Pierce County Council members and staff gather in the new county council chambers in downtown Tacoma on March 17. Many wore green in recognition of St. Patrick’s Day. The meeting was among the first ...

The Front Row Card Show has been running since 2024 at the Greater Tacoma Convention Center. The Front Row Card Show has established itself as one of the largest and most popular trading card shows on ...

Pierce County residents headed to the polls on November 5, 2025, casting their ballots in a series of closely watched races that will influence the direction of local government and community ...

Conner Wiley stands next to a large pile of tires that he and a friend spent a day dragging out of a gulch in Tacoma as part of one of his many volunteer trash cleanup projects around the city. Wiley ...

When we talk about heroes, we often imagine people whose names are etched into history books or celebrated on grand stages. But sometimes, the truest heroes walk quietly among us, humbly giving of ...

Downtown on the Go (DoTG) officially became Tacoma on the Go this month. DoTG was founded in 2009 to support downtown commuters, residents, and employers. Helmed by longtime Executive Director ...

(Note from the author: On Nov. 12, 1875, the Washington Territorial Legislature officially incorporated the City of Tacoma. Thus, this year marks the city’s Sesquicentennial. On Nov. 12 this year, ...

I’ve always believed I was pretty self-aware. I know where I came from, how I was raised, and why I react the way I do. As a young person, I had a few friends. But now, when things go wrong, ...

When PLU science students returned to campus in fall 2022, they were in for a surprise. The previously outdated anatomy and physiology lab in the Rieke Science Center had been transformed into a ...

This person was found near Orchard Street and South 34 th Street in Tacoma and may have been unhoused. Hair is mixed dark and gray, beard mostly gray-white. He has no tattoos, and eye color is unknown ...

Cambodian dancers perform at last year’s Lunar New Year festival hosted by the Asia Pacific Cultural Center. Cambodia is this year’s spotlighted country. Kaleidoscopic fireworks light up the skies.

When you live long enough in Pierce County, you learn a few things. The Narrows Bridge looks best at dusk. The Tacoma Dome looks like Mount Rainier if you squint a little. It is uniquely charming to ...