A dozen new restaurants to try and rooftop fire in Tacoma among top TNT stories

From a roof fire at the historic Temple Theatre to a leadership shuffle at Parks Tacoma, it was a busy news day in Pierce County. Here’s a roundup of what made headlines Tuesday in The News Tribune, plus a list of new restaurants to try.

• A fire broke out on the roof of the historic Temple Theatre in Tacoma’s Stadium District on Tuesday afternoon, with crews receiving notice of smoke around 4:20 p.m. The Temple Theatre blaze was upgraded to a two-alarm fire and appeared contained to a deck on the roof, with no injuries reported.

• Parks Tacoma board members voted unanimously to select Tony Piasecki as interim executive director, making him the third leader at the agency since the end of April. Parks Tacoma is facing a $9 million budget deficit, up from the $7 million reported last fall, with a public hearing on proposed cuts scheduled for May 18.

• Tacoma has seen a wave of 12 new restaurant openings and relocations this spring, including Venezuelan hot dogs, late-night wings and dumplings. Wooden City has completed its move from Pacific Avenue to Broadway, while Happy Lamb Hot Pot joined Tacoma Mall’s culinary lineup alongside Kura Revolving Sushi, Shake Shack and Dave’s Hot Chicken.

• Tacoma-born author Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel “Remarkably Bright Creatures” was adapted into a Netflix film released Friday, narrated by an octopus character named Marcellus. The film, directed by Olivia Newman, stars Sally Field and Lewis Pullman, with Alfred Molina voicing the octopus.

The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by senior editor Adam Lynn. The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.