Tacoma Oceanfest June 27, 28, and 29th

Tacoma Ocean Fest is a free festival on Tacoma’s waterfront for National Ocean Month, plus a variety of June ocean events including a Lantern Paddle for Species and a Waterway Cleanup. We also hold the Grit City Costume Paddle during Halloween Weekend. Foss Waterway Seaport is now hosting Tacoma Ocean Fest as one of its many … [Read more…]
Checker Bloom Interview with Pam Beal

Radio Tacoma interviews Bryan Hatchell, manager of Checker Bloom, a surfy psych rock band from Bellingham, WA that will be here in Tacoma playing at the New Frontier on Friday, June 28th! Their debut album Ballads of Mirror Road comes out on July 5th, but meanwhile, hear their songs “Wastelander” and “Forbidden Love” after the interview. … [Read more…]
Whole Washington with Andre Stackhouse and Pam Ketzner

Pam Beal interviews Whole Washington Director Pam Ketzner and Executive Director Andre Stackhouse about the Whole Washington Campaign for universal healthcare and how we can get involved. Whole Washington is fighting for federal and state-based universal, single-payer healthcare. We can’t watch our friends, family, and neighbors suffer and die because they don’t have the healthcare … [Read more…]
David Fewster on Sound Poetry

David Fewster is a poet, musician, and humorist living in Tacoma WA. His work has appeared in the LA Weekly, Seattle Times, and the anthologies ‘Revival :Spoken Word from Lollapalooza 94’ (Manic D Press) and ‘Thus Spake the Corpse: An Exquisite Corpse Reader Vol. 2’ (Black Sparrow Press.) He was also a recipient of a … [Read more…]
Passion with Details – Dula’s Neighborhood

Today Mrs. Smith talks with Dula, the creator of Dula’s Neighborhood. With over 20 years of pouring back in to the community, Dula’s neighborhood combines art with Social and Emotional learning techniques to transform how we connect to our past and build a better future. Dula believes ARTS are A Reason To Survive. About Us … [Read more…]
What is Goalball?

Episode 7: “In this episode of “On the Record” Lukas, a Goalball player himself on the Grit City Sound, interviews Richard AH – SIU of the Seattle King Cobras and Honda Sao of the Grit City Sound about the sport of Goalball, a sport specifically designed for blind players. They discuss the ins and outs … [Read more…]