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Simon Moon It’s 2 a.m., and the bars are spitting patrons out onto the street. On any other night, on the corner of 25th Street and Tacoma Avenue, hookers, drug dealers and other unseemly types would be milling about, slinging ass and addictions. But on the eve of a recent art
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The Rev. Timothy Smith will share his views on United States immigration policy this Sunday in an uncommon forum — he’s going to give a sermon about it. As one of Tacoma’s most active opponents of a private prison for immigrants on the Tacoma Tideflats, Smith is concerned that the
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The Rev. Timothy Smith will share his views on United States immigration policy this Sunday in an uncommon forum — he’s going to give a sermon about it. As one of Tacoma’s most active opponents of a private prison for immigrants on the Tacoma Tideflats, Smith is concerned that the
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OK everybody, it’s time to talk about lube. Not the kind you put in your car. The kind you put …well, you know where to put it. We hope. Personal lubricants have become a booming market in recent years, with aging, sexually active baby boomers — nearly 40 million of
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OK everybody, it’s time to talk about lube. Not the kind you put in your car. The kind you put …well, you know where to put it. We hope. Personal lubricants have become a booming market in recent years, with aging, sexually active baby boomers — nearly 40 million of
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Can I be honest? I’m tired of hearing about the economy. The relentless drone of facts and figures, projections and dissections, and the endless stream of macro-economic analysis are simply mind-numbing. We are bombarded daily with speculation, tales of new, tragic developments, another report, another tiny step toward legislation, or away,
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Can I be honest? I’m tired of hearing about the economy. The relentless drone of facts and figures, projections and dissections, and the endless stream of macro-economic analysis are simply mind-numbing. We are bombarded daily with speculation, tales of new, tragic developments, another report, another tiny step toward legislation, or away,
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It’s hard to be thankful, even with an awesome new president, a historic shift in socio-political dynamic, the recent, symbolic exorcism of several political demons, and a holiday or two right around the corner. Seasonal displays of reindeer finger puppets, Christmas lights and green and red M&Ms aren’t cheering me
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It’s hard to be thankful, even with an awesome new president, a historic shift in socio-political dynamic, the recent, symbolic exorcism of several political demons, and a holiday or two right around the corner. Seasonal displays of reindeer finger puppets, Christmas lights and green and red M&Ms aren’t cheering me
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Blame gas prices. As per-gallon rates hit $4 during the summer, cars started to look like less of a convenience and more of a burden. To avoid mounting costs, some people explored rail commuting and jumped on the Sounder or Link Light Rail. Some people hopped on the bus. Some
