6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (96+ words) Take a look inside the new Lowell Elementary School in Tacoma as the community returns to campus. Principal Josh Benedict says the design kept the school’s history and traditions alive with benches, artifacts and student artwork from prior classrooms, while…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (82+ words) Step inside LeRoy Jewelers, a downtown Tacoma staple since the 1940s. Owners Steph Farber and Phyllis Harrison share what makes the pieces they create so special and decades of custom jewelry design, restoration, and craftsmanship in the heart of the city....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (32+ words) The city of Tacoma is offering a new reduced-rate parking program for people to park downtown. The city of Tacoma is offering a new reduced-rate parking program for people to park downtown....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (62+ words) Fred Meyer will close its James Center store on S. 19th St. in Tacoma. Mayor Anders Ibsen calls it a "gut punch" as the city works to transition the retail space. Fred Meyer will close its James Center store on S. 19th St. in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (116+ words) Over 5,000 students received free backpacks, shoes, coats, and school supplies at Tacoma’s 4th annual Kids Health and Safety Fair. Local families also accessed free essential health services on-site, including dental cleanings, vision screenings, and haircuts. Organized by the Tacoma Police Department,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (461+ words) There's a new place to shop in downtown Tacoma, and it might look familiar. Hive Provisions + Refillery opened Aug. 15 at 504 S. 11th St., Suite B, after shuttering its original location on South Tacoma Way last year. The shop is full of books,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (40+ words) Hive Provisions + Refillery is now open in downtown Tacoma, after closing its original location on South Tacoma Way last year. Hive Provisions + Refillery is now open in downtown Tacoma, after closing its original location on South Tacoma Way last year....

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (559+ words) Hidden in a nondescript building in downtown Tacoma, across the street from Corina Bakery and The Grand Cinema, rows upon rows of soft sheep skin sit waiting to become car seat covers, earmuffs and rugs. For 38 years, one of the…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (82+ words) Jeff Millheisler gives a resident's view of Tacoma’s historic 11th Street cobblestones, where drivers sometimes hit the uneven blocks at speed and bounce through the intersection. He says the rumble of motorists, bikes and scooters is a reminder of Tacoma’s past....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (172+ words) Hilltop residents will have to wait a bit longer before the local post office re-opens. The USPS post office at 1220 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Way has been closed since approximately summer 2025, according to a supervisor at the downtown Tacoma post…...