(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, ...

For generations, shopping malls were the beating heart of American community life. They were where teenagers became "mall rats,” where grandparents gathered for brisk indoor walks, and where everyone, ...

The Tacoma court’s therapeutic courts team holds its Community Court program at the downtown library. In 2023, Tacoma Municipal Court launched two different therapeutic courts – a Mental Health Court ...

Tacoma Urban League President/CEO Desireé Wilkins Finch and Board Co-Chair Jahmad Conley joyfully cut the ribbon. Much excitement filled the Tacoma Urban League (TUL) headquarters on Friday, Sept. 19, ...

MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital has received a $1 million grant from Umpqua Bank and the Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation to support the construction of the new Mary Bridge state-of-the art ...

Richard (left) and Derek Walden each bring their own skills in construction and restaurant/bar experience. It is Tacoma’s most famous blast from the past and still a draw for locals and tourists alike ...

Soccer fans and players have a new place to gather and stay warm and dry during Pacific Northwest winters with the opening of the PenMet Parks Jarzynka Memorial Fieldhouse. The arena is named in honor ...

Giving a tour of the new site were (from left) Claudia Miller, Director of Family and Community Partnerships at Franklin Pierce Schools; and TCH leadership: Executive Director Aimee Khuu; Amanda Mayer ...

Cheryl Lee, J.D., is already making an impact in just the first months at her new leadership position. A new era is in store for the Korean Women’s Association now that Cheryl Lee is leading the ...

Driscoll had Tacoma and its people in his heart and soul, which showed in his writing and his life. TACOMA 7/23/2024 – Tragic news was shared early Monday evening that Tacoma News Tribune columnist ...

Progress on reducing smoking rates is not shared equally. In November’s Surgeon General Report, it clearly states that despite dropping rates of smoking, marginalized communities and our youth suffer ...

Before the meeting began, an open skate session was held in the downtown Park Plaza North Garage. Skateboarding has been a favorite activity, for youth in particular, going back to the early 1960s and ...