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    Evenings Alight on the Tacoma Light Trail

    Wednesday, January 13, 2021 3:00 PM by Matt Wakefield

    Holiday lights have come down, but Downtown Tacoma is still awash in the warm glow of light, hope, and community. Arts groups, businesses, and other non-profit organizations have banded together on
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    Downtown Sumner's Americana turns to pure holiday ambiance in December

    Tuesday, December 1, 2020 10:00 AM by Matt Wakefield

    Ambiance is the word you can't avoid in Sumner during the Holiday season. But unlike some other "holiday towns," Sumner's ambiance has grown slowly, naturally over time. It was developed by locals,
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    Snowshoe your way to Paradise - or Longmire - at Mount Rainier

    Monday, November 30, 2020 1:00 PM by Matt Wakefield

    This year, while the Ranger-led snowshoe tours at Paradise are on a COVID-required hiatus, you can rent snowshoes the National Park Inn General Store at Longmire ($14.50 for adults, $10.50 for
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    Categories: Explore
    Tags: adventure, Mt. Rainier

    Pumpkin Patches, Slingshots, Hayrides, and Farms for Fall Family Fun

    Monday, October 12, 2020 1:00 PM by Matt Wakefield

    If your adventurous family is up for a pumpkin-chucking, corn-maze-wandering, haunted good time, the Puyallup Valley has a farm for that. If pumpkin-picking, cocoa-sipping, and hay-riding is more your
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    Pierce County gardens are still going strong into late summer

    Friday, September 11, 2020 8:00 AM by Matt Wakefield

    Using the words "Fall" or "Autumn" in September in the Pacific Northwest feels like dropping an f-bomb in your grandmother's living room. It should never be done, but if you're going to tempt the
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    New Point Ruston Public Market is something carnivores and vegetarians can agree on

    Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:00 AM by Matt Wakefield

    For the views, food, and ability to keep a respectful and healthy distance, it's really hard to beat Point Ruston. You'll see families cruising up and down the waterfront on bicycle surreys. People
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    Take a drive on the wild side

    Tuesday, August 11, 2020 5:00 PM by Matt Wakefield

    *** Update - Keeper Adventure Tours have reopened, as of Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 *** Seeing a bison from a distance is a magical thing. The unexpected, lumbering grace with which they move their
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    Tags: Pierce County, Mt. Rainier, adventure, Metro Parks, summer

    Farmers Markets Open Now and Opening Soon

    Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:00 PM by Matt Wakefield

    Farmers markets have always been a seasonal mainstay in Pierce County, but right now, as much as any time in recent memory, it's a breath of fresh air to get outside in a safe environment, focus on
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    Dine-in at Tacoma and Pierce County begins reopening

    Friday, June 12, 2020 3:00 PM by Matt Wakefield

    From the mountain to the sea, many (but not all) restaurants around Pierce County have started reopening their dining rooms as part of Phase 2 of Governor Inslee's Safe Start Washington phased
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    All City and County Trails and Most Parks in Pierce County Now Open

    Tuesday, May 5, 2020 10:00 AM by Matt Wakefield

    As of today, the governor’s lifting of certain restrictions focuses on outdoor recreation, and most Pierce County cities have followed suit. The good news is that city and county trails are wide open
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