Big stores, small, specialty and grocers – all will compete for your liquor dollars

20 May 2012, 4:03 am

Near South 37th and Steele streets in Tacoma, two retail giants are girding for battle this summer. Each is betting that its business will win over a significant and profitable share of Tacoma liquor consumers.... Read More »

Promotions bringing infusion of talent to Triple-A

20 May 2012, 12:35 am

Major league baseball got a jolt of energy when two of the most highly touted prospects in the game were called up from the minors – Bryce Harper by the Washington Nationals, and Mike Trout by the Los Angeles Angels.... Read More »

Announcing Tacoma Craft Beer Festival 2012 – Bigger & Better

18 May 2012, 11:35 pm

You are reading Announcing Tacoma Craft Beer Festival 2012 – Bigger & Better as originally posted on The Washington Beer Blog. If you enjoy this post, consider following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Google +. by Kendall Jones, washingtonbeerblog.comYou are reading Announcing Tacoma Craft Beer Fest... Read More »

In the South Sound and statewide, competition for liquor-sales money shaping up to be intense

18 May 2012, 9:13 pm

Near South 37th and Steele streets in Tacoma, two retail giants are girding for battle this summer. Each is betting that its business will win over a significant and profitable share of Tacoma liquor consumers.... Read More »

Middleweight George Wright, a Tacoma boxing icon, dies

18 May 2012, 12:25 am

George Wright, a former Washington state middleweight champion who remained prominent in the local boxing community as both a trainer and coach, died May 10. The 2009 Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame inductee was 76.... Read More »

Tacoma Education Association names new president and VP

17 May 2012, 7:51 pm

The Tacoma Education Association will have two new leaders in July.... Read More »

Tacoma ArtWalk among the things to do today and this week

17 May 2012, 12:13 am

• Tacoma ArtWalk is tonight from 5-8. Visit the Tacoma Art Museum, Washington State History Museum, Museum of Glass and Tacoma Children’s Museum for free. Also discover local artists and galleries that are open late to feature their work. Explore both the theater district, Broadway and South Nin... Read More »

Tacoma makes bike-friendliness strides

15 May 2012, 12:19 am

Tacoma, long feared by cyclists, received affirmation Monday that its efforts to repair its reputation are heading in the right direction.... Read More »

PHL Consulate General in San Francisco conducts consular outreach mission in Tacoma, Washington

13 May 2012, 10:27 pm

A May 13, 2012 press release from the Department of Foreign Affairs: The Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco conducted a consular outreach mission in Tacoma, Washington from April 27 to 29. This is the third outreach mission conducted by the Consulate in the Pacific Northwest states of Was... Read More »

Judge Dismisses Child Porn Charge Against Steve Powell

7 May 2012, 12:00 pm

(KUTV) A Washington state judge has dismissed a child porn charge against Steve Powell. The trial for Steve Powell, the father of Josh Powell and father-in-law to Susan Powell, who's been missing since December of 2009, began Monday morning in a Tacoma, Washington court room. ...... Read More »