$15 minimum wage on track for November ballot
A vote for a $15 an hour minimum wage in Tacoma is moving forward, with activist group 15 Now Tacoma is on their way to gathering enough signatures to make it a proposition on the upcoming November...
View ArticleStaging the Superbowl of golf involves a lot of moving parts
Deals are done. Agreements are signed. Interlocal agreements are cleared. Plans are in motion, so now the work begins. And details matter when it comes to holding what amounts to the Superbowl of golf...
View ArticleTACOMA WEEKLY 2015 ALL-CITY BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM
There were four boys basketball teams out of the eight within the city of Tacoma that finished with 20 or more wins this season. It takes some serious firepower to rack up 20 wins, let alone four times...
View ArticleFife Council approves land claims change
Fife City Council approved a tribal-request change to the Puyallup Tribal Land Claims settlement of 1988 that would limit legal oversight of non-trust lands within the reservation borders.Fife is the...
View ArticleStupid Criminal of the week
While it may be true that every day is a fresh start at life, the same does not hold true for your criminal record, as a young man found out on March 5 at a Union Street department store. Police were...
View ArticleOur view: A tale of two bridges
Locals marched across Tacoma's Murray Morgan Bridge on March 8 to commemorate a historic series of events that took place 50 years ago, on another bridge nearly 2,700 miles away.They crossed Thea Foss...
View ArticleBellarmine brings home 4A sixth-place trophy
In their first trip to the state tournament since 2011, the Bellarmine Lady Lions took home the sixth-place trophy from the 4A Hardwood Class on Saturday, March 7. With a season-ending 23-4 record, it...
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TACOMA RAINIERS REVEAL NEW LOGO AND UNIFORM SETThe Tacoma Rainiers have unveiled new logo marks and additions to the club’s official uniform set in preparation for the start of the upcoming 2015...
View ArticleTACOMA’S HOT TICKETS MARCH 13-22
FRIDAY, MAR. 13 – SOCCERBoys – Franklin Pierce vs. WilsonStadium Bowl – 7:15 p.m.SATURDAY, MAR. 14 – RUNNINGSt. Paddy’s Day RunTacoma, 8th & Pacific – 8:10 a.m.SATURDAY, MAR. 14 – FASTPITCHLinfield...
View ArticleMake a Scene: Southern Troubadours head to Broadway Center
Gregg Allman famously pointed out the redundancy of the term “Southern rock.” “You might as well say 'rock rock,'” he said; the South being the crucible for a world-conquering sound that borrowed...
View ArticleTacoma Art Museum brings the Southwest to the Northwest with new show...
Georgia O’Keeffe is a bright star in the constellation of American painters. During her lifetime she managed to fashion herself as the wise woman of the desert – wandering about the New Mexican...
View ArticleLife Christian brings home Spokane hardware
It wasn’t the fairytale ending for the Life Christian boys’ basketball team, but it was the best ending they’ve ever had. Following an opening-round defeat at the 2B state tournament at the Spokane...
View ArticleWMW’s 600th capture
A Pierce County sex offender on the run since 2012 is Washington’s Most Wanted’s 600th fugitive captured. Andrew Genders was arrested Tuesday night, March 3, at 571 Wood Hill St. in Rialto, Cali. by...
View ArticleArts & Entertainment: Subtle and delicate
Two new exhibits have come to the walls of University of Puget Sound’s Kittredge Gallery. The main gallery space is devoted to “Process Drawings: Recent Works by Makoto Fujimura.” This show consists of...
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