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Stand up paddle boarding in the Foss Waterway

Tacoma Maritime Fest showcases history, activities

By Matt Wakefield on May 24, 2019

Tacoma would be unrecognizable without its waterfront. It's one of the assets that sets the city apart, both for trade and recreation, and it's part of the city's lifeblood. But our waterfront is a…

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Tacoma Guitar Festival 2017

Tacoma Guitar Festival returns to rock the Dome

By Matt Wakefield on Apr. 11, 2019

In a building that has seen some of the world's best performers - from metal and folk to classical and pop, and everything in between - there's one annual event that is just for guitar enthusiasts…

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Snowshoeing at Paradise at Mount Rainier

A ranger-guided snowshoe tour for an easy weekend escape

By Matt Wakefield on Feb. 27, 2019

The crunch of snow under more than two dozen pairs of snowshoes is the only sound in an otherwise silent forest clearing. The relatively fresh snow muffled sounds and side conversations to the point…

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McNeil Island Aerial View, Photograph, April 4, 1973, by Tacoma News Tribune photographer Bob Rudsit

Washington State History Museum explores prisons through a local lens

By Matt Wakefield on Jan. 25, 2019

McNeil Island Correctional Center – in operation much longer than Alcatraz, but with less curb appeal – may have closed in 2011, but its legacy is being brought back to life at the Washington State…

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Tacoma Art Museum Benaroya Wing

Tacoma is now unabashedly the nexus for glass art in the United States

By Matt Wakefield on Jan. 18, 2019

New Rebecca and Jack Benaroya Wing at Tacoma Art Museum puts Tacoma in elite company as an art destination Two museums with world-class glass art collections connected by a Bridge of Glass. A…

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First Night Tacoma

Tacoma and Pierce County's recipe for coziness

By Matt Wakefield on Jan. 11, 2019

Hipsters and Danish people (and presumably especially hipster Danes) call it “hygge,” but it’s really just a feeling of coziness, contentment and general wellbeing. It’s a feeling that’s pervasive in…

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Legendary Doughnuts on 6th Avenue in Tacoma

Coffee and doughnuts in the South Puget Sound

By Matt Wakefield on Jan. 09, 2019

For every season, an accolade. The sun is not going to show up and drag you out to the waterfront – or up to Mount Rainier for that matter – every day of the year. That’s a reality of visiting the…

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Tacoma Narrows Bridges 2008

Seeing and honoring Galloping Gertie in Tacoma and Pierce County

By Matt Wakefield on Dec. 14, 2018

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Galloping Gertie. To many people outside the city, Tacoma is perhaps best known as the city where the ill-fated bridge spent five months bucking in high winds in 1940 before…

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Tacoma Arts Live Pantages Theater after renovations

Sneak peek of downtown Tacoma's renovated Pantages Theater

By Matt Wakefield on Nov. 26, 2018

So maybe it's not technically a "sneak peek" since the first performance of The Hip Hop Nutcracker with MC Kurtis Blow already figuratively blew the lid off of the newly renovated Pantages. But since…

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North Pole at the Fair in Puyallup

Where to find Santa in Tacoma and around Pierce County this holiday season

By Matt Wakefield on Nov. 14, 2018

Santa Claus is no slouch and he’s making the rounds in Tacoma and the surrounding area this holiday season. If you’re looking for a place for your family to meet up with everyone’s favorite head elf…

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