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A Hope and A Cause
Since the opening of Hope Furnishings in May of 2012, it has been directly supporting the non-profit NW Furniture Bank by selling new, gently used and vintage furnishings to the greater Tacoma area....
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Local Restaurants: Julie’s Gluten-Free Bakery offers healthier dessert...
Having your cake and eating it too is a tough task to handle. But Julie’s Gluten-Free Bakery - located at 16126 Meridian Ave. E., in Puyallup - is a store dedicated to delivering delicious sweets and...
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SPORTSWATCH
TACOMA SEMI-PRO TEAMS HIT THE ROAD AND RING UP WINSThree of the Tacoma area’s semi-pro football teams hit the road in Western Washington Football Alliance action Saturday, June 14, and all three...
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TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS JUNE 20-29
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 – MEN’S SOCCERLane United FC vs. Sounders U-23Sunset Chevrolet Stadium, Sumner – 7 p.m.FRIDAY, JUNE 20 – TRIPLE-A BASEBALLColorado Springs Sky Sox vs. Tacoma RainiersCheney Stadium –...
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Manitou Park Elementary instructor wins Teacher of the Year award
With the school year coming to a close, most end-of-year assemblies include summer fun and goodbye speeches. Very few include a dancing clam carrying a giant check for a teacher.The students of Manitou...
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TACOMA WEEKLY’S TOP HIGH SCHOOL STORIES OF THE YEAR
BELLARMINE PREP STOPS HEARTS WITH PLAYOFF FOOTBALL WINSDown two touchdowns with less than four minutes to play, most teams would cash it in. But Bellarmine Prep pulled off some familiar playoff magic,...
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Tacoma Athletic Commission shines spotlight on the best and brightest
It was a night for champions, coaches, families, broadcasters and well-wishers Monday, June 16 at the annual Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Year Awards Banquet. The cream of the crop, past...
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Stupid Criminal of the week
Tacoma police sure know how to arrest “innocent bystanders” who just happen to be walking by a crime scene. Just ask the 32-year-old man who just happened to be “checking out” a car along the 1700...
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Make a Scene: MAWP organizers commemorate local punk greats with new “Tacoma...
Organizers of the non-profit Music and Art in Wright Park festival will hold their next benefit show on June 28, a hard-rockin' bill that will bring Ex-Gods, Infinite Flux and Cody Foster Army (CFA) to...
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TAM displays extravaganza of Northwest printmaking
“Ink This,” the latest offering from the Tacoma Art Museum, is a lavish, wonderful show that explores the wide and diverse world of print arts in the Northwest. Comprising more than 80 individual works...
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Teen charged for beating father to death with cane
On June 13, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Rylan Salzman, 16, with murder in the second degree for beating his father, Richard Salzman, 49, to death with a cane at their Tacoma home....
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Voters won’t decide on ‘strong mayor’ change this year
Tacoma may change its form of government but it won’t be this year. Tacoma City Council opted to end discussion about a charter review recommendation that would boost the duties of the mayor and the...
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Police ask the public’s help to solve 1974 murder
In 1974, the hit TV show “The Six Million Dollar man” ran into the hearts of millions. Eric Clapton’s song “I Shot The Sheriff” topped the charts, and President Gerald Ford gave Richard Nixon an...
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Letter to the Editor: Gerry Condon
Dear Editor,Five more U.S. soldiers were killed in Afghanistan yesterday. They were killed by a NATO airstrike, so-called "friendly fire." Who is to blame for these deaths? Certainly not Sgt. Bowe...
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Letter to the Editor: David Corner
Dear Editor,Our news is full of happy stories of wonderful achievers – even 3.5 to 4.8 grade point students who are ending high school and college with joy and hope for the future. But wait a minute!...
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Letter to the Editor: Charlene Piercy
Dear Editor,I can't believe you would post Chris Britt's editorial cartoon! You should be ashamed of yourself! 95% chance of a school shooting? Why not add "chance of a US soldier being shot" or "I-5...
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Guest Editorial: Brunell’s arguments against coal emissions favor corporate...
[Re: “Quit piling on regulations – there is a better way” by Don Brunell, published in the June 6 Tacoma Weekly]Mr. Brunell’s arguments against regulation of coal emissions ring hollow with a strong...
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