Golden hour light bathes the famous pot-shaped building, highlighting its whimsical charm and vintage appeal perfectly. Photo credit: Lee Tschetter Imagine cruising through Tacoma when you spot ...

Tacoma is an industrial, unpretentious, and vastly underrated city with fantastic museums, beautiful parks, landmark eateries, and well-stocked vintage shops. I’m a Washington local and I love sharing ...

I’m a Washington local who can help you find the best place to stay in Tacoma. First-time visitors should stay in Downtown Tacoma, which has exciting nightlife, excellent museums, vintage shops, and ...

Iconic Tacoma building looking a little pale, here's what's happening Posted: January 8, 2026 | Last updated: January 8, 2026 Bob's Java Jive is being revitalized but keeping its grungy charm. The ...

Movies like Say Anything had a filming location in Tacoma, but most of it was filmed in California, too. Bob's Java Jive is located at 2102 S Tacoma Way in Tacoma, Washington. It was featured in Say ...

Dec. 26—Tacoma’s namesake vehicle, the Toyota Tacoma pickup, is about to turn 30 years old. Since its introduction in 1995, the Tacoma has become the country’s most popular midsize truck. It’s spawned ...

The patron called Snake gestures toward the blue-felt pool table in the coffeepot-shaped bar in Tacoma. “I call it the ‘pool ghost.’ Not everyone has seen it,” Snake told The News Tribune on a Monday ...

THE SETTING WAS — and remains — idyllic. It’s just a stone’s throw (or two) from busy Highway 167 and the green-tinted George Milroy truss bridge that crosses the robust Puyallup River at 66th Avenue ...

If you’ve seen Disney’s family film “The One and Only Ivan,” you know it tells the story of a lovable gorilla who lives in a shopping mall with other talking animals but longs to return to the natural ...