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😲Surprise announcement - Best Restaurants in Tacoma Guide
🌤️ Tacoma Weather Today - 77 | Partly Sunny
📆 Tacoma Area Events
🛝 First Creek Trailhead Opens on Tacoma’s Eastside
🍫 A Sweet Gig for Tacoma Creators
🎒 Free Backpacks, Shoes & More
NEW: The Tacoma Local 7
We’re launching something new at Tacoma Local Minute: The Tacoma Local 7 — curated guides to Tacoma businesses, restaurants and local favorites worth knowing about.
Our first guide is:
Best Restaurants in Tacoma: 7 Local Places Worth Trying
This isn’t a ranking of Tacoma’s seven “best” restaurants. It’s seven very different local spots, each worth trying for a different reason.
From French-inspired fare in Proctor to Vietnamese BBQ in the Lincoln District, there’s probably at least one place on this list you haven’t tried yet.
Think we missed one? You’ll also have a chance to tell us which Tacoma restaurant belongs on a future list.
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Tuesday, August 11
Bites on Broadway - 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Park Pop Up - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM / Cross Park
Tacoma Rainiers (T-Town Tuesdays) - 12:05 PM / Cheney Stadium
Wednesday, August 12
Explore The Shore - 19:00 AM - 12:00 PM / Owen Beach
McKinley Hill Walk - 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM / VFW
Funky Jazz - 7:00 PM / The Spar
Scratch Port - 7:00 PM / Airport Tavern
Tacoma Rainiers (Craft Brew Wednesdays) - 7:05 PM / Cheney Stadium
Thursday, August 13
Broadway Farmers Market - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM / 9th & Broadway
Hilltop Artists Residency - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Museum of Glass
Summer Concert: Dusty Souls - 6:30 PM / Frank Tobey Jones
Tacoma Rainiers (Thirsty Thursday) - 7:05 PM / Cheney Stadium
Friday, August 14
Wee Ones Weekly - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM / Children’s Museum
Blues Festival - 4:00 PM / Ebony & Ivory Coffee
Lincoln District Food Walk - 4:00 PM - 10:00 PM / Lincoln District
Motors & Movies - 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM / LeMay Car Museum
Tacoma Rainiers (Paint the Park Purple) - 7:05 PM / Cheney Stadium
Saturday, August 15
Proctor Farmer’s Market - 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM / Proctor
Storytime - 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM / TAM
Family STEAM Days - 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM / LeMay Car Museum
Car Show - 11:30 AM - 4:00 PM / Griots Garage
Blues Festival - 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Broadway
Stadium HS Tour - 4:00 PM / Stadium HS
Tacoma Rainiers (Cerveza Saturday) - 6:05 PM / Cheney Stadium
Interpol - 7:00 PM / Dune Peninsula
Yachtly Crew - 8:00 PM / EQC
Sunday, August 16
Hilltop Artists Residency - 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Museum of Glass
Blues Festival - 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Broadway
Tacoma Rainiers (Pink At the Park) - 1:35 PM / Cheney Stadium
Vibe Bingo - 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM / Evergreen State Brewing
Sweet Marilyn - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM / Old Town Park
Monday, August 17
Fun Run - 6:00 PM / Fleet Feet in Proctor
Igor & The Red Elvises - 7:00 PM / Spanish Ballroom
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First Creek Trailhead Opens on Tacoma’s Eastside
A new connection between the Eastside Community Center, Pipeline Trail and Swan Creek Park is opening this month with the completion of the First Creek Park project.
The new trailhead includes improved trail access, fitness equipment for a range of ages and abilities, nature-play features for kids, bike racks, wayfinding signs, a trail kiosk, benches and picnic tables.
Parks Tacoma will celebrate the opening Wednesday, Aug. 19, with an official welcome at 5:30 p.m., followed by a guided bike ride and walk at 5:45 p.m. in partnership with Tacoma On the Go and 2nd Cycle.
A Sweet Gig for Tacoma Creators
Tacoma’s own Almond Roca is opening applications for its ambassador program, looking for creators who love food, gifting, entertaining and sharing a little sweetness online.
Selected ambassadors will receive monthly themed product shipments, discount codes to share with their audiences, opportunities to be featured on the official Almond Roca website, possible collaboration posts and early looks at new products and brand news.
The program is aimed at creators who make everything from unboxing videos and recipes to charcuterie boards and gift ideas. Applications are open now through Brown & Haley’s website.
To apply, click here.
Free Backpacks, Shoes & More
Tacoma families can get a head start on the new school year at the Tacoma Police Department’s Kids Health & Safety Fair on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Tacoma Dome.
The free event will offer backpacks with school supplies, coats, tennis shoes, T-shirts, underwear, socks, bikes and helmets, plus haircuts, personal-care bags and vaccinations, dental cleanings and vision screenings. There will also be educational activities focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
The fair runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Tacoma Dome, 2727 E. D St. It’s free and open to all families, but children must be present to receive services and supplies.
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