Teen Sentenced After Parkland Pot-Shop Burglary
An 18-year-old male was sentenced to 12 years in state prison after exchanging gunfire with a nearby security guard during a nighttime burglary of Zips Cannabis Parkland location. The...
Politics of Silence: Student Protest Stops Speech to Draw Attention to Genocide
Pushing past University of Puget Sound (UPS) Faculty, around 50 protestors marched down the aisle of Schneebeck Hall at UPS. Being flung into walls and each other by University...
The Manny Ellis Case: An Overview
Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, was stopped on his walk home from a convenience store at the intersection of South 96th and South Ainsworth by Tacoma Police...
Local Business Thrives Years After Covid
Rise and Shine Cabaret Cafe and Amorata Essentia Metaphysical Gift Shop are located on the corner of Garfield and C Street.
Owner Tonee Giacaloni is an artist and herbalist who...
Parkland Community Fights to Save School Before 28th
In May 2022, Parkland locals formed the group Save Parkland Schools (SPS) to save the historic school off of 121 Street S and Pacific Avenue. The 115-year-old building is...
Wolfe Coffee Club: Bringing the Energy to Parkland
Wolfe Coffee Club is a locally owned business that took flight in 2008. The owner of the drive-thru coffee house, Mark Larkin, says, “my Mom bought it in 2008,...
Tacoma Officers Receive $500,000 to Leave Police Force
The City of Tacoma is giving $500,000 each to former Tacoma Police officers Matthew Collins, Christopher Burbank, and Timothy Rankine to leave the Tacoma Police Department, according to a...
Black Man Killed by Tacoma Police
Just about 2 miles from Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) campus, Manuel “Manny” Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man was stopped while walking home by Tacoma Police Department (TPD) officers on...
Parkland Community Raises Money to Protect Buildings
One year ago in May of 2022, the Parkland community was shocked to find that the 115-year-old Parkland School building was to be demolished to make way for a...