Port of Tacoma eyes bigger ships, bigger business
- When the Port of Tacoma entered the big leagues in the container shipping business in the early 1980s, the featured attractions that helped lure container shipping lines to the formerly sleepy port were the innovative terminal facilities the port built north of East 11th Street.
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Lend a hand on National Trails Day
It's time to get your hands dirty volunteering at an area park during Saturday's 21st celebration of America's trails.
- Get Out: Edilbe crops workshop, Hydro Fever Gestival, Gig Harbor Street Scramble, Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival and more happenings this weekend
- Adventure Guys: I-5 bridge collapse: Are you changing your weekend plans?
- GO Arts: Critic's picks: Tacoma Jazz and Blues Fest, Salish Sea Early Music, "Tony ‘n' Tina's Wedding" at Rialto and "Flux" at 253Collective
Project pork rib: Finding smoky perfection at barbecue restaurants in Pierce County
Restaurant critic Sue Kidd tackled a meaty challenge - smoked pork ribs. Travel with her across Pierce County - from Tacoma to Sumner - as she reviews ribs at six barbecue restaurants that cook their meats slow-and-low over wood.
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At Alfred’s, they’ve got your back
When she got the call from Tacoma saying her daughter had been hospitalized, Claire Hickox packed fast and headed to the airport from her home in Arizona.
▶ BEYOND THE BLOG: Larry's LaRue-minations
Fife police, Tacoma Fire respond to car filled with poison gas
Fife man holding 4-year-old son hostage shot dead
Pierce County has 28 bridges in need of work
State lawmakers vote 'no' on flaws, 'yes' to photo retouching
FOB Tacoma: Army Pacific commander hints at Stryker review, but says downsizing could have a light touch in the region
Political Buzz: Transportation leaders not sure bridge collapse necessitates more maintenance money
Word on the Street: Puyallup City Council approves appointments to new citizens task force on homelessness
Lights & Sirens: Fife man who held 4-year-old son hostage fatally shot by police
Beyond the Column: Repay a Good Samaritan: Eat at Alfred's Cafe
Learning Curve: Peninsula School District also bows out of charter school game
Slowdown Lowdown: On ramp from SR 16 to northbound I-5 to close at 11 p.m. for repair work after crash
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Rangers pummel Mariners as downward trend continues
The Seattle Mariners’ losing streak grew to a season-high seven games Friday, and not even Joe Saunders on the mound at Safeco Field could stop it.
▶ NOTEBOOK: Seattle calls up Triunfel, Sucre
▶ MARINERS BLOG: News and notes from staff writer Ryan Divish
Pierce County has 28 bridges in need of work
Of the more than 550 bridges in Pierce County, 28 are designated as “structurally deficient” and need some kind of repair, rehabilitation or replacement, according to interviews and a News Tribune analysis of national bridge data.
▶ COLLAPSE: Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him
▶ REPAIR: Both quick, long-term fixes in works for bridge
▶ NATIONAL CONCERN: Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse
▶ DETOURS: DOT changes routes around Skagit River bridge
▶ PHOTO GALLERY: Interstate 5 bridge collapses over Skagit River
Two alleged ‘sovereign citizens’ from Pierce County sentenced
Fife man holding 4-year-old son hostage shot dead
Southbound Schuster Parkway to close next week for roadwork
Rangers pummel Mariners as downward trend continues
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