Monkeyshines 2018 - The Year of the Dog
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Have you been paying attention to the calendar, Tacoma?  Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. The twitchiness and paranoia that is Monkeyshines has been in the air for weeks. We search trees and parks. We open every newspaper box and look in every potted plant. We discover every single tossed ... .. read more..

Monkeyshines 2017 - The Year of the Rooster
Sunday, January 22, 2017

I know that we've been quiet for a while. This week seems like a good time to step outside for a moment and say something ... With Chinese New Year fast approaching, the twitchiness and paranoia that is Monkeyshines begin to fill the air. We search trees and parks. We open every newspaper box... .. read more..

Daniel Blue: A long overdue letter to Tacoma … and an invitation
Wednesday, August 3, 2016

I moved to Tacoma around 2003 and I stayed until I moved to Seattle in 2010.  I really had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. I was into the idea of being a poet and I was making ends meet by sewing old sweaters together into hoodies and calling it a fashion label. But, at the bottom ... .. read more..

Op-Ed: Don’t Suburban-ize Tacoma
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Bill Virgin’s recent article (“Is Tacoma taking Seattle-like growth tactics too far?”, June 4, 2016) in the Tacoma News Tribune represents the latest chapter in the ongoing community dialogue about the character of development patterns emerging during the economic recovery. Fina... .. read more..

Cooks Tavern Welcomes Its First Customers
Friday, June 3, 2016

We had the pleasure last of night of joining a few friends for dinner at Cooks Tavern. The restaurant, located at North 26th and Alder, is the first Tacoma presence for Seattle-based Chow Foods. Their neighborhood restaurants include places like The Hi-Life in Ballard, 5 Spot on Queen Anne, and E... .. read more..

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