Katy Evans Founder and Co-Managing Editor at Post Defiance, Katy writes and fundraises for Tacoma. Follow her @katynicoud.
Published on December 30th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
In Tacoma, all parties fade in the gleaming light of our annual downtown revelry known as First Night. This family friendly New Years celebration does everything right: it activates, it welcomes, it shows off how cool ... Read More →
Published on October 8th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
This article was originally published in September 2013, new information has been added. The Legacy of Frank Herbert In 1984, Frank Herbert’s fifth book in the Dune series, Heretics of Dune, was published. In the foreword, ... Read More →
Published on October 7th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
Perhaps you are like me and love movies and love The Grand Cinema but have never gone to the Tacoma Film Festival. This, I think should be considered an embarrassment for multiple reasons: First, the Tacoma ... Read More →
Published on September 3rd, 2015 | by Katy Evans
It’s been more than three years since Tacoma has a reliable, respected local art gallery. Three years ago I wrote about the closing of the Tacoma location of the William Traver Gallery and the questions I ... Read More →
Published on September 1st, 2015 | by Katy Evans
As commonplace in Northwest fall as clouds, the Cross Orbweaver spider (Araneus diadematus) takes up residence for the season, their pervasive webs stringing across windows, from tree to tree, from dahlia to chrysanthemum. But what are these guys really about? Is there more to this web spinner than meets the eye... Read More →
Published on July 9th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
Every year, the Pride celebration in Tacoma grows with programs across the City created to engage and inspire new audiences to stand together in support of LGBTQA rights. So it is definitely time for comics to ... Read More →
Published on June 30th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
A partnership with Metro Parks Tacoma and the City of Tacoma, Old Town Dock on Ruston Way has not only been restored and made accessible, it has also been accessorized in a very Tacoma way... Read More →
Published on June 29th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
I really dislike Freedom Fair. Summer festivals are typically a bit more than I can handle but Freedom Fair always seems especially oppressive, grueling, and sticky. But can I find a better reason to hate an event than stickiness... Read More →
Published on June 9th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
Our town is filled with secret and not so secret places where I can reliably make the mundane sacred; where I can, dare I say, transcendentally shake off the stress. (Which basically means I compiled a list of things I like to eat and look at.) Here are 20 places I go or things I do in Tacoma to feel less stressed; to shake off a pervasive headache; to reset; really, to just try to be a better, kinder, more considerate person... Read More →
Published on June 1st, 2015 | by Katy Evans
From June 1 through June 7, more than 3,500 bars and restaurants around the world participate in Negroni Week, a celebration of the classic Negroni cocktail paired with a philanthropic cause hosted by Imbibe Magazine and Campari. ... Read More →
Published on May 29th, 2015 | by Katy Evans
In Tacoma, everyone likes to make their own festival. At this point, it is still unclear if it is a very good or very bad idea to attempt to fill the more than 30 weekend days ... Read More →
Published on May 22nd, 2015 | by Katy Evans
Since Vicci Martinez released I am Vicci Martinez, I am unashamed to say I have listened to the album all the way through at least once a day. Often times more than once a day. The ... Read More →
