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 Narrow’s Bridge connects Tacoma to Gig Harbor and the westbound 1950 span is used by roughly 45,000 vehicles per day according to WSDOT. Photo by Josh Hild The partial closure of the westbound ...

Munro served as Washington’s Secretary of State for 20 years. OLYMPIA 3/20/2025 – Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro has passed away. Munro served five terms as Washington’s secretary of state and ...

When we talk about heroes, we often imagine people whose names are etched into history books or celebrated on grand stages. But sometimes, the truest heroes walk quietly among us, humbly giving of ...

The Tacoma Housing Authority has announced that it has secured new funding to complete a major reinvestment in two of its largest family communities, committing more than $150 million to rehabilitate ...

Tacoma Public Works Interim Director Kurtis Kingsolver presented details for Connect Tacoma: Safe Streets and Sidewalks at the Asia Pacific Cultural Center on April 2, 2026, indicating the path for ...

This person was found near Orchard Street and South 34 th Street in Tacoma and may have been unhoused. Hair is mixed dark and gray, beard mostly gray-white. He has no tattoos, and eye color is unknown ...

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.

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 ...

Kids ride bikes at swan creek park. Photo by Parks Tacoma. A $155 million bond measure on the April 28 ballot would renew Tacoma’s long-standing commitment to its nationally recognized park system ...

Since the dawn of man, we’ve gathered around the fire for story time. Oral tradition is how we’ve passed on ancient history, family lore, and more. It’s no wonder we’re still drawn to it, to gather ...

(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. On Nov. 12 this year, ...