Did you know that Tacoma High Schools had an 89.3% graduation rate for the class of 2018? That’s terrific! And it is the result of years of work by the district. But are all students…

What do you think should be taught in our high schools? Is diversity education a divisive education, as one of our Tacoma high school history teachers recently claimed in an opinion piece published in The…

Wayzgoose–a letterpress and book arts extravaganza–is in its 15th year. This family-friendly event is at Kings Books and features a steamroller press, a “print your t-shirt” booth, and many letterpress and book art vendors and…

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No! It’s … TACO-MAN. Taco-Man’s mission: to review the tacos of Tacoma. It’s a podcast by Taco-Man for all Tacomans* to enjoy. Each episode, he reviews a different…

We realize it’s really early to start thinking about this, but we decided to do an episode on the 2020 Democratic Party primary field. We each brought our Top Five candidates to the conversation and…

On this episode of We Art Tacoma, sculptor Gustavo Martinez talks about his background, teaching, and (of course) his art, which includes a variety of fascinating styles and inspirations. Links Gustavo’s website Fear not, there…

Chandler O’Leary joins the podcast today to talk about her book, “The Best Coast.” The book is an impressive achievement—it’s entirely illustrated atlas of the west coast. That means the hundred maps, several hundred locations,…

As you know from last week’s episode, Reign FC will be calling Tacoma Cheney Stadium home this season. This episode we welcomed the most consequential US soccer player of all-time (man or woman), Megan Rapinoe…

Meet Steve LaBerge. Originally from Minnesota who now makes his home in Tacoma where he has one foot in his day job (insurance) and another foot in fantastical, whimsical art. Steve talks about his projects…