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Like a Tesla Model S, but for trains. City receives $4.95M for zero-emission locomotives
Tacoma News Tribune· 2 days agoTacoma is getting three zero-emission trains, weighing as much as 350,000 pounds each and chugging by at speeds of up to 10 mph. The city has received some fiscal help to ...
It’s going to feel like summer the next few days. Here’s how hot it’s likely to be
Tacoma News Tribune· 6 days agoWednesday’s high in Tacoma reached 62. Thursday’s high is forecast to be in the mid-70s, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Jacob DeFlitch. “We’re going to ...
From an Italian villa, Tacoma chef competes in second season of Food Network show
Tacoma News Tribune· 2 days agoLast fall, Tacoma-based chef Jan Parker lived with and competed against 11 “rising culinary stars” in a 16th-century villa nestled in the hills of Puglia, the southern heel ...
Tacoma zoo to reopen its aquarium
The Columbian· 5 days agoPoint Defiance Zoo is expected to reopen its Tropical Reef Aquarium next month, the zoo announced this week. Formerly called the South Pacific Aquarium,...
'Renting down.' One WA local city is pursuing market-rate apartments to ease housing crunch
The Wenatchee World· 1 day agoAs University Place is considering expanding use of a tax break for multifamily apartment...
Joseph Johnson reportedly died. The name might be unfamiliar, his graffiti likely not
Tacoma News Tribune· 6 days agoHis tag can be seen all over Tacoma.
Its job is to advise Tacoma on police issues. What happens when the advice isn't taken?
The Wenatchee World· 6 days agoA committee of Tacoma residents tasked with advising the city on police policy and reviewing...
9 things to eat and drink (that aren’t just ice cream) through this hot Tacoma weekend
Tacoma News Tribune· 6 days agoTemperatures around the South Sound are projected to reach into the 80s this weekend. It’s the kind of early-May timing that will have ice cream shops swimming with customers eager to cool off ...
‘No soup for you!’ Soup Nazi actor to appear in Tacoma this month. You can meet him
Tacoma News Tribune· 2 days ago‘No soup for you!’ Soup Nazi actor to appear in Tacoma this month. Thomas was already a seasoned actor and fan of Jerry Seinfeld’s “show about nothing” when he auditioned for the Soup Nazi role in 1995.
Tacoma is home to the only Lucha Libre school in the PNW, it produces local pro luchadores
Tacoma News Tribune· 2 days agoThe sounds of Spanish music and bodies hitting the wrestling ring can be heard at the only Lucha Libre school in the Pacific Northwest. Owner José Luis Gómez has over 45 years of experience ...