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Stupid criminal of the week
A man panhandling at a store on Park Avenue liked flirting with danger a little too much. Police were called to the store when the owner called 911 about the man harassing his customers on Dec. 29....
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Arts & Entertainment: Found photos Featured in art at TCC
A recent trend in the serious art world has been an appreciation of the photographic output of ordinary people. Ever since the advent of the Kodak Brownie in the early 1900s the personal camera has...
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Mt. Tahoma takes the lead and runs out of gas
With only eight players suited up, the Mt. Tahoma girls basketball team was going to have to put in some serious work to get past visiting Peninsula on Monday, Jan. 5 at Mt. Tahoma gymnasium. In the...
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Letter to the Editor: Claudia Riedener
Dear Editor,Since January 2014, The News Tribune has dropped over 2.6 million plastic bag wrapped advertisements in our neighborhoods. These bags are thrown from moving vehicles and land in our...
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Guest Editorial: Detroit’s bankruptcy is lesson in what not to do
Last month, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Detroit approved $178 million in legal and consulting fees as the city exited bankruptcy protection.It is the most expensive municipal restructuring in our...
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The Things We Like
JOHNNY MATHISLegendary singer Johnny Mathis headlines a benefit concert to support Broadway Center's arts education programs at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the Pantages Theater. Mathis is Columbia Records'...
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Nightlife
Friday, Jan. 16NORTHERN PACIFIC: Champagne Sunday (pop, acoustic) 8 p.m., AA B SHARP COFFEE: Live at the Auricle (spoken word) 7 p.m., NC, AAGREAT AMERICAN CASINO: The Sanction Band (dance) 9 p.m.,...
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Our View: State should set medical pot rules (but it likely won’t this year)
Cities around Washington are in a bit of a pickle when it comes to medical marijuana operations even if they want to allow patients to gain their medicine through the collective garden rules.The state...
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City research prompts restoration of ‘amazing’ film of Tacoma’s history
The storied tale of Tacoma’s roots in filmmaking was largely a matter of footnotes in textbooks and promotional photographs of silent movies that were lost to the ages.That ended with a chance...
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THE END OF AN ICON
Nothing about the Kalakala’s time in Tacoma during the last decade was simple. Its departure won’t be either.The 88-year-old art deco ferry was once an icon of Seattle. It was on postcards. Songs about...
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New LeMay exhibits showcases classic trucks
On Jan. 8, LeMay – America's Car Museum unveiled its newest exhibit, “Ford F Series: The Truck That Grew Up with America,” a collection of rare and mostly vintage pickups that illustrates the evolution...
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Bulletin Board
CONVENTION CENTER HOSTS MLK DAY EVENTThe City of Tacoma’s signature event – the 27th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Celebration – seeks to build on the message of service and encourages the...
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Arts & Entertainment: Author Marissa Meyer launches new book
In 2012 – following the release of her debut novel, “Cinder” (Fiewel & Friends, $17.99) – Tacoma's Marissa Meyer became one of the hottest young-adult fiction writers in the country. Meyer's New...
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Tacoma eyed for new psychiatric hospital
CHI Franciscan Health and Multicare Health System recently partnered to potentially develop a 120-bed psychiatric hospital in Tacoma. The two health-care groups have created a new non-profit...
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