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Live Music
Friday, June 21EMERALD QUEEN: Gold Digger (Top 40) 9 p.m., NCC.I. SHENANIGAN’S: Collaborative Works Jazz, 8 p.m. DAWSON’S: Steve Cooley & the Dangerfields (Blues) 9 p.m.EAGLES LOUNGE: Darrell Data...
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The Things We Like
BEING EARNESTIn Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” dashing men-about-town John Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff pursue fair ladies Gwendolen Fairfax and Cecily Cardew. Matters are...
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Arts & Entertainment: Bennett shows why he is still the consummate ‘soul man’
He's the reigning king of the crooners, he’s loved by old timers and hipsters alike and he’s got Lady Gaga on speed dial. You wish you could be as cool as Tony Bennett who, at 86, still possesses a...
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Nate Tenbrink adds plenty of talent to Rainiers
Nate Tenbrink is another newcomer on the Rainiers this season. A utility man par excellence, Tenbrink has played every position on the team except pitcher and catcher. Drafted by Seattle in 2008, he...
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Banana slugs rule! (No, really, they’re kind of cool)
Hey! Stop salting those slugs, you sickos! And knock it off with the garden beer traps while you're at it; IPAs are meant for drinkin', not drowning gullible, slow-moving critters.The Northwest's...
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City seeks advisors on street-crossing issues
A recent rash of guerrilla-art sidewalk crossings and bike lanes popping up during late-night painting parties around the city has prompted Tacoma officials to take notice.City officials pledge to...
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PoliceBlotter
ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTEDA Tacoma man is a suspect in three robberies. Prosecutors accuse Kashif Oyeniyi of entering the Beer, Smoke and More shop, located in the 3100 block of 6th Avenue, on June 15....
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Max Beatty overcomes cancer to realize dream
The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for Max Beatty. And he’s loving every moment of it. The former Pacific Lutheran University ace pitcher – who overcame testicular cancer to return to the...
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Chambers, Schwan are Athletes of the Year
After dominating throughout the season and earning state titles in their respective sports, Foss’ Marcus Chambers and Bellarmine Prep’s Courtney Schwan added some more hardware on June 17. In a room...
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City Briefs
NIGHT CLOSURES BEGIN ON SR-16Continuing through mid-August, crews working on the Washington State Department of Transportation’s State Route 16: Eastbound Nalley Valley project will close eastbound SR...
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Talk of a tent city is back
Tacomans are once again discussing a tent city. We had this conversation a decade ago, when street activist Hank Montgomery confronted the needs of homeless people – and all the people who were trying...
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Local Restaurants: New creperie offers a taste of Paris
When Thomas Vigue moved to the Pacific Northwest in 2012 to open a restaurant specializing in authentic, gourmet crepes, he scouted locations throughout Puget Sound before settling on what he feels is...
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Totem Pole gets new lease on life
The Tacoma totem pole in Fireman’s Park seems to be out of the woods. The 110-year-old civic landmark’s ultimate fate was brought into question in April when structural engineers found that the totem...
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