The News TribuneClimate Tacoma kids went on a climate strike Friday. At Lincoln, so did many of the teachers thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Tacoma kids went on a climate strike Friday. At Lincoln, so did many of the teachers When the kids filed out of Lincoln, Carinna Tarvin, a social …
The News TribuneHousing Tacoma preparing to clear People’s Park homeless camp. Where folks will go remains unclear thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Tacoma preparing to clear People’s Park homeless camp. Where folks will go remains unclear There are a lot of tents. There’s no other way to say it. It …
The News TribuneStudents A free bus pass for all Tacoma high school students? That’s tax money well spent thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll A free bus pass for all Tacoma high school students? That’s tax money well spent The kids filed off the Pierce Transit bus, one by one, greeted by the …
The News TribuneHousing Tacoma’s Hilltop to get a tiny home village for the homeless. How’d that go in Olympia? thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Tacoma’s Hilltop to get a tiny home village for the homeless. How’d that go in Olympia? It was a standard question, at least for these types of …
The News TribuneMuseums Housecleaning at Tacoma museum leaves ‘single moccasin’ looking for a new home thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Housecleaning at Tacoma museum leaves ‘single moccasin’ looking for a new home The search for “single moccasin” took me to Point Defiance Park and the …
The News Tribune Tacoma’s affordability crisis plays out in results of sad lottery at Housing Authority thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Tacoma’s affordability crisis plays out in results of sad lottery at Housing Authority With a push of a few computer buttons, the process of choosing …
The News TribuneHousing Some things have been festering. Tacoma’s new City Council needs to address them — now thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Some things have been festering. Tacoma’s new City Council needs to address them — now For months now, Tacoma’s candidates for City Council — …
The News Tribune Roll the credits — Tacoma’s last video rental shop, Backstage Video, closes soon thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Roll the credits — Tacoma’s last video rental shop, Backstage Video, closes soon The way Fred Davie tells it, every story has “a beginning, a middle …
The News TribuneGuns Tacoma took a little step toward gun sanity Tuesday night. Let’s hope others follow thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Tacoma took a little step toward gun sanity Tuesday night. Let’s hope others follow After months of heated discussion and a surprise last-minute …
The News Tribune Bizarre end for beloved Lakewood bagel shop after inspector hurt by squatters’ dog thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Bizarre end for beloved Lakewood bagel shop after inspector hurt by squatters’ dog Last week, owner Bob Bringer’s month-to-month tenancy at the …
The News Tribune He spent years cataloging Tacoma’s ‘good, bad, ugly.’ Now irreplaceable historian to retire thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll He spent years cataloging Tacoma’s ‘good, bad, ugly.’ Now irreplaceable historian to retire Like so many good nonfiction tales, Brian Kamens’ — at …
The News Tribune Five things we learned from Tuesday night’s election results thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll For candidates across the state, months of hard work, campaigning and door-belling culminated abruptly on Election Night. Still others, including here …
The News Tribune Why’s a school board candidate espousing executions? The voters’ guide has answers thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Why’s a school board candidate espousing executions? The voters’ guide has answers Well, I take that back. Carroll was serious, he said, about wanting …
The News Tribune Crime is not up in Puyallup, no matter how it feels. City leaders need to act accordingly thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Crime is not up in Puyallup, no matter how it feels. City leaders need to act accordingly You don’t have to search long and hard to hear the terrified …
The News Tribune The governor, anyway, thinks Tacoma is handling homelessness in a constructive way thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll The governor, anyway, thinks Tacoma is handling homelessness in a constructive way It was part field trip, part meet-and-greet, part listen and …
The News Tribune Has Keith Blocker worn out his welcome? In four years, he’s gone from an outsider to ‘status quo’ thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Has Keith Blocker worn out his welcome? In four years, he’s gone from an outsider to ‘status quo’ On a recent morning, business owners and employees …
The News Tribune Let the gun lobby rant. Taxing firearms and ammunition sales in Tacoma is right thing thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Let the gun lobby rant. Taxing firearms and ammunition sales in Tacoma is right thing Tacoma City Councilman Ryan Mello likened it to poking a bear in …
The News TribuneIcon version of the Flipboard logo More city-sanctioned tent cities could be coming to Tacoma in wake of parks tent ban thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll More city-sanctioned tent cities could be coming to Tacoma in wake of parks tent ban Standing along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd on a bright, brisk …
The News Tribune Underground Railroad escape room to change name after a thoughtful conversation about race thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Underground Railroad escape room to change name after a thoughtful conversation about race So is acknowledging a blind spot — particularly when it …
The News Tribune A popular Tacoma comics shop is on the ropes. Can a professional wrestler save it? thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll A popular Tacoma comics shop is on the ropes. Can a professional wrestler save it? On the first day of October, Micheal Fitzgerald, the owner of …
The News Tribune Seems like too little, too late with those ‘microlibraries’ headed to Eastside, Hilltop thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Seems like too little, too late with those ‘microlibraries’ headed to Eastside, Hilltop Can a small step in the right direction feel like a slap in …
The News Tribune Hilltop Rite Aid site purchased by nonprofit. Plans fluid, but affordable housing in mix thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Hilltop Rite Aid site purchased by nonprofit. Plans fluid, but affordable housing in mix The abandoned Rite Aid building at South 11th and Martin …
The News Tribune O.G.’s see the violence in Tacoma and say enough. ‘Our children are being killed’ thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll O.G.’s see the violence in Tacoma and say enough. ‘Our children are being killed’ Many of the men sitting around the table had been to prison. Nearly …
The News Tribune Violence is wracking Tacoma. It’s on all of us, not just the mayor, to find a way to stop it thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Violence is wracking Tacoma. It’s on all of us, not just the mayor, to find a way to stop it It’s been a bloody summer in a city that has seen bloody …
The News TribuneIcon version of the Flipboard logo Will Lakewood’s beloved and legit bagel shop get new life with new building ownership? thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Will Lakewood’s beloved and legit bagel shop get new life with new building ownership? New ownership brings the possibility of new beginnings for a …
The News Tribune Badly needed Tacoma psychiatric hospital’s beds empty; accreditation effort on ‘pause’ thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll Badly needed Tacoma psychiatric hospital’s beds empty; accreditation effort on ‘pause’ When the new $41 million Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital …
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The News TribunePhillip Dorsett A porch, a door and a window. Remnants of historic Tacoma home draw neighbors’ concern thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll A porch, a door and a window. Remnants of historic Tacoma home draw neighbors’ concern When the work began, Richard Dorsett didn’t think much of …
The News Tribune They wanted to change black kids’ lives. Over time, they’ve come up with $1M to do it thenewstribune.com - By Matt Driscoll They wanted to change black kids’ lives. Over time, they’ve come up with $1M to do it At first, Jim Walton and Tom Dixon thought a plaque might do the …
