Emish Market expansion plans, police officer arrested among TNT’s top stories
Friday brought a mix of business developments, public safety news and community recognition across the South Sound. From a historic Tacoma building’s reinvention to an officer’s arrest, here’s a roundup of top stories from The News Tribune.
• The historic Willamette building in Tacoma now houses 18 new makerspace studios available for rent across 35,000 square feet on the first and second floors. The five-story building at 2916–2926 S. Steele St. was built in 1907 for the Willamette Casket Company and is listed on the Tacoma and National Register of Historic Places, with studio rentals ranging from $1,273.75 to $4,676.25 per month.
• Five Foss High School staff members were honored by the Tacoma Police Department for intervening in an April 30 knife attack that left six people injured during a confrontation over a stolen vape pen. Security guards Bonhoeffer Muao and Sharrese LuRee Johnson, coach David McEachern and athletic director Shiante Reed each received the Medal of Courage, while nurse Ada Gutierrez was given a Certificate of Merit for saving a student with severe stab wounds and a collapsed lung.
• Popular Fife business Emish Market filed initial plans with the City of Tacoma to convert a former Shari’s Cafe and Pies at 1933 S. 72nd St. into a possible restaurant with a new pizza oven. A second proposed Emish restaurant concept was filed with the City of Federal Way for the former Shari’s at 34900 Enchanted Parkway S. They would be the first expansions for the market since it opened in 2021.
• A 42-year-old commissioned officer with the Auburn Police Department was arrested Friday on suspicion of felony immoral communication with a minor, with the arrest taking place at 6:30 a.m. at the Auburn Police Department’s station. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children team is leading the investigation, and the officer was placed on administrative leave pending the filing of formal charges.
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.