Chasing The Tacoma Pill Junkies
There is a debate carried on throughout The Tacoma Pill Junkies, the new release from Tacoma author Joshua Swainston, regarding the best drug movie, and to…
Read articleShake Shake Shake: Contemplating Comestibles and Desire
What happens when Post Defiance takes a wild and crazy trip to the heart of funky family dining in Tacoma’s “cool-cats’ zone” called St. Helens? Read more to find out!
Read articleHawkeye: My Life As A Weapon
(Reposted with permission of The Tacoma Ledger) Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon is a new paperback release from Marvel Comics. It collects issues from the…
Read articleGoing Beyond Grit
We live in a country still recovering from a wide-reaching recession, multiple incidents of gun violence, and the bombings in Boston. We live in a state…
Read articleLeukemia Girl in Chemo Land
“When I was at my weakest, just a sliver of my former identity, I began to wear the mask of Leukemia Girl.” Post Defiance editor Kate Albert Ward reflects on her life-altering diagnosis of cancer ten years ago, and how it shaped her understanding of community.
Read articleHow the Mighty Have (Almost) Fallen
The giant totem pole in Fireman’s Park near Old City Hall is fatally deteriorated, and no longer structurally stable. Any dead tree, no matter how intricately carved or fancifully painted, would rot and topple after 110 years of exposure to Tacoma weather. It should not come as a surprise that this particular 83-foot-tall log is crawling with carpenter ants and mushy to the core.
Read articleFeeding the Heart of Tacoma
We have so many reasons to celebrate our city: it’s full of wonderful parks and amenities, a lively and creative art scene, caring and proud citizens.…
Read article1022 South Loses Its Way
If you’re in any way connected to Tacoma, you’ve probably heard that on April 29, Chris Keil, chief alchemist at 1022 South, was abruptly removed from…
Read articleChris Keil Says Goodbye to 1022 South
The beauty of not being a journalist is that sometimes I get to be radically partial. I love Chris Keil and am honored to share his…
Read articleHip Hop, Hilltop, Gentrification: A Perspective from Dorian Waller
A verbal jousting continues to take place about Tacoma’s Hilltop. What began as a short piece on a young rapper repping Hilltop turned into a back…
Read articleIncredible Films All Day & Night at The Grand Cinema
The Grand Cinema Presents: The 24 Hour Movie Marathon April 20-21, 10 a.m. – 10 a.m. at the Grand Cinema The 24 Hour Movie Marathon is…
Read articleSimple Equation, Powerful Ideas: Art+Sci in Tacoma
“Imagine a scientist who gets lost in space and finds himself in art.” A simple request kicked off the first ever Art+Sci Salon in February when Siddarth Ramakrishan,…
Read articleCulinary Incubation at the Free-Range Kitchen
Having experienced the ups and downs of small-time food production firsthand, Bridgett Crews and Krista Keithly of the Hilltop Pop Shop are paying it forward and helping others find success with their latest culinary innovation, The Free-Range Kitchen.
Read article“Sand” & “Notes on a Brooklyn Crucifixion” by Rachel Ervin
Sand In the summer sanctuary of my youth, our freckled faces and rippled wrists; our brown-skinned backs and makeshift suits staggered around the aggregate pool. The…
Read articleDispatches from Education: One Letter is Not Enough to Tell a School’s Story
Reading the front-page article on the state lawmakers’ plan to assign letter grades to schools on Saturday morning, I felt so mad and frustrated. I spent afternoons…
Read articleWaiting For A Voice: Grumpy Thoughts on Tacoma Music
If you’re interested in following me on this journey of highly personal observations, and if you feel you might have had encounters with music in Tacoma that were similar to my own, read on. But don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Read articleSeattle’s Contemporary Dance Company, Whim W’Him, Brings Its Capricious Talent to Tacoma
Every so often there are those few individuals who give a voice to their generation. They take in what’s happening in the world around them and…
Read articleThe Poets Are Coming
Not nearly the threat of an invading army, yet announcement should be made that on April 4 (tonight), King’s Books plays host to five acclaimed local…
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