TACOMA, Wash – On May 29, the eve of Pride Month, the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma will open an original exhibition about transgender people in the West from the 1860s to the 1940s. The exhibition was created in collaboration with Dr. Peter Boag, an historian, author, and educator at Washington State University-Vancouver. Crossing Boundaries: Portraits […]
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Meet Judi Brown, Member of the Transportation Club
Meet Judi Brown of the Transportation Club of Tacoma. She’s a great representation of a family run business in our community. I met Judi at the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation some years ago. I don’t even recall why I was there, but I remembered her smiling face. Judi is always friendly and always smiling. Since […]
Last Chance to see South Sound Selects: Community Choices from the Collection
TACOMA – It is the last chance to see Tacoma Art Museum’s special exhibition South Sound Selects: Community Choices from the Collection, closing on Sunday, May 30, 2021. This unique exhibition, which opened virtually in November 2020 and later to the general public in April 2021, broadens the curatorial voice at TAM by highlighting works […]
Crows Fly Where They Want, They Rarely Back Down, and Carry a Grudge
Crows think they are in charge of everything. They fly were they want; they rarely back down, and they carry a grudge. Last year in May I started a drive-way repair program at our home. The plan was to touch-up and then resurface the asphalt driveway that nearly encircles our home. I cleaned out the […]
Joeseppi's Without Joe Stortini? Not Quite! – Restaurant Review
The last time we had dined at Joeseppi’s fine dining? While it was under reconstruction, we ordered take out. Recently, we were doing some shopping and Peg said, “Let’s go to Joeseppi’s! So, we did. We walked in told the greeter we were going to the bar. We like to eat in the bar. We […]
Kelly Blucher announces campaign for Tacoma City Council
TACOMA, WA — Kelly Blucher, a prominent children’s and homelessness advocate, launched her campaign today for Tacoma City Council in a bid to bring her proven approach to advocacy to Tacoma City Hall. She will be running for position 2. Blucher’s own life experience set her on her path to serving Tacoma’s most vulnerable when, […]
Walk Tacoma: The History Behind the Names virtual tour launching June 9
Tacoma, WA – Learn more about the most influential names behind some of downtown Tacoma’s well-known (or not as well-known) landmarks. Hear from local experts about famous Tacomans Thea Foss, Charles Wright, Theodore Hosmer and Willie Stewart – who have all shaped the city’s history, and still have an impact in our community today. The […]
Running from Hatred and Hitler
I watched two foreign films that at the core have the same theme: running from the terror of oppression. “Friends Forever” is a German language film and got mixed reviews. It wasn’t in the same class as Fanny’s Journey, but it was very enjoyable. “Friends Forever” tells a story of two thirteen year old buddies, […]
14th Annual Memorial Day Observance in Tacoma
Please join Tacoma Historical Society for our 14th Annual Memorial Day Observance at Tacoma’s War Memorial Park (624 N Meyers) on Monday, May 31 (11am). We are pleased to be able to gather in person once again this year. Masks and social distancing are required. The observance is free and open to the public. Dr. […]