The redevelopment of an old Hunt Mottet warehouse in Tacoma’s Brewery District began this month. It utilizes cross-laminated timber, or CLT, meaning it’s environmentally friendly, and developers will be able to add one story every eight days.
In the wake of last month’s high-profile act of vandalism, Tacoma’s Vietnamese Meditation Center went in search of reconciliation. What temple members found was a community of faith leaders willing to stand up to hate.
Tacoma’s elected officials, including Mayor Victoria Woodards, are under increasing pressure to take action on the Northwest Detention Center. Woodards says the protests and calls for action are being heard, but there’s little the city can do.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers recently launched the Tacoma Youth Boxing Program out of a basement on Hilltop. If the fledgling effort fails, it won’t be for a lack of effort or passion.
A youth boxing gym on South 11th Street is open in the basement of the Sea Mar building. The gym, created by Sea Mar, hopes to offer a safe place for youths in Pierce County.
Tacoma Pride Festival organizers were unnerved when white supremacist posters appeared on the Rainbow Center and Oasis Youth Center. Now, with the festival on the horizon, they're using the opportunity to take a stand against hate.
Two former residents of the Tiki Apartments in Tacoma still face uncertainty and homelessness. One, Matt Yablon, moved out last week and still has no place to call home.
Casey Catherwood is the man behind the bizarre antics Tacoma Rainiers fans see at Cheney Stadium. An artist and entertainer, there's a method to Catherwood's creative madness.
Tacoma recently launched a pilot program to cut down on the number of abandoned and derelict homes in Districts 4 and 5. It mixes code enforcement with compassion, according to Chris Beale and Lilian Hunter, who know the problem well.
Protesters in Tacoma converged on a tattoo shop that organizers say is run by white supremacists. Many carried signs denouncing Nazis. Bill Potter was one of the protesters. It marked the banker's first time publicly speaking up against white supremacy.
News Tribune columnist Matt Driscoll answers angry emails from readers, addressing white privilege, the proposed opioid treatment facility along South Tacoma Way and his recent story on the Selma Carson Home for undocumented minors in Fife.
A historic fire station on the Tacoma Tideflats might get torn down because of the proposed Puget Sound Energy LNG facility. If that's the decision the city ultimately makes, it needs to consider all the options first.
Tacoma ran out of Tagro — made from Tacoma's poop — this year. To prevent shortages in the future, we need more waste. The Tagro facility hopes to be back in operation by early July.
A Fife detention center for unaccompanied immigrant boys has been in operation since 2003, but now immigration attorneys say children separated from their families are beginning to be shipped to the Northwest — including the Selma Carson Home.
Tacoma is looking for developers to buy Old City Hall. In its latest attempt to sell the iconic building, the city will consider bids below the $4 million it paid for the property in 2015.
A youth boxing gym on South 11th Street is open in the basement of the Sea Mar building. The gym, created by Sea Mar, hopes to offer a safe place for youths in Pierce County.
