Story & Videos – Joseph Boyle On October 10, 1997 at 4:30 p.m. I bought my first motorcycle, a red 1998 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 Custom. This was both a proud and scary moment in my life. When I rode home I looked down at the shiny Harley and said to myself, “What have I done? […]
Tacoma
South Tacoma Business District Car Show
By Joseph Boyle It’s coming! Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 10 am – 4 pm, the 16th Annual South Tacoma Way Car Show. Find the fun on South Tacoma Way between 50th St South and 56th St South. The South Tacoma Business District Association and corporate sponsor, Heritage Bank, in addition to the generous contributions […]
South Tacoma Business District Car Show
By Joseph Boyle It’s coming! Saturday, August 18, 2012 from 10 am – 4 pm, the 16th Annual South Tacoma Way Car Show. Find the fun on South Tacoma Way between 50th St South and 56th St South. The South Tacoma Business District Association and corporate sponsor, Heritage Bank, in addition to the generous contributions […]
Westside Story – Lobster Shop
Story & Photos – Joseph Boyle A couple of weeks ago, six of us motored down to the Lobster Shop Restaurant on the Ruston Way waterfront. After being seated at a nice table overlooking Puget Sound, we noticed a Canada goose and her future family of 7. Her nest was in the flower box just on […]
Westside Story – Road Trip to Mary’s Burger Bistro
By Joe Boyle I moved to Pierce County in 1959. My photo depicts a small burger joint that has been in the same Tacoma location since the early 1950s, long before I got here. I have always wanted to try it out, but never have.
Westside Story – Road Trip to Paya Thai Fish & Chips
Story & Photo – Joseph Boyle This afternoon my friend, Mike, and I took a road trip down to Historic Freighthouse Square located at 430 East 25th St, near the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. The Freighthouse Square is over 100 years old. It was well known for being the furthest west freight terminus for the […]
Westside Story – Recycle at Recycle
Story & Photo – Joseph BoyleAt my age, any time I get to see something I have never seen before, I get excited. So there I was heading into the LRI Recycle Dump located at 10308 Sales Road South, Tacoma, Washington, 98499 with 1600 pounds of ice-storm branches and brush. What could be more boring […]
Westside Story – South Tacoma Way Car Show
Story & Photos by Joseph Boyle It’s coming! Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 10 am – 4 pm, the 15th Annual South Tacoma Way Car Show. Find the fun on South Tacoma Way between 50th St South and 56th St South. The South Tacoma Business District Association and corporate sponsor, Heritage Bank, in addition to […]
Solemnity exemplified in Flag Retirement Ceremony
Such a large part of our local community is comprised of military families and retirees. However, even for those who may have never served in the armed forces, there is a reverence for the American flag. There is an established protocol for the proper destruction, i.e. ‘retirement’ of tattered old flags. They should never be […]