This summer we are finding great outdoor trends as homeowners are turning their outdoor areas, porches, and patios into luxurious staycation destinations. Features like outdoor fireplaces and fire pits, outdoor kitchens, swimming pools, greenhouses, and raised-bed gardening areas will continue to be especially popularthis year. The current popularity of modern coastal and … [Read more...] about Top Outdoor Design Trends for Summer
New Neighbors Guide
Ranger Heating & Cooling
Ranger Heating & Cooling prides itself on their integrity. It just comes down to doing the right thing. According to Ranger’s President, David Kallander, “We approach every project as if it were our own house and we make sure the job is done right.” The heating and cooling industry is in Kallander’s blood as the third generation to work in this field, starting with his … [Read more...] about Ranger Heating & Cooling
Explore Tacoma’s Parks
Metro Parks Tacoma is among the elite nationally-accredited park systems in the United States. From large regional events to world-class zoos, local parks and pools, historic facilities, sports and classes, there is something there for everyone. Find your favorite places to explore and escape. 2024 Special Events June 1-2 Point Defiance Flower & Garden Festival at … [Read more...] about Explore Tacoma’s Parks
Tacoma Little Theatre Hosts Students on Stage
More than 105 years ago, an ambitious group of civic-minded community members founded the Tacoma Chapter of the Drama League of America, known today as the Tacoma Little Theatre. Even today, their goal to promote theater, the study of theatrical literature and culture as a means of community building, is alive and well. According to Chris Serface, the Managing Artistic … [Read more...] about Tacoma Little Theatre Hosts Students on Stage
The Harbor History Museum
Nestled on the Gig Harbor waterfront where Donkey Creek meets the bay, the Harbor History Museum is celebrating its 14th year of operation. Yet the Museum’s campus has a much deeper history, first as a village site of the sx̌ʷəbabš , or Swift Water People, a band of the Puyallup Tribe. In the early 1900s it became the site of C.O. Austin’s log mill and later, the original site … [Read more...] about The Harbor History Museum