For one-and-a-half weeks in October starting next Wednesday, a colorful, visually astounding - if often misunderstood - celebration of life takes center stage at Tacoma Art Museum. Dia de los Muertos…
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A wise person once said (or more accurately, I once saw on an Instagram caption) that “sunsets are proof that no matter what happens, every day can end beautifully.” As last gasps of daylight go…
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Starting tomorrow, July 31 and open through November of this year, the Kinsey Collection - one of the most comprehensive exhibitions celebrating the achievements and contributions of Black Americans -…
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Sometimes it’s the things below the surface that make a hotel the perfect place for your stay, or your meeting. It's the things you never thought to ask about that turn out to be the things you…
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Flowers aren't the only things about to reopen after a quiet winter in Tacoma and Pierce County. Tacoma's Museum District is about to spring back into action, and attractions all over Pierce County…
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Today feels like a big, cautious sigh of relief. There's no denying that Tacoma has missed its Museum District over the last few months during the COVID-related restrictions. Having so many major…
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If you’re driving through Wilkeson and you’re sleepy, it wouldn’t take much to convince yourself that you’d nodded off for a few seconds and dreamed you’d been ripped backward in time a hundred years. The walkway past the brick storefronts of “downtown” - all two blocks of it - is covered with an…
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Holiday lights have come down, but Downtown Tacoma is still awash in the warm glow of light, hope, and community. Arts groups, businesses, and other non-profit organizations have banded together on…
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Ambiance is the word you can't avoid in Sumner during the Holiday season. But unlike some other "holiday towns," Sumner's ambiance has grown slowly, naturally over time. It was developed by locals…
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This year, while the Ranger-led snowshoe tours at Paradise are on a COVID-required hiatus, you can rent snowshoes the National Park Inn General Store at Longmire ($14.50 for adults, $10.50 for…
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