Escapes

There is really no better place than the Pacific Northwest during summertime. We are lucky to have such a beautiful playground. With no short-age of things to do, how do you go about choosing? ShowCase checked out some of the best local attractions and compiled them here. So get out your calendar and prepare for some serious playtime. Tacoma One of Tacoma’s family favorites … [Read more...] about Play Around The Sound 2016

Rolling alongside a scenic river, through forests and right next to pastoral farmland, the Willapa Hills Trail in south-west Washington will see its first large-scale bicycle event this summer. Geared for families and recreational cyclists, the first annual Willapa Hills Trail Fat Tire Ride & Festival will take place June 25–26. Registration is open for the leisure ride, … [Read more...] about Family-Friendly, Ride to Rail, Ride and Farm Tour

The Red Lion Hotel Olympia is undergoing a multi-million dollar transformation into a modern, design-conscious hotel and hip gathering spot, Hotel RL. This follows the announcement last year by Red Lion Hotels Corporation that the longstanding Olympia staple would be converted to the company’s new upscale lifestyle brand. “The Red Lion brand was founded in the state of … [Read more...] about Red Lion Olympia to Become Boutique Hotel RL

One of the South Sound’s largest and most successful tourism activities last year was a chance to experience the intricate web of burgeoning craft breweries around the region. And it was inspired by brewery maps in Bend, Oregon, and the Inland Northwest Ale Trail in Spokane and North Idaho. “I saw what they were doing, and knew we could easily get the breweries in Pierce and … [Read more...] about South Sound Craft Crawl