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 ...

Businesses near the Fishing Wars Memorial Bridge have already been impacted by the bridge’s closure. Most businesses directly around the bridge involve construction, trucking, or other industrial uses ...

(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. The Tacoma Historical ...

Well over half of all survey participants said they’d been surprised by something Ferguson had done as governor. SEATTLE 7/28/2025 – Six months into Bob Ferguson’s first term, the ratings from voters ...

Despite her success as a corporate executive for a Fortune 50 company, Alicia Barrett sensed something was missing in her life. Although the Gig Harbor–born and Tacoma-raised native was accomplished ...

In a 2022 letter to the U.S. Congress Committee on Appropriations, Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) requested $2 million for a local Pierce County Food Bank, writing, "This program will invest in ...

A lawsuit filed by Trident Seafoods is raising significant questions about how a major ship fire was handled at the Port of Tacoma and whether key tactical decisions contributed to the loss of a ...

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 ...

TACOMA 4/23/2024 – The City of Tacoma has issued alerts for several street closures around the city that drivers should be aware of. North 16 th Street Between North Proctor and North Adams Streets ...

The Narrow’s Bridge connects Tacoma to Gig Harbor and the westbound 1950 span is used by roughly 45,000 vehicles per day according to WSDOT. Photo by Josh Hild The partial closure of the westbound ...

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 ...

As 2026 embarks, we asked a range of local people to share their predictions for the year ahead. The opinions you’re about to hear come from a wide range of business owners, artists, advocates, ...