The port city of Tacoma, Washington, is the county seat of Pierce County and is located on the Puget Sound. It takes its name from Mount Rainier, which was originally called Mount Tahoma.
Regular Blogs
Maintained by a real estate agent, this blog highlights businesses and events in the various neighborhoods of Tacoma, details about parks and community gardens, and things to do solo or with the family.
http://athomeintacoma.com
The Business Improvement Area of downtown Tacoma maintains this weblog, which offers information about activities and events which affect the lives of those in the city as well as updates on revitalization of the downtown area.
http://tacomadowntown.blogspot.com/
Online since 2005, this blog provides articles about the politics, real estate, arts, and urban design peculiar to Tacoma.
http://www.exit133.com/
The Spaceworks program is a joint initiative of the City of Tacoma, the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, and Shunpike which is designed to enliven empty storefronts in the downtown area.
http://spaceworkstacoma.wordpress.com/
This organization, a mission of the Methodist Church, provides programs and help for members of the community, refugees, and immigrants new to the area, and their blog chronicles their history, details about their volunteers and those they help, and upcoming events and fundraisers.
http://www.tacomacommunityhouse.org/blog/
Reviews and describes eateries in Tacoma, with posts which talk about the best bar burgers, the Korean dining guide, which local restaurants are open and which are closed, and new places to dine in the area.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/tntdiner/
Chronicles the blogger’s attempt to walk every street in the city, praying for each neighborhood he enters. He also supplies photographs of his walks.
http://walkingtacoma.blogspot.com/
