When Tacoma beverage superpowers align, wonderful things happen. This weekend is proof with a drive-thru cider and beer festival safe for social distancing. Tacoma Brewing Co., Tacoma Cider Co., Witch Dog Brewing and Mad Hat Teas have mashed up their products and the result is a limited release of tea-infused beverages that’ll be available in […]
Westside Story – TBR Magazines
I have to ask. Do you feel stressed because of the heaps of unread magazines piled all over your home? Do magazines strewn all over your end tables make it impossible to locate even a tiny bit of space to place a coaster for your Gin & Tonic? Are your end tables covered with magazines […]
Westside Story – Fajardo For Sheriff – Reason #2
Cyndie Fajardo (pronounced faa har doe) is running for Pierce County Sheriff. There are many reasons to vote for Lieutenant Fajardo. Reason #1 to vote Fajardo for Sheriff is because of Lieutenant Fajardo’s and her family’s long involvement with LAW ENFORCEMENT and PUBLIC SERVICE, dating back to 1886. Reason #2 to vote Fajardo for Sheriff […]
Across the Fence: Burfoot and Another Park
Being stuck inside the State in the times of Corona doesn’t mean you cannot explore or find some utterly exquisite pockets of nature where you don’t even expect them. Last Sunday, my husband, Don, and I wanted to get some exercise in the area, and I still have that wonderful book (https://www.amazon.com/Take-Walk-Through-Natural-Places/dp/1570613265) I bought before […]
Joeseppi's Reopened and is offering 50% Discount in June
Our waitress looked at me and said, “Shirley Temple lots of cherries?” I nodded my head. We were looking for lunch. Peg and I had been waiting for Joeseppi’s Italian Ristorante in Tacoma’s West/North End (2207 North Pearl Street, Tacoma 98406 – 253-761-5555) to open. Joe is a past Pierce County Executive and his restaurant […]
St Vinnies Reopens in Tacoma and Puyallup to Help All Across Pierce County
St Vinnies opened up their Tacoma Thrift Store on the 16th and their Puyallup Thrift Store on the 17th of June. Funds raised by the sale of donated goods are used to pay wages of employees and help people throughout the county with emergencies to meet the obligations of utilities, rent, house payments, and more. […]
Steamer’s Seafood Cafe at Tacoma’s Titlow Beach CLOSING
Tacoma’s Steamer’s Seafood Cafe has a sense-of-place like no other and over the last 15 years, I’ve written more than once that Steamers Seafood Cafe at Titlow Beach yields the most affordable view restaurant in Tacoma. And now this will be the last summer you’ll get to eat there. “Summer 2020 will be the final […]
Black Lives Matter – Early TV – Tacoma's Hilltop and Family
I grew up in the 1950s watching TV. I barely remember going to a pre-school on South J Street before attending Stanley Elementary from Kindergarten to the fourth grade. My mother first worked at the Mount Rainier Ordinance Depot at Fort Lewis and then she worked at for the Boy Scouts in downtown Tacoma just […]
Westside Story – Fajardo For Sheriff – Reason #1
Cyndie Fajardo, (pronounced (faa har doe), was born in Brooklyn, New York. That was the day she began her lifelong trek towards becoming our next Pierce County Sheriff. In 1886, which is 134 years ago, Cyndie Fajardo’s great-grandfather, John Timmons, began a family tradition of public service. He dedicated his life to law enforcement as […]