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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

Seven 6th Ave Small Business Spots to Shop and Feel Damn Good About

Think of Small Business Saturday as your post-Black Friday palette cleanser. Read More

The Path Less Beaten Part 6: Kobayashi Park

Of all the trails in this collection, this one is probably the most well known. Nonetheless, you won’t find any useful trail maps online and the park itself is hidden in a neighborhood with no signage on the main road. The land was previously owned by the Kobayashi family who donated it to the city when they moved to Japan. The picnic shelters next to the parking lot are the hollowed out remnants of their home. Read More

5 Hand-Picked Tacoma Podcast Episodes To Give a Listen To

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. Read More

Grit City Magazine Has a New Home and We’re Super Pumped About It

Working out of bars around Tacoma was fun for a while. However, having an actual place to work that doesn’t involve closing out a tab at the end of the day has some definite advantages. Read More

A Meat-Eater and a Vegetarian Order an Impossible Burger

A meat-eater and a vegetarian walk into Rhein Haus Tacoma's bar. The pair, who've been friends for a decade, slide into a booth and admire the soft glow of the establishment's holiday lights. Read More

Come Out and Celebrate Juneteenth in Tacoma

There’s a lot going on in Tacoma today and we thought it would be helpful to collect everything we’ve heard... Read More

Get Out of Town: Photo Proof the Combine Demolition Derby is Worth the Road Trip

Every year on the second weekend in June, the small town of Lind in Eastern Washington triples in size and puts on one of the best shows anywhere around the Pacific Northwest. Read More

How to Find an Octopus at Low Tide in Tacoma

A while back, we shared a video of a small cephalopod crawling along the beach, and you guys went nuts.... Read More

Check out the Sculptures from the Historic Preservation Kickoff Party

Historic Preservation Month began on May 1st with a proclamation by Mayor Woodards during a city council meeting. The real kickoff party was a few days later though on the 5th when Earthwise Architectural Salvage held a handmade craft fair and salvage sculpture competition. Read More

Insider Tips for the Brew Five Three Beer and Music Festival

Brew Five Three knows the magic recipe for the perfect Pacific Northwest afternoon: beer, music, food, and fun. Read More

Some of the Greatest Art in Tacoma Is Literally up for Grabs

Are you in on this Tacoma secret? Maybe you’ve seen the clues without even realizing it. Once a month beautifully designed letterpress art posters are posted around the city, and if you can find one, it’s yours to keep. Read More

All the Tacoma Bernie Mitten Photos No One Asked For

43 Unhoused People Occupied the Port of Tacoma Travelodge over Christmas

Best Christmas Lights in Tacoma 2020

It’s Time You Heard the Puyallup Tribe’s Version of Tacoma’s History

Here’s what we know about the proposed cuts to TFD