Seattle Jury Slaps Down Patent Troll Gunning for Valve
Last Tuesday a federal jury in Seattle handed Valve Corporation a clean win in a long‑running patent fight, finding that inventor Leigh Rothschild and related entities violated Washington’s anti‑patent‑trolling law, the state consumer‑protection statute and a 2016 licensing deal. The jury also returned an advisory...
Kate’s Pub is back to life as The Rebel
Three months after the iconic Kate’s Pub shut its doors on October 31, the neighborhood staple is back to life. Donning a new look and fresh menu, The Rebel is keeping the legacy alive on 45th Street. In January, neighbors may have noticed a new coat of bright teal...
Ballard Shopkeepers Fume As Smash-And-Grabs Gut Their Bottom Line
A run of break-ins and targeted thefts has Ballard business owners on edge this month, staring at boarded-up windows, busted equipment and, in one case, a refrigeration unit stripped for copper. Shopkeepers and neighbors say the hits, which owners report started in January, are chewing into already thin margins and...
Gig Harbor couple shelters in place as fires, roadblocks unfold in Puerto Vallarta
A Gig Harbor couple currently vacationing in Puerto Vallarta watched as chaos unfolded around their condominium in the streets of Mexico Sunday. U.S. citizens are being urged to shelter in place, after a Mexican military operation killed the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera...
Another way to look at loss, grief and life | Whale’s Tales
Scene: late summer 1974. Olympic Peninsula, Lake Sutherland campground. Under an oil lamp gently swaying in the night breeze, two brothers are locked in a game of chess. Actually, not one game but many because, as the younger sibling keeps winning, his frustrated brother slams his hand on the picnic table at each...
More garbage cans being installed around Tacoma
More cans, less trash. The City of Tacoma is adding hundreds of bins to the city's commercial and business districts to proactively cut down on litter.
Mat Classic XXXVII: Tahoma three-peats 4A title, crowns three champions
They call Owen Marshall “The Mule.” The nickname was born when he was just eight years old. When Marshall first proved stubborn, his father coined it. Tahoma head coach Chris Feist kept it going. Teammates now call him “The Mule,” too. “Stubborn son of a gun,” Feist smiled. In a good way? “In a crack-your-neck and...
What might they become? These restaurant, cafe spaces sit empty around Tacoma
There’s plenty of excitement in the Tacoma food and drink scene this year, but there are still plenty of vacancies. In curating our list of restaurants, bars and bakeries set to open in 2026, we were left wondering about the ones that recently closed and the spaces that seem to be in some sort of constant turmoil....
ICE abducted British grandma with valid tourist visa and jailed her for weeks
Tacoma, Washington - US Immigration and Customs Enforcement abducted and held a 65-year-old British woman who was in the country on a valid tourist visa at a detention center for six weeks. When a simple error was noticed at the Canadian border, Karen Newton and her 66-year-old husband, Bill, were turned back to get...
Tile Drenching Is the Bathroom Upgrade Everyone’s Talking About
Designers share the top nine secrets to flawlessly execute this beautiful, high-impact trend.
