Link routes reduced following initial review, set for final vote this spring
The selection of a “preferred option” and an alternative route for the expanded Link light rail line in Tacoma will likely have more to do with budgets than overall impact and potential ridership. It...
View ArticleThis just in: Peanut butter cures library fines
Tacoma Public Library is about to redefine “fine food.”From Feb. 19 through March 2, it will offer a delectable deal to anyone who owes late fees on a book: Bring in any three non-perishable food...
View ArticleAbes let late lead slip away
The Lincoln Lady Abes rode the waves of momentum in their first district playoff game in six years. Unfortunately, it was Kelso that had the last laugh, as the Abes surrendered a 12-point lead with...
View ArticleBellarmine tops Rogers in overtime
Not a lot of things had gone right for Bellarmine Prep in the last two weeks. First, they lost starting point guard Jasmyne Holmes to injury, and then fell to Yelm at home in the season’s final game to...
View ArticleMount Tahoma falls to Kennedy
In a tightly contested district playoff game, it was the charity stripe that killed Mount Tahoma’s chances for a win late. Trailing by no more than six points to Kennedy for the final six minutes, the...
View ArticleSanchez again leads Lady Titans in victory
In a game that could only be classified as crucial, Tacoma Community College women’s coach Heidi Collier needed someone to step up and deliver to keep the team in the hunt for a NWAACC postseason...
View ArticleTitan men wipe out Thunderbirds
With a stinging loss earlier in the season to Highline weighing heavy on his mind, Titans head coach Carl Howell wondered which team would show up on Feb. 11 at home – the one that took the court in...
View ArticleThe Things We Like
STR8 BEASTIN’ ITDASH Center for the Arts will produce the eighth annual dance showcase KRUNK: “Str8 Beastin’ It” on Feb. 16, 7 p.m. at Theatre on the Square. Hosted by the teen members of Reality Check...
View ArticleBig Beers, Big Flavors, Big Punch
Over the last four years, the Tacoma Craft Beer Festival has grown into one of the South Sound's premier showcases for regional brewers. And this weekend organizers of that event will unveil its new,...
View ArticleWhat’s Right With Tacoma: Out with the old, in with new housing and jobs
Gone is as good as it gets for Hillside Terrace, and gone begins this week for two worn-down blocks of public housing.Tacoma Housing Authority is demolishing the 104 units between South Yakima Avenue...
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