The other day I was flipping channels and stumbled upon the credits and outtakes of an 80’s/90’s movie that I’ve never seen before. Molly Ringwald was in it, but I’m not clear on whether or not she was Claire or a new character.. Paul Gleason was in the movie as Vice Principal Richard Vernon. This […]
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Let’s give ‘em something to talk about
The Dock Street/Downtown waterfront of Tacoma is in trouble. The museum restaurant has closed, following the Blue Olive on their way out of town. The pedestrian bridge over I-705 is proving to be insufficient in fueling foot traffic from Pacific Avenue to Dock Street. Even before these closures, Dock Street has been a ghost town, […]
Building fire on Ruston Way
I went down for takeout on the waterfront this evening and stumbled upon a large fire. The old building just south of Harbor Lights on Ruston Way was an inferno around 6:30pm. The road was closed, fire trucks and firemen everywhere. They had been there for awhile, so the sirens were off, and the entire […]
Junior Daffodil Parade
This morning I headed up to the heart of the Proctor District to get a closeup on the Junior Daffodil Parade. In prior years, I’ve been on my way to Starbuck’s or the grocery store, unknowingly crossing up with a tidal wave of pedestrians, blockades and other confused breakfast-seekers. The Proctor District is no fun […]
Friday the 13th
Besides the horror movie series, does anyone know the origins of the “Friday the 13th” concept? Several bible stories reference Fridays and the 13th day of the month being unlucky. The DaVinci Code even mentions Friday the 13th of October in the year 1307 as a bad day. Despite this, the marriage of the number […]