Lakewood’s Summer Nights at the Pavilion continues with Groove Nation, a Top 40 band playing an outdoor set at Fort Steilacoom Park after the Lakewood Farmers Market. The family-friendly series gives ...

Pierce County voters may soon decide whether Sheriff Keith Swank should finish his term, and whether the sheriff should remain an elected position at all. In previous coverage, Tacoma Weekly reported ...

Behind the bar at Kingfisher & Rye, from left: Michael Gruber, Ellie Moore, Craig Moore, no relation, and Ryan Moss. At Kingfisher & Rye Tavern in Tacoma’s Sixth Avenue District, tradition meets ...

Pierce County Executive Ryan Mello renews commitment to gun safety. Pierce County’s decision to expand its free biometric gun lockbox program is a public health and harm-reduction effort aimed at ...

Two Tacoma-area teens who scaled the Tacoma Narrows Bridge cables over the weekend turned a late-night stunt into a criminal case and a shutdown of a key highway, underscoring a risky urban-climbing ...

Mayor Anders Ibsen joins representatives from Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, Greater Tacoma Peace Laureates, and community members after presenting a proclamation recognizing Mayors ...

David Hammond has established himself as the driving force behind the resurgence of the University of Puget Sound women’s rowing program, guiding the Loggers into one of the top NCAA Division III ...

Sheriff Swank, who took office in January 2025, said his office will not participate. A proposal moving through the Pierce County Charter Review Commission would create a new Sheriff Ombuds office, ...

Judge Dee Sontag, Judge Flores, therapeutic court staff, and Tacoma City Council members are recognized during Therapeutic Court Month presentations at the May 19 Tacoma City Council meeting.

Bre Judge, former teacher turned real estate investor, transformed her trauma into a love poem to Tacoma. Not all love stories are inspired by romance. Some, like Bre Judge’s, begin with a car crash.

The Puyallup City Council has approved $572,000 in Tier III funds for the West Meeker Public Parking Lot Project, a planned public parking lot on city-owned property at 313 and 321 W. Meeker Ave. The ...

Colorful water slides and rafts have been part of generations of fun at Wild Waves, which is closing next year. Guests are shown enjoying the Konga slide. Iconic local water park Wild Waves announced ...