Tacoma: Quick Facts

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Nov. 12, 2026

News •

Legacy Tacoma business is closing after 71 years. ‘Retirement sale’ is underway • Nov. 8, 2026, 2:46 AM ET (The Tacoma News Tribune)

What are Washington state’s fastest growing companies? See the list for 2026 • Oct. 29, 2026, 12:00 PM ET (The Tacoma News Tribune)

Sushi spot opens at UWT, new cheesecake shop in East Pierce; more food, biz news • Oct. 24, 2026, 8:30 AM ET (The Tacoma News Tribune)

A ‘sensory temple’: new venue in downtown Tacoma will host raves, sound baths • Oct. 23, 2026, 4:30 PM ET (The Tacoma News Tribune)

Billion-dollar Seattle firm donates big money to fight Tacoma rental initiative • Oct. 21, 2026, 8:00 AM ET (The Tacoma News Tribune)

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Tacoma: Museum of Glass

The Narrows of Puget Sound spanned by the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1950) with the city of Tacoma and Mt. Rainier in the distance

Museum of Glass, designed by Arthur Erickson, Tacoma, Washington.

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