(Note from the author: On Nov. 12, 1875, the Washington Territorial Legislature officially incorporated the City of Tacoma. Thus, this year marks the city’s sesquicentennial. The Tacoma Historical ...

When you live long enough in Pierce County, you learn a few things. The Narrows Bridge looks best at dusk. The Tacoma Dome looks like Mount Rainier if you squint a little. It is uniquely charming to ...

The Front Row Card Show has been running since 2024 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. The Front Row Card Show has established itself as one of the largest and most popular trading card shows on ...

Conner Wiley stands next to a large pile of tires that he and a friend spent a day dragging out of a gulch in Tacoma as part of one of his many volunteer trash cleanup projects around the city. Wiley ...

As 2026 embarks, we asked a range of local people to share their predictions for the year ahead. The opinions you’re about to hear come from a wide range of business owners, artists, advocates, ...

Downtown on the Go (DoTG) officially became Tacoma on the Go this month. DoTG was founded in 2009 to support downtown commuters, residents, and employers. Helmed by longtime Executive Director ...

Pierce County residents headed to the polls on November 5, 2025, casting their ballots in a series of closely watched races that will influence the direction of local government and community ...

Cambodian dancers perform at last year’s Lunar New Year festival hosted by the Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Cambodia is this year’s spotlighted country. Kaleidoscopic fireworks light up the skies.

Hyun Kim. Photo courtesy of City of Tacoma. The Tacoma City Council voted unanimously this week to enter contract negotiations with Hyun Kim to become the city’s permanent city manager. If ...

In a 2022 letter to the U.S. Congress Committee on Appropriations, Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) requested $2 million for a local Pierce County Food Bank, writing, "This program will invest in ...

Symphony Tacoma Voices presents a full performance of George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, featuring chorus, orchestra, and vocal soloists. The concert follows the traditional oratorio structure and is ...

Whether you call it a ban or a significant deterrent to future natural gas consumption, voter approval of Initiative 2066 (I-2066) in Washington may be only the first giant pothole to fill. The next ...