More than 150 individuals hit street corners in the South End and East Side to send a message to criminals that they are not welcome during Safe Streets’ third annual March Against Crime on June 26.

The event began with several short speeches in the parking lot of the Union 76 gas station at the intersection of Pacific Avenue and South 64th Street.

State Representative Steve Conway told the crowd that…

On June 2, around 6:55 p.m., I stood on the third-base foul line with 18 other teammates – all dreaming of the same thing.

With our backs to the dugout, we watched the sun slowly fade over the scoreboard and the bright lights of Hall of Fame Stadium begin to light every inch of the field. The national anthem stirred a sense of pride in me that made me stand…

The tradition to celebrate July 4 in Tacoma has been documented for decades. As far back as the 1930s, photographs exist and tell the stories of how Tacomans held activities along the Ruston Way waterfront to celebrate the freedom of their country.

In more recent decades the Tacoma Athletic Commission was holding the event in Old Town, but in 1979 the Tacoma Events Commission (TEC) formed as a non-profit entity and…