A Look at the New Home in Tacoma Project

Posted on March 6, 2025

Reshaping Tacoma Through Innovative Zoning and Housing Options The City of Tacoma is transforming how it approaches housing, thanks to the Home In Tacoma project. This ambitious city-wide rezone is set to bring more diverse, affordable, and sustainable housing options throughout our neighborhoods. The Tacoma City Council unanimously approved the zoning and standards package in November 2024, and the new... Read More »

Do Trees Add to Your Home’s Value?

Posted on April 21, 2022

Free Trees There are countless good reasons to plant trees on your property and/or in your planting strip, which is why Grit City Trees, Tacoma’s street tree program, offers free trees to eligible Tacoma residents. As explained at the Tacoma Urban Forestry website City of Tacoma – Grit City Tree, trees improve human health by capturing and reducing air pollutants,... Read More »

Broadway Center to Raise a Mind-Bending Sum of Money… Here’s why!

Posted on January 25, 2017

Broadway Center Centenial Campaign Kicks Off   My wife is a volunteer board member of the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, an organization that manages the Pantages, Rialto and Theater on the Square for the citizens of Tacoma. That bears repeating. These fantastic historic buildings belong to Tacoma.   On November 21st we attended the kick-off for a capital... Read More »

A Home for Everyone In Tacoma

Posted on August 26, 2015

You probably know we are fanatical about Tacoma and want it to continue to improve as it has in so many ways over the years. Last year I wrote about Metropolitan Development Council opening the Randall Townsend Apartments. MDC is applying an innovative approach to homelessness, referred to as “housing first”. The concept is to provide housing along with access... Read More »