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Tacoma's Prosser Piano Closes After 71 Years, Retirement Sale Now Underway
18505 Firlands Way N. — Shoreline Store Included in Retirement Sale. After 71 years of selling pianos and organs in Tacoma, Prosser Piano & Organ is closing for good. Owners Kerry and Gail Prosser are retiring at the end of 2026, and a retirement sale of all remaining inventory is already underway at the company's stores in Tacoma and Shoreline.
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The Spar Tavern Changes Hands in Old Town Tacoma
The Spar Tavern, at 2121 N. 30th Street in Tacoma’s Old Town, has changed ownership. A Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board application lists Spar Pub Old Town as the new business name. The family behind the business announced the November 1 transition on social media, saying it had...
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kentreporter.com
Auburn teen pedestrian struck in Kent along I-5
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ELECTION 2026: Early results are in for the Auburn School District bond
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Early results are in for the 2026 election, and so far the Auburn School District bond is failing. As of about 9 p.m. Nov. 3, only 50.45% of voters approved the proposed bond, with 8,398 ballots cast against passage and only 8,249 ballots cast in favor.
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Sports Beat | Playoff showdowns ahead for football teams
Both local football teams finished second in their divisions of the Puget Sound League and will attempt to qualify for the Class 3A state tournament this weekend. The 16th-seeded Peninsula Seahawks (5-3) earned a first-round home game against No. 17 Lincoln (6-2) and four-star quarterback Sione Kaho. The Seahawks and Abes tangle at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Roy Anderson Field.
VOICE of the Valley
WHEN COAL WAS KING: Lester Hotel & Café-Guidetti
Our last two columns highlighted the three Green River Hot Springs hotels located along 44 miles of Northern Pacific Railway between Easton to the east and Kanaskat-Palmer to the west. Two miles east of the Hot Springs lay Lester, a railroad town built to house crews and personnel who maintained tracks as well as servicing, scheduling, and running trains.
Tacoma News Tribune
Major refugee aid group in Tacoma and Spokane is ending amid financial hits
A Washington-based nonprofit that worked to help asylum-seeking refugees will no longer exist at the end of the year. Thrive International, which was founded in Spokane in 2021 and later expanded its work to Western Washington in Tacoma, formally announced this month it is ending operations as a result of its receivership case, filed in March of this year in Pierce County Superior Court. Thrive provided transitional housing for refugee and immigrant families. In the Nov. 4 announcement, Thrive stated that the receiver, Shelly Crocker, had “determined to pursue the dissolution of the organization following a thorough review of its financial and operational circumstances.” The announcement also noted that all residents living at Thrive’s residential sites were in the process of being “transitioned into safe, stable, and appropriate housing arrangements.” Crocker, in an interview Thursday with The News Tribune, said that 83 Tacoma families would be rehoused across Pierce County and some in South King County. “We have plans for all of them,” she added. A series of financial hits added up ultimately to the latest action. The main factor that triggered the receivership, according to court documents and Crocker, was litigation in Spokane over rent and insurance payments involving
southsoundmag.com
Out & About: Neko Case, Pentatonix, and a Craft Fair
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Neko Case, who came of age in Tacoma, is doing a brief residency in her hometown at McMenamins' Spanish Ballroom. The shows are set for Nov. 11-12; get more details here. Pentatonix Comes to the Tacoma Dome. Popular a cappella group Pentatonix is performing at the Tacoma Dome...
MyNorthwest.com
‘Even local government in WA is being polarized’: Former Burien mayor links Tacoma housing debate to party pressure
Tacoma’s Safe Homes for All initiative would expand tenant protections, increase penalties for rental-law violations, and establish additional licensing and enforcement requirements. The proposal appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot as Initiative Measure No. 1, building on tenant protections voters approved in 2023. The initiative led in early election...
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Kent Silver Alert Refers to Young
A Silver Alert involving someone named Young has been associated with Kent. A Young Silver Alert in Kent is referenced in a Washington State Patrol post on Facebook. Silver Alerts for vulnerable adults have become a familiar occurrence around Kent in recent months. Earlier this year, a Silver Alert was issued for Shane Ryan, described as a missing vulnerable adult last seen in Kent, according to iLoveKent. That report said Ryan was reported missing on April 3 but had not actually been seen since March 31, illustrating how reporting delays can complicate these cases.
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LeMay Asking Northwest Residents to Help Build New Exhibit
LeMay — America's Car Museum is inviting vehicle owners, automotive enthusiasts, collectors, and community members throughout Tacoma, the South Sound, and the greater Pacific Northwest to help build its next major exhibition. The new exhibit, "Local Flavor," is scheduled to open on Jan. 23. It will succeed "Birth of...
KIRO 7 Seattle
Police: Seattle man arrested after fleeing oil change shop in stolen car
Kent police officers say they arrested a 42-year-old convicted felon from Seattle last week after he allegedly attempted to flee an oil change shop in a stolen 2015 Dodge Challenger and led police on a foot pursuit.