Attractions
The leaves are starting to pop in a kaleidoscopic array of colors, and soon the brisk chill of autumn will force you to dig out your favorite cozy sweaters. Sure, this is the season of leaf peepers, corn mazes and all things pumpkin spice, but it's also the season to
Attractions
What do you think of when Halloween comes to mind? Trick-or-treating? Costumes making fun of some current figure, most likely Trump and Hillary this year? Charlie Brown wearing a sheet covered in holes? Yes, Halloween has certainly become less about the scares for many, but for those that like a
Outdoors
The leaves are already starting to turn colors, the mornings have a hint of a crispness to them, and the Pumpkin Spice Lattes are here. Those who love the fall season are rejoicing in all things orange. Even though summer has come to an end, there are still lots of
Outdoors
Since Neanderthal times, humans have hunted animals for sustenance. However, today, thanks to massive food corporations and smaller organic farms, it's no longer necessary to search for your own meat. Why hunt when you can just pick up a slab of steak at Fred Meyer? Well, even with our more
Features
When it comes to fall-themed drinks, one reigns supreme: the infamous pumpkin spice latte, but enough ink has been spilled on the PSL and its cultural baggage. Besides, why waste time discussing a novelty coffee flavor when autumn is a fantastic time for adult beverages? And not just beer, either:
Features
The year is defined by its seasons, and the culinary world pays close attention. Even those not inclined to cook know that certain foods taste better in the summer than they do in the winter and vice versa. Most chefs aren't serving up watermelon or barbequing hot dogs in December.
Outdoors
Based in Seattle, Clipper Vacations is perhaps most well-known for its ferry service to Victoria, British Columbia, but the company goes so many more places than Victoria. "Clipper Vacations was originally known for the Victoria Clipper, which is the high-speed catamaran service between downtown Seattle and downtown Victoria, British Columbia," said
Outdoors
The outdoors are an essential piece of the South Sound puzzle. Without our luscious green forests, rocky beaches, and unique plant life, we'd just be a horrendously boring wasteland - no offense, Eastern Washington. All jokes about Spokane aside, there really are many opportunities to explore the Tacoma/Olympia region, particularly
Outdoors
For lovers of Oregon's outdoors, no job is more romantic than that of a fire lookout. To live atop a mountain, surveying hundreds of miles of forest and peaks from a cozy glass hut is simplicity itself. The problem is that most of us don't have months to devote to searching
Travel
Oh Pacific Northwest, why do you make me love you so? Everyone always talks about how our summers are the best kept secret, and don’t tell anyone how fantastic they are because more of those dang Californians will move up here (hint: they don’t usually last through the winter), but
News Front
For Capt. Jason Cumiford and Sgt. Laree Callihan, this is their payoff, their reward for years of training and hard work. They're headed to Belarus. But not to vacation. They'll be grappling, competing in the United World Wrestling Grappling Championships in late September in Minsk, Belarus, which borders Russia and Poland. "I
Stage
In Dusseldorf, Germany, the year 1910, a young married woman experiences a wardrobe malfunction while watching a royal procession pass by. So begins The Underpants, a Steve Martin-penned adaptation of a century-old Carl Sternheim play being put up by Tacoma Little Theatre. As the play opens, the inciting incident is
Reviews
ANNOUNCER: Lovers of u-cook Korean barbecue have a friend in Cham's in Lakewood. The boys discovered this unique dining experience to deliver the goods once they got past the weird rules. JASON: The first time I stopped in was a Tuesday at 1 p.m. The place was empty. But, standing at
Arts
South Puget Sound Community College gallery director Nathan Barnes noted that Margaret Noble's exhibition, "Resonating Objects," begs the question "what is art?" Is it just painting and sculpture? What about sound, movement, light? What are the boundaries between visual art and the performing arts? There are no easy answers, but
Music
Let's not insult Art Garfunkel by pretending he needs any introduction. We know him, of course, as the sensitive actor who debuted in Mike Nichols' Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge. That latter role earned him a Golden Globe nomination. Then came an over-40-year acting career, with roles in Laverne & Shirley,
Music
Early on in my exploration of eccentric musicians, I encountered They Might Be Giants. Here was a band, my dad derisively noted, that would write a song about any old nonsense, whether it be a sentient night-light that just wants to do its best ("Birdhouse in Your Soul"), two lovers
Stage
Despair is often the engine for creativity. So it was with colonialism and the transatlantic slave trade, which generated dance forms including dabke, salsa, samba and even tap. What we now call tap dancing arose when slaves in America combined beloved West African rhythms with Irish jig. Carol Thuy Bui is
Arts
Over the past couple decades, Tacoma has done a fine job of building itself up and turning more and more to local artists to engender what has become a fairly vibrant arts scene. And, October marks the 15th year of Tacoma Arts Month, designed to draw attention to the sort
