Tacoma local Rodo Chinchilla has turned his car into a bit of prop magic. Next time you’re in UP or downtown, keep a look out for a full-fledged Ghostbusters Ecto-1 replica driving around. Read More
Dick Kresser and Maudie Jordan rent a room in a big, old house on Hilltop, and they are a damn tough couple. Maudie has completed over a dozen ultramarathons, including multiple 100 mile runs around the Pacific Northwest. Read More
While the rest of us were nursing champagne hangovers from the night before, a select few lunatics gathered at the Point Defiance marina to ring in the new year by jumping into the frigid waters of the Puget Sound. Read More
On a remarkably clear day at the end of August I watched the cremated remains of 40 people drift into the waters of Puget Sound. The cremains belonged to people who had died in Pierce County over the previous two years and whose bodies were left unclaimed. Read More
