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TODAY - Sunday, September 6
Coffee With Pelicans - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM / Melanie Dressel Park
End of Summer Blast - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM / PDZA
Car Show / Fundraiser - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Griots Garage
Haunted Farmer’s Market - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM / South Tacoma Way & S 54th ST
Tacoma Sunday Market - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Theater Square
Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - 7:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
Jake Velazquez - 7:00 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Monday, September 7 - LABOR DAY
End of Summer Blast - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM / PDZA
Buffalo Soldiers Museum Festival & Softball Tournament - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Cheney Stadium
FUNNY 4 FOOD Open Mic - 7:00 PM - Tacoma Comedy Club
Tuesday, September 8
📱High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Tennis
Bites on Broadway - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Tacoma Rainiers (T-Town Tuesday) - 12:05 PM - Cheney Stadium
Drop-In Pickleball - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM / Center at Norpoint
Wednesday, September 9
📱High School Sports Events - Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis
Tacoma Rainiers (Craft Brew Wednesday) - 6:05 PM - Cheney Stadium
Open Mic - 7:00 PM - Tacoma Comedy Club
Magic Sword - 8:00 PM - Spanish Ballroom
Thursday, September 10
📱High School Sports Events - Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis, Swimming, Water Polo
Broadway Farmers Market - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Cruise In - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM / LeMay America’s Car Museum
Dance Workshop - 6:00 PM / TAM
Tower of Power - 7:00 PM / EQC
Tacoma Rainiers (First Responders Night) - 7:05 PM - Cheney Stadium
Friday, September 11
📱High School Sports Events - Football, Volleyball, Tennis
Tots on the Trail - 10:00 AM / Point Defiance
Kathy Griffin - 7:00 PM / Pantages
Tacoma Rainiers (Friday Fireworks) - 7:05 PM - Cheney Stadium
Mike Epps - 8:00 PM & 10:45 PM / Tacoma Comedy Club
Saturday, September 12
📱 High School Sports Events - Soccer
Proctor Farmer’s Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor
Bird Habitat Restoration - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM / Titlow Park
Punk Walk & Roll 5K - 11:00 AM - Wright Park
Harvest Home - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Fort Nisqually
Moon Festival - 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM / Chinese Reconciliation Park
Book Launch - 2:00 PM / King’s Books
Anne Wilson - 7:00 PM / Pantages
Cody Johnson - 7:30 PM - Tacoma Dome
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Buddy’s Chicken & Waffles Comes Home to South Tacoma Way
Nearly five years after launching from a ghost kitchen at Edison Square, Buddy’s Chicken & Waffles has returned to South Tacoma Way. The popular Tacoma restaurant has soft-opened its second permanent location at 5439 South Tacoma Way—just up the street from the alley where customers first began picking up Buddy Brown’s chicken-and-waffle creations in 2021.
The new restaurant brings Buddy’s hand-breaded halal chicken, seasoned fries and waffles in flavors ranging from Southern cornbread to strawberry shortcake back to the neighborhood where the business began. It also adds something Buddy’s customers have been missing: a dedicated dinner option, with the South Tacoma Way location advertising hours from 4 to 9 p.m.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Tacoma’s Armory Is Turning Into a Giant Roller Rink
Tacoma’s historic Armory is becoming a giant roller rink this fall, giving skaters the chance to roll across what Tacoma Arts Live describes as the largest flat floor in the Pacific Northwest. The next Sunday Open Skate runs from 1 to 6 p.m. September 13, with music, plenty of room to cruise and a welcoming atmosphere for all ages and experience levels.
Never worn roller skates—or haven’t tried since childhood? Tomorrowland Junior Roller Derby will offer a beginner lesson at 12:30 p.m. covering how to stand, move, stop and fall safely. Admission is $15.41, skate rentals are available for $5, and additional skating dates are scheduled through December.
Read our full Tacoma Local Minute article here.
Downtown Tacoma Parking Just Got Cheaper—and Some Drivers Can Save Even More
Parking for longer visits to downtown Tacoma has become less expensive. The city has reduced the daily maximum at participating downtown garages and lots from $16 to $12 while introducing a simpler hourly structure. Short visits now begin at $1, although drivers staying between two and three hours will pay $3 instead of the previous $2 flat rate.
Tacoma has also introduced a $120 monthly permit for drivers earning $60,756.80 per year or less. The discounted permit is available at the Tacoma Parking Garage on South 10th Street and could cut a frequent commuter’s monthly parking expense in half/
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