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What Happened to Never Never Land’s Statues? Depends Who You Ask

In 2009 rumors began to circulate that Never Never Land's statues were being stored in a secret underground location. Three years later Sharon Styer, a Tacoma resident who'd seen the storybook characters just before they all disappeared from Point Defiance, jumped at the chance to take a one-time-only tour beneath downtown.

Skip the Boat Ride: Go Whale Watching in Tacoma

Few Tacoma residents know that one of the most popular places to walk, run, bike and drive is also the location of world-class whale watching opportunities. Lurking in the waters around Tacoma, occasionally being spotted by those who know where to look, are a handful of whale species and other unique aquatic mammal life swimming in the salty sound.

Video: A 2:53 Update On Point Defiance Construction

Head down to the Point Defiance area and you'll find construction happening all over the place. Between multiple projects going on at the zoo and aquarium, and a major overhaul of the Point Defiance/Ruston connection (more below) there's plenty to see.

New Monkeyshines to Look for This Chinese New Year

Anticipation filled the third-grade room at Lister Elementary as Mrs. Lam’s students watched a video educating them on a legacy and giving them a mystery to protect.

7 Date Night Ideas That Are Tacoma AF

With views for days and a lively arts culture, there's more to do in Tacoma on a date night than the old wine and dine. Here we take a look at seven alternatives to your typical restaurant meal that'll have you feeling all kinds of Tacoman.

How Working in a Convenience Store Could Be the Best Career Move You’ll Ever Make

We’ve all had jobs that paid well but left us feeling hollow and probably most of us have stayed a long time at jobs that paid next to nothing because we simply loved doing it.

The Team Behind Super Troopers is Making a Tacoma TV Show

What do firefighters in the wettest city in the country do all day while waiting for a blaze the weather won't naturally extinguish? Hell if I know, but that's the premise of Tacoma FD, a comedy pilot set to begin filming in Los Angeles this month.

Tall Cool Ones: Five Highlights of Tacoma Music History

Tacoma may not be Nashville or Detroit, but it's got its fair share of music history. The argument could be made, in fact, that the Grit City is the figurative birthplace of garage rock, and it's inarguably the literal birthplace of one of America's most beloved music celebrities

Steve’s Gay ’90s Restaurant: When Smorgasbord & a Show Ruled South Tacoma Way

Say the words "Steve's Gay '90s" and you're sure to confuse anyone new to Tacoma or born in the 1980s and beyond. For those in either group, we're talking about a restaurant that used to rock South Tacoma Way — and the 1890s.

FabLab Provides the Space and the Tools to Transform Imagination Into Reality

If you live in Tacoma, chances are good that you've passed by FabLab without ever realizing it. That's a shame, my friend, because it's one of the most interesting businesses in the city.

5 Hand-Picked Tacoma Podcast Episodes To Give a Listen To

Think of this as your handy guide to getting started in the Tacoma podcast scene. Rather than direct you to pages all willy nilly, we've asked podcast network Channel 253 to curate not only a list of great podcasts, but the very best episodes they've heard from each.

A Cabin, a Beard, and a Pioneering Spirit: The Story of Tacoma’s Founding Father

What’s the best Christmas present you ever received? For Job Carr, it was probably finding the 138 acres that would become the city of Tacoma, which he claimed on Christmas Day of 1864.

A Note on Hard Copy 30

Letter to the Editor: Who Can Afford Death in Times Like These?

Waste Management – of the Human Body

What Does It Mean to Be Patriotic?

Dramatic Photos from the Slamfest Demolition Derby