Washington Mutual and now Rainier Pacific. Both have gone from riches to rags and both originated in our backyard. While not as spooky as the WaMu debacle, the Rainier Pacific dissolution seems to be exactly what this region needs to avoid. This pattern of 1 step forward and 2 steps back is not going to […]
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Happy Sad
Tacoma, the times they are a changin. Here are a couple things of which to be aware. Happy: 1022 South Hilltop is home to a craft cocktail lounge. Have you ever been to a bar that takes the art of making cocktails VERY seriously? It is interesting to see what they can do with alchemy […]
WANTED: Bagel shop in Tacoma
I had to make a run to Sea-tac airport this morning. Early. Aside from my morning pot of coffee, the chief motivator for me today was the notion of actually enjoying a fresh, authentic bagel for breakfast. Of course, there aren’t any fresh bagels to be had in Tacoma. How did I do it? What’s […]
You’ll like Tacoma
Several of my relatives plan to move back to Tacoma in the near future. This has me thinking about the City of Density and how it is here today compared with how it was here 10 years ago. I regularly complain about all sorts of things in Tacoma ranging from traffic cameras, to bad urban […]
Partridge District?
I had a conversation with myself and decided to go ahead with this thought. Before I begin, let me just say that I love the Proctor District, especially when it’s not crawling with middle schoolers. The honorable Proctor District has left a sour taste in my mouth lately. There is considerable traffic, delay, construction and […]