Over the last two weeks I recorded comments over two days with eleven different women about Catherine Place. The comments were heartfelt and wonderful to hear. Several individual video recordings will be available soon via Youtube and the Catherine Place website. “Catherine Place provides hospitality, community, advocacy and education for women who desire support in […]
Across the Fence: A Musical Mission
The other day, I was invited to a Zoom house party by my friend, renowned TV and radio show host, author, and humorist Dorothy Wilhelm. It was there that I first met another Washington State icon who immediately impressed me, musician Linda Allen. She presented a video that made me even more curious about her […]
McDuff's Café at Highlands – Coffee Shop Review
“We are a community focused coffee shop, nestled on the Highlands Golf Course. Our vision is to have a local gathering spot for all of Tacoma to come and enjoy each other’s company in a warm cozy room, fireplace included.” – McDuff’s intro for their comfortable gathering place. It was pouring down when I arrived […]
Katie Downs Ruston Way Waterfront Restaurant Review
Peg and I were returning from an afternoon appointment to our Northend Tacoma home. We were both tired and not really interested in cooking dinner. A few days before, my friend Rick Allen asked where the nearest Ivar’s was. “On South Mildred across from TCC. They are a little pricey, though.” Rick didn’t care he […]
Going to Pierce County’s Restaurant Rally? These owners have advice
Restaurant Rally, a discount program offering diners 30 percent off meals at participating restaurants, is less than a week away and restaurant owners are prepping for a deluge of customers. Pierce County also launched the website today that lists all 200+ of the restaurants participating in the Restaurant Rally. Find that list of 200 restaurants […]
Pierce County Restaurant Rally – Discounts – Relief to Restaurants
Pierce County Restaurant Rally offers discounts to diners and relief to restaurants – Nov. 8-19, 2020. I think Pierce County deserves recognition for their efforts supporting local restaurants and their employees. Pierce County, in partnership with Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber, Washington Hospitality Association and Travel Tacoma – Mount Rainier Tourism and Sports has announced details of […]
Thanksgiving 2020: Restaurants with dine-in, delivery, take-out around Tacoma, Pierce County
Welp. This won’t be the Thanksgiving we want with all the pandemic concerns about group gatherings, but let me help you try and make the most of Thanksgiving 2020 anyway. With many families skipping the big gatherings you’re likely looking for a place where you can go out to eat or safely get take-out because […]
Tillicum News for November
The Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) in-person meetings continue to await a safe return but, in the meantime, read the November 2020 newsletter, as there is a good deal of important information. Library announcements; board member nominations; town clean up dates; Pierce County Alert signups; and Safe Parking locations for vehicle residents.
Across the Fence: Fruits of Fall
The skies have turned a different hue of blue a while ago. The first leaves started turning this year in August already. Starbucks and Co. have welcomed back customers for their pumpkin spice lattes. But fall, for me, somehow only begins when I see the first pumpkins paraded outside grocery stores. And everybody who knows […]