Tacoma Beer Week, events kick off on February 27th
Multiple locations, many events, February 27th through March 8th. For the first decade, Tacoma Beer Week competed with everything else happening during the Pacific Northwest’s always busy late summer (August), but last year the organizers moved the celebration earlier in the year, where it now stands alone as a...
Pacific Middle School Caught on Camera, Growing!
The new Pacific Middle School is growing. The site camera shows structural steel expanding the classroom wing on the south side of the construction site nearly to its full length along South 227th Place. Crews are installing the roofing barrier and framing the exterior walls of the gym. The final...
Black Artists Exhibition at Tacoma Community College
This February marks the fourth annual Black Artists Exhibition at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College. The show, which opened on Feb. 11, assembles a stunning array of Black artists, of various disciplines, from around the South Sound. Featuring 20 artists, the show is vibrant and eclectic, at times joyous,...
State Patrol trooper struck and injured during traffic stop in Tacoma
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) says a trooper suffered minor injuries after their patrol car was hit by a DUI driver in Tacoma early Saturday morning.
Man arrested in Pierce County after driving through crosswalk with students crossing, sheriff says
The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) says a man was arrested on February 10 for a crosswalk violation and resisting arrest.
Plywood Goes Up As Tacoma Mall’s Orange Julius Vanishes Overnight
One of Tacoma Mall’s longtime sugar stops has gone dark. The Orange Julius kiosk in the food court is now boarded up, its counter taped off and its blenders silent, leaving regulars without one of the mall’s last old-school drink stands. Shoppers spotted the plywood and empty stall...
Washington community discusses future of 53-year-old public golf course
EAST BREMERTON, Washington -- It’s a rare sight to see a golf course’s parking lot completely full on a weeknight in winter. But on Feb. 17, roughly 200 community members packed the Putter’s Restaurant & Lounge at Rolling Hills Golf Course to listen to Kitsap County officials outline the first steps of the course’s...
Mayor Katie Wilson: “If We Turned Off the Cameras, It Would Become More Difficult...
Seattle Nice went in-depth with Mayor Katie Wilson this week, in a packed interview about her first six weeks in office. Supporters who have been disappointed by her lack of decisive action on police surveillance cameras will definitely want to tune in, as will those who are interested in how she plans to add 1,000...
FBI Seattle launches ‘Operation Winter Shield’ as cybercrime drains hundreds of millions of dollars...
SEATTLE — The FBI's Seattle field office is sounding the alarm over a rapidly escalating cybercrime crisis, unveiling a nationwide initiative called "Operation Winter Shield" aimed at equipping individuals, businesses, and organizations with the tools they need to fight back against hackers. Cybercrime cost...
Seattle’s high office vacancy rates showing signs of bottoming out
SEATTLE, WA – Seattle’s office vacancy rates at the end of 2025 reached record highs – some 35% – but the rate of increase is slowing, suggesting the market is stabilizing. Based on a recent report by the real

















