Tacoma, WA

Driving through the Proctor District, you probably wouldn’t really notice this little diner, and that’s why I am here to point it out. It’s not very fancy on the inside or out, but the food is great, and the service is excellent. If you go there regularly enough, you will definitely get to know the servers, and figure out what your favorite meal is, like the Knapp’s Bennies.

One of the best places in town to enjoy some karaoke or even participate in it yourself is The West End in the proctor district of Tacoma. Mostly a sports bar, in the evenings, the bar floor turns into a stage where the less inhibited belt out song after song.

For $5, there is a large assortment of appetizers, including pizza, a salmon plate and steamed clams. There is also cheap cocktails for $7, and a abundance of beer. The Hub is owned by the Harmon Brewery, and so they only serve their own brews.

While Maxwell’s is definitely more pricey than most restaurants in Tacoma, this a perfect fine dining experience for a special occasion. They also have an excellent happy hour, if you are just looking for a drink and appetizer.

About once a week I meet up with some friends at The Parkway Tavern in North Tacoma and attempt to win a couple games of cribbage. This bar is a great place to stop after work to just relax with a huge assortment of beer, or even get dinner.

In my opinion, Puget Sound Pizza has the best pizza around. Part bar, part pizza parlor, this is an awesome place to meet up with a bunch of friends. I also enjoy supporting the local economy, and it’s great to see dishes named after Tacoma landmarks like the Saint Helens speciality pizza and the Schuster Parkway Scramble.

When my husband and I had a chance to ourselves one Friday, we knew we needed something more than dinner and a movie to get us motivated. Frankly, we don’t mind cooking. And movies, well, I kind of got accustomed to watching a movie in my pajamas with all the cuddly comforts of home. Our goal was to be romantic and have fun. Winterfest at Seattle was the best choice engaging enough in order to avoid the pleasant silence between our completely content, married selves. The challenge was finding an activity that wasn’t bombarded by the cold and wet weather. So a couple weekends ago we headed out to the Seattle Center near the Space Needle for their annual Winterfest.

The Space Needle was built back in 1962, and was built as a symbol in honor of the World’s Fair. At that time it was the tallest structure west of the Mississippi. The Space Needle was first known as the Space Cage. Since then the Space Needle has become the main symbol that represents Seattle, and it is widely know throughout the world as a whole. In total the Space Needle stands at 605 feet tall, and was built to withstand wind speeds up to 105 miles per hour. At it’s top it hold a observation deck as well as a restraunt known as the Sky City.

The Sky City Restraunt at the top rotates at full 360 degrees. Lunch is served Monday thru Friday from 11:30am to 2pm. Dinner is served Sunday thur Thursday from 5pm to 8:45pm, and Friday & Saturday from 5pm to 9:45pm. Also On Saturday & Sunday brunch is served from 10am to 2:45pm. Sky City does however have a dress code which is casual attire, meaning that such things like tank tops and muscle shirt are not allowed.

I’ve lived in Tacoma for 18 or so years and I’ve never joined the rowdy crowds of Seattle for the 4th of July fireworks show, so I figured it’s high time. I called up a couple friends who go to college in Seattle and asked if they want to see some lights in the big [...]

Set against the backdrop of Mt. Rainier, Emerald Downs provides the most interactive sporting experience in the Pacific Northwest. Emerald Downs offers exciting live Thoroughbred racing from April through September.

The sport of Thoroughbred racing is like no other. The pounding hooves and pounding hearts give the sport its own rhythm, its own intensity, even its own language. Emerald Downs opened in 1996 to large crowds. The track replaced Longacres, which closed in September 1992 after sixty seasons of racing. The Emerald Downs track consists of a one mile dirt oval. There is no turf course. The bid board is in the center of the oval track.