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Arts & Entertainment: Local superhero aficionados weigh in on ‘Iron Man 3’
“Iron Man 3” was expected to be summer's first box office blockbuster. And, so far, the Robert Downey Jr. vehicle hasn't disappointed, having raked in nearly $200 million in overseas markets, as of...
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Arts & Entertainment: UPS art seniors strut their stuff at new Kittredge show
The big wheel of time keeps on turning and in the cycle of its churning a new group of seniors from the University of Puget Sound’s art department have emerged to set their stuff beneath the gallery...
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Make a Scene: Whole Bolivian Army celebrates new CD, gives up on drummer search
When it comes to drummers, Spinal Tap has nothing on the Whole Bolivian Army. No, TWBA hasn't had one spontaneously combust onstage, a la “This Is Spinal Tap.” But the Tacoma band has auditioned dozens...
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‘Wild Kingdom’
Celebrity zoologists abound on today's airwaves. And they all owe a huge debt of gratitude to “Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,” the syndicated nature show that Marlin Perkins and sidekick Jim Fowler...
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Sophomore Lincoln duo shining on the court
The Lincoln High girls tennis team is bucking a very common trend. On a team chock-full of seniors, it is a pair of sophomores that have been the key to an impressive season on the court. Led once...
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Lions’ tough week ends in loss to South Kitsap
It was a week full of a common, unpleasant theme for the Bellarmine Prep softball team. Facing a chance for a big win against a top league foe for the third time in four days, the Lions suffered a...
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Wilson strikes early in second half to win
Mount Tahoma was riding a wave of momentum heading into their key match against first-place winning, with a four-game winning streak putting them into the thick of playoff contention. But the Rams...
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Stadium tops Bellarmine, falls short of postseason
It’s been a trying first season for Stadium baseball coach Barry Fretwell. But with their backs to the wall in a must-win situation, the Tigers beat the Bellarmine Prep Lions 9-4 on April 26 at...
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SPORTSWATCH
RAINIERS SWEEP WEEKLY AWARDSTacoma Rainiers infielder Nick Franklin was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week and right-handed starter Andrew Carraway was named the league’s Pitcher of the...
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What’s Right With Tacoma: Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful
Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful began transforming Tacoma in 1985, sending out teams to paint homes for free, raising the standards in neighborhoods, restoring dignity to low-income seniors and people...
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Farmers Market season begins
The first harvests from local gardens and fields are hitting the streets with the opening of farmers market season around Tacoma and the South Sound. Any number of a variety of markets will take over a...
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City Backs Hilltop Link
With all the pomp and pageantry befitting a decision that was already made, Tacoma City Council passed Resolution No. 38664 on April 30, its formal endorsement of the North Downtown Central corridor as...
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Charlie’s Dinosaur
The right kinds of calls have been coming in to the Pierce County Sheriff’s detectives behind the Charlie’s Dinosaur drive.“Our box is full,” said the Tacoma Police officer at substation two.“We have a...
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New Sterino Farms produce stand now open in Puyallup
As Jake Sterino holds a stack of hand-written letters from customers pleading with him to re-open the much-beloved produce stand, it is clear the community has missed his locally grown, farm fresh...
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Local Restaurants: New talent at Dirty Oscar’s
Do not be surprised if the crowd is just a little bit bigger than usual at Dirty Oscar’s Annex this summer. After Guy Fieri of the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” uncovered this hidden...
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