There are two types of people in Tacoma: men who grow beards and women. As a lifelong member of the latter group it took far too long for it to occur to me having a beard is a male's default state, and choosing to be clean-shaven is a commitment.
Photos by Lisa Monet Photography. Space is only 50-62 miles away depending on the measurement one uses. The cosmos is infinite...
When someone in Pierce County passes away and no one claims their body the Medical Examiner’s office arranges for them to be cremated.
The worst part is, it wasn’t even a story. It was just a 20 word Instagram post that auto-shared to our Facebook page.
Think of this as your handy guide to getting started in the Tacoma podcast scene. Rather than direct you to pages all willy nilly, we've asked podcast network Channel 253 to curate not only a list of great podcasts, but the very best episodes they've heard from each.
There's a four-legged celebrity in our midst, and he's known as Asher the Italian Greyhound.
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.
On a sunny day in Tacoma in 1935, a young Japanese man might wake up in the hotel run by...
Editor’s Note: Need to find a resource while Coronavirus is affecting Washington State? Know of a resource others should be...
There are many who’ve taken a look at Stadium High School and noticed its resemblance to Hogwarts, but only one...
Editor’s Note: This is the artist’s statement for the included poster in Hard Copy #15. The use of Lantinx imagery...
Let’s be honest, nowadays, with our smartphones, we are all basically amateur photographers. Of course our phone pictures are no replacement for professional portraits, but that doesn’t mean they can’t look good!