SouthSoundTalk Writers Pick Favorite Stories from 2015

Throughout the past year, SouthSoundTalk.com has shared countless stories about the people, businesses and organizations that make Pierce County such a vibrant place to...

#ShopSmall in Tacoma on Small Business Saturday

By Mariah Beckman There are two kinds of people in this world: those who do Black Friday and those who don’t. Black Friday shoppers are...

Tacoma Toy Rescue Mission Delivers Toys, Smiles to Families Across Pierce County

By Mariah Beckman Every child remembers one dog-eared and well-traveled companion of the cloth or plastic persuasion. Raggedy Ann, My Buddy, a GloWorm or cheerful...

Discover Tacoma’s Dark Market at Le Noir Bazaar

By Mariah Beckman Standing just over five feet tall, a bespectacled Julia Jones sports a cardigan and floor-length maxi skirt. She still looks the part...

Eat Your Heart Out at Old Milwaukee Cafe

By Mariah Beckman There are few things in life as luxurious as a hearty, home-cooked breakfast. Whether it’s a thick stack of fluffy pancakes, crispy...

October Guide to Gourds, Ghouls and Good Fun in the South Sound

By Mariah Beckman As summer draws to a close in the Pacific Northwest, blue skies and crisp autumn breezes beckon. October is a magical time...

Parkour Plants Itself as a Popular Sport in the South Sound

By Mariah Beckman “What we’re going to be working on next is traveling,” Chris Pascual says. Clad in black and with his hair tied back,...

Kick It Old School at Tacoma’s Antique Row

By Mariah Beckman Strolling idly past shelves lined with memorabilia can impact everyone a little differently. Whether it’s a Victorian-era bustle, a 1959 Wurlitzer jukebox...

Discover the Gnome Homes of Bonney Lake

By Mariah Beckman For the past three weeks, the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire in Bonney Lake has drawn in all sorts of fantastic creatures to Kelley...

Tchotchkes and Trinkets: R.R. and Darcy Anderson Put the Tinkertopia in Tacoma

By Mariah Beckman When your average mother opens her junk drawer, the havoc of safety pins, odd buttons and nearly-spent spools of string looks like...

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