2014 HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PREVIEW
STADIUMStadium looks to field another Tacoma team on the rise. The Tigers finished in sixth-place in the highly-competitive 4A Narrows league in 2013 and coach Barry Fretwell sees a group of returning...
View ArticleClutch shooting and exciting comeback highlight Narrows All-Star game
The red, white and blue ABA basketball should have been a dead-giveaway that the fans were in for a show Friday, March 14 at the 7th annual Cloud 9 South Sound Classic at Auburn High School. It was the...
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SOCCER CONCUSSION RISK AS HIGH AS IN FOOTBALL?A new report from Muir Orthopaedic Specialists in Walnut Creek, Calif. paints a grim picture for soccer enthusiasts. The specialists claim the risk of...
View ArticlePROSECUTOR FIND DEPUTY’S DEALY FORCE LAWFUL
Independent and concurrent investigations by the Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office, Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office, and Pierce County Sheriff’s Department regarding the shooting death of...
View ArticleArts & Entertainment: Second weekend of Sasquatch festival cancelled
Slow ticket sales have led to the cancellation of the Fourth of July weekend installment of Sasquatch! Festival The three-day event would have brought Soundgarden, Frank Ocean, New Order and more to...
View ArticleArts & Entertainment: Tacoma Historical Society finds permanent home
Among the biggest fundraisers for the non-profit Tacoma Historical Society is its annual Historic Homes Tour, which visits many of the city's most storied structures each May. This year, treasurer Deb...
View ArticleCulture Corner, A Guide to the Museums of Tacoma
Museum of the Week: Museum of Glass1801 Dock St.Wed.-Sat.,10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun., noon to 5 p.m.Info: http://museumofglass.org This week’s events: March 30, Noon-5 p.m.Kids Design GlassWatch the Hot...
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Friday, March 28LOUIE G'S: Amanda Hardy CD release, Klover Jane, Jamie Nova (rock) 7 p.m., $5, AAGREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Nite Crew (dance) 9 p.m., NC GRIT CITY COMEDY: Zoltan Kaszas (comedy) 8:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleSafety of lake fish in question following UWT study
A study by University of Washington Tacoma researchers tested the waters of 26 lakes around the South Sound and concluded that the bodies of water contain high levels of arsenic and lead. Those toxins...
View ArticleStrickland Lauds work toward creation of ‘Tacoma 2.0’
Mayor Marilyn Strickland noted the decades of successes found around Tacoma as a way to prepare the city for the next round of changes in the works that will launch the City of Destiny into the upper...
View ArticleStupid Criminal of the Week
Romance and crime don’t necessarily mix. On March 18, a man decided to celebrate his two-year anniversary with his girlfriend by shoplifting from a Target on 23rd Street. After being caught with a...
View ArticleThe Things We Like
‘ROWING INTO THE SON’A book reading event will be held at University of Puget Sound on April 2 as part of the Pierce County Reads program. Author Jordan Hanssen, author, adventurer and University of...
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