VeloFemmes Seek to Equalize Tacoma’s Cycling Scene
The VeloFemmes is a new grassroots group committed to encouraging more women to travel on two wheels in Tacoma. Join them for their June 20 kickoff event.
Read articleAugust 17: Post Defiance Celebrates Two Years
Join us on August 17 to celebrate two years of inspiration, provocation, and reflection on Tacoma culture. In our second year, Post Defiance continues the tradition of sharing what we love about Tacoma with our friends and family.
Read articlePost Defiance Celebrates Two Years: A Picnic in Wright Park
Post Defiance is delighted to celebrate two years of Tacoma content on August 17, 2013. Our three-part anniversary party will kick off at 3 pm with…
Read articlePost Defiance Celebrates Two Years: A Conservatory Concert
Continuing tradition from our first anniversary, Post Defiance follows the Wright Park Picnic with the second party stop of our annual August celebration: the Conservatory Concert.…
Read articlePost Defiance Celebrates Two Years: A Defiant Dance
Post Defiance will close out our August 17, 3013 festivities with a good, old-fashioned dance party. With just a little less square-dancing than you’re probably used…
Read articleChandler O’Leary’s Droplets: Everything You Love In One Convenient Location
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 article250 Volunteers Stand Up for Pierce County’s Abused and Neglected Children; Join and Support Them
On May 30, 2013 the News Tribune published a powerful and moving opinion piece from Janice Bridges, a supervisor at Pierce County’s dependency court who provides local children…
Read articleA School and Its City: Thoughts on the Puget Sound Puzzle
After decades of dissonance comes an opportunity for for students, university administration and community members to rethink the relationship between the University of Puget Sound and the city it calls home.
Read articleTo Squeak and Squawk or Not?
Is there a real reason why many of our scrappy festivals can’t coordinate, share resources, and support each other in order to become stronger, better, and more influential?
Read articleIt’s Time Once Again to MOVE! with MLK Ballet
MLK Ballet is hosting Move! #20, another installment in its spectacular contemporary dance series, June 1 2013 at the Broadway Center Theater on the Square. MOVE! #20 // MLK…
Read articleHilltop’s Le Donut C’est Magnifique!
There’s a strangely painted, but quaint little spot in Hilltop, right next to the neighborhood Safeway, where you can get the city’s most amazing doughnuts. I…
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…
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