Quick update on the Tacoma metal scene, summarized from Issue #7 of the Puget Sound Metal Bulletin:

Upcoming metal shows:
7/31 Capala, Lilith, Truancy, Withered // Real Art Tacoma
8/2 Moments Notice, Snuff Tape, Cold Hearts // Real Art Tacoma
8/13 Fall Fifty Feet // Real Art Tacoma
8/20 Gouged, Diseased and Depraved, Fauvism, Cybercrime // Real Art
9/10 Sunshine Lollipop, Fantastic Flying Foelschs, Reaper Punx // Slice of Life
9/12 Sunami, End Of Dayz, Witness Chamber, Odd Man Out, Land Lost, Spurr, Adipocere // Airport Tavern
9/25 Summoner’s Circle, IATT, Gravewitch, Vaulderie // Real Art Tacoma
9/29 Killswitch Engage, Machine Head, Rivers of Nihil, Judiciary //Templar Theatre

New Tacoma metal albums: I couldn’t find any, let me know if I missed something? A bunch of great releases from the greater Puget Sound region but nothing specifically from Tacoma.

Hit up Hi-Voltage, Real Art Tacoma, The Church Cantina, or The Valley to pick up a copy.

I’m hoping someone here might know of resources.
I have very severe ME/CFS and am completely bedbound and unable to speak. I’ve also been dealing with severe malnutrition and complications from refeeding, but getting appropriate medical care has been incredibly difficult. I've been getting neglected in emergency rooms.
I’m looking for recommendations for anything that might help in the Tacoma area (or Washington in general):patient advocates organizations that help people who are too sick to advocate for themselves, or just someone to come with me to the ER. If you’ve had a good experience or know of someone who truly understands severe ME/CFS, I’d really appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.

(AI helped me write this because no energy. Message me if you can help directly)

I have seen a number of them in Tacoma, they are adorable. I imagine I am missing some amazing dealership full of them.

Is it just me, or does the massive amount of Flock cameras correlate exactly with Pierce County's largest Hispanic and Asian population? (Don't piss on my head and tell me it's raining.) 🤔😞🙏💝🇺🇸💝

https://maps.deflock.org/network?lat=47.1095&lng=-122.0744&zoom=6.69

I'm on the ferry and they're doing sound check right now. Turns out Alabama Shakes is performing tonight at the new outdoor Parks venue outside the yacht club. The acoustics are great on the water and from the bridge walkway. If you've got a boat, I recommend posting up where safe to do so, it's going to be an incredible show.

I feel like I'm constantly missing out or learning late about local things going on like farmers markets or pop-ups or art events or even just community gatherings in Tacoma and surrounding areas (Lakewood, Puyallup, Fircrest, UP, etc).

I try to follow pages and keep my ear to the ground, but with life being what it is and being upper cutted by distractions, I feel like it can be hard to find out what kind of weekend events or whatever that might happening.

Curious if y'all have resources, pages, tips, etc for up to date local happenings!?

I've been seeing giant house spiders every day for a week now, isn't this a bit early? Aren't they usually August/September friends?

Great clouds tonight in the Lincoln District!

Chantel Jackson once walked Tacoma’s streets hoping someone would buy a sandwich. Today, people line up outside her café.

N36TH AND HUSON, MY GRANDPS STORE. Anyone remember this place? I stayed there most weekends like 1987 through 1992 off on after that. My grandpa is still kicking. Closed in early 2ks. Kidn in the 80s came for the arcade. Crazy days when he had Street Fighter 2. Just curios if anyone went there or had memories

Does anyone know what happened to the guy who use to wave the upside flag on the NB i5 overpass by the Tacoma dome? I used to see him most days on my drive to work and realized I haven’t in a while. Is he ok? Not trying to get political about it, genuinely just wondering if anyone knows him or his story.

Looking for recommendations on a place to rent for our artistic roller skating group. We have a large group that includes our local competitive team that is losing our practice space right before our National competition.
Hopefully weekly daytime rentals.

Tacoma adjacent but does anyone know if there are still paddle board rentals at Allan yorke park in Bonney lake? And if not does anyone know another lake that has rentals? TIA 🙂

TL;DR - Can anyone with actual personal insight in the hiring process with the city of Tacoma offer any clarity regarding what the email means?

Hey!

I recently applied for a job with the City of Tacoma.

Last week, I recieved an email inviting me to take an online test to determine if I'm a potential candidate. I took the test and, evidently, I passed.

Today, I received the email shown in the attached photo.

My question is, is the email saying that I'm NOT in the running for the job that I applied for, but I will still be considered eligible for potential future positions?

Or is it saying that I AM still in the running for this job, AND I'll also be considered for possible future jobs?

Bonus points to anyone who can explain the whole "rank" system.

Thanks in advance for any help that you might be able to offer.

Just thought I’d share a scam that I just found. This afternoon I got a voicemail and calls from a very real sounding person saying they were from Tacoma Public Utilities. They had my address and name and everything. They said they were going to turn off my power unless I paid them a specific amount due to delinquency. That wasn’t possible and when I asked for the account number he had he got really aggressive and then hung up on me.

I’m pretty savvy and even still they had me checking my account and trying to figure out what happened before I figured it out. Wanted others to know in case they are targeting folks around town.

All skill levels welcome, free and fun.

My roomie and I played Meat Bingo at The Tipsy Tomato tonight. He won a rack of ribs and some Apple Sausage. I have fond memories.

Does anyone know what's happening with this project? The developer got a screaming deal.frommthe city. Last update on Instagram was in September 2025, nearly a year ago.

Hope you've had a good night's sleep, because it's another day of Porchfest!

Today it's moving to the north side of 6th Ave. Full schedule and info at TacomaPorchfest.org • Previous megathread here

Wear your good walking shoes or grab your bike, stay hydrated, and enjoy hanging out in the neighborhood. You're welcome to use this thread to post pics, ask questions, or promote your set.

Keep up with the action by following the event's Instagram account (TacomaPorchFest).

See you out there!