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The Nora Lee Walker Foundation is making sure that everyone in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood has a warm meal this Thanksgiving.

Whatever happened to all of the abandoned houses located at Woodhaven Park in Rome, New York? In Rome, from the nineties through 2017 you would have found an entire neighborhood of abandoned homes off of Gansevoort Avenue. These homes were closed off to the public since 1999. We were lucky to tour them before they were torn down, you can see those photos below. Originally, these homes were beautiful and full of families. Woodhaven Park was the home of many workers stationed at Griffiss Air Force Base. Once the base closed in 1995, the need for base housing ended. Families moved on to other...

Looking for some new places to eat and drink in Tacoma? These spots opened recently News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 9 hrs ago Kristine Sherred, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Jul. 6—On either side of the Fourth of July holiday, Tacoma has gained a few new spots to eat and drink, including the city's first self-serve beer bar and a Mexican restaurant specializing in Sinaloan sushi. MECONI'S PUB REOPENS In downtown Tacoma, Meconi's Pub reopened June 30 at 709 Pacific Ave. The bar closed when the pandemic hit in March 2020; owners spent the year remodeling. "The floors have bee...

Latest Reopenings Oregon, Washington Mark Return to Business in Mainland US Published: 30 June 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon and Washington on Wednesday lifted most of their COVID-19 restrictions to become two of the last states to broadly ease virus orders put in place in the very first days of the pandemic. New Mexico is set to reopen Thursday, marking a return to business throughout the mainland U.S. following 16 months of disruption and more than 600,000 lives lost. The last holdout — Hawaii — has loosened some rules but is slated to maintain others until 70% of its populati...

Most restrictions brought on by COVID-19 are lifted across Washington By RACHEL LA CORTE, Associated Press Published: June 30, 2021, 7:18pm Share: 5 Photos Washington Gov. Jay Inslee chats with longtime friend Cal Kalabaza of Tacoma during the "Welcome Back, Washington" celebration at Wright Park in Tacoma, Wash. on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. (Tony Overman/The News Tribune via AP) (tony overman/The News Tribune) Photo Gallery OLYMPIA — Fifteen months after Washington state’s first “stay at home” order was issued in response to the coronavirus, businesses acros...