Move to Tacoma Podcast

While history hounds are in the know, many may wonder what’s the difference between the Tacoma Historical Society and the Washington State Historical Society. Mary Mikel Stump clarifies that the WSHS is a parent agency and was founded in the late 1800’s. She reveals that the epic looking brick building in the Stadium District that plays as home base is not a secret spy agency as Marguerite has oft...

Dean Burke comes on the podcast to talk about how all Tacoma’s can have a closer connection to the sea. Dean is the Executive Director of the Tacoma South Sound Sports Commission. He left the Texas Gulf Coast for Tacoma’s North End 23 years ago.  Marguerite spent some time on the water with Burke for TryTacoma.tv and sings it’s praises as a transformative experience. Burke’s dialogue about t...

Punk Rock, Punches & Puget Sound : Before moving to Tacoma 10 years ago, Forest was a drummer for various punk rock bands and was deep into the rock n roll scene in Rhode Island. Somewhere in there he spent some time as a competitive boxer, which as he put it, “was the first step in improving his life.” After applying to universities in the Pacific Northwest, he made it to the University of Pu...

Adult Civics Happy Hour lures community members into an approachable way to be civically engaged and informed. The event provides a jargon free zone using happy hour language to discuss issues that impact our community and neighbors. This Adult Civics Happy Hour tackled the topic “The Rent is Too Damn High,” and opened a dialogue exploring how rent prices are impacting people in the ci...

  What is Tacoma’s dating scene really like, these days? Marguerite is new to the dating scene and is looking for some pro-tips which led to her inviting a panel of singles to talk about hooking up in the City of Destiny. Disclaimer: Please remove children from the room- there might be swear words and sexiness. If you’re anything like Marguerite, get out your pen and paper and take some...

The Move to Tacoma podcast has had a big year, loads of cool guests and insightful topics of discussion made their way into the studio in 2017. Special Guest Host, Erik Hanberg sat down and talked with Marguerite Martin about 2017 and what’s coming our way in 2018. Marguerite changed her last name in 2017! It’s a new, much easier to spell last name, too! Marguerite Martin! One major goal of...

This week, Marguerite Martin and Erik Hanberg revisit their annual tradition with a Move to Tacoma Year in Review. Take a tour through the year, the ups and the downs, the growth, the arguments, and the politics that was Tacoma’s 2017. The post 2017 Year in Review! with special guest Erik Hanberg appeared first on Move to Tacoma .

Najah moved from the country in Florida to the City of Tacoma in high school in the mid-nineties. She’s lived in the North End (and went to Wilson High School!) and Downtown. Del moved to Tacoma from San Diego in 2003 and they’re now roommates on the Hilltop. “I figured if I moved to a different environment then maybe a different outcome would transpire,” says Del. “I...

Jenny Jacobs, host of the Citizen Tacoma podcast , joins Marguerite to talk about her experience with the podcast this year. Starting as a regular citizen of Tacoma, what was it like to meet and interview 14+ candidates for office. Did she come away more inspired or more cynical by the political process? Check it out, and hear what Jenny might be thinking of for Citizen Tacoma in 2018! The post Th...

Photo by GritCityPhoto Marc’s Move to Tacoma Story Marc grew up in the Quad Cities, but after a vacation brought him to the area he knew he wanted to move to the Pacific Northwest. A Zookeeper, he found a job as the Zoological Curator with Northwest Trek Wildlife Park in East Pierce County. Moving to Tacoma Marc used the MoveToTacoma.com website to research neighborhoods from Illinois and fi...

Jackie’s Move To Tacoma Story: Jackie grew up in Fife and moved to South Tacoma after high school. She now lives in Proctor with her husband Chris and their kids. Creative Colloquy: Formed as a way for writers to connect with each other and read their stories for an audience, Creative Colloquy is open to writers 21+. They meet at Black Kettle Bites and Brews in Downtown Tacoma on the third M...

Rochelle Bergstrom comes onto the show to talk about her urban and sophisticated Tacoma wedding chapel called Elope 253. She shares the story of how Spaceworks helped make her dream of owning a business possible. The post Rochelle Bergstrom and Elope 253 – Get Married Your Way appeared first on Move to Tacoma .

Nate Bowling, 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, hosts several panelists to share their experience around the issue of immigration locally. The panelists are Dreamers, immigrants, lawyers, or journalists, but together they tell a heartfelt and sobering story of the immigrant experience in Tacoma and the South Sound. The post What is the immigrant experience like in Tacoma and the South Sou...

Michael Haeflinger, Executive Director of Write 253, talks about writing, poetry (both slam and otherwise), play writing, and helping youth learn to write. The post Michael Haeflinger: Write 253 appeared first on Move to Tacoma .

Dennis Hanberg (AKA Mr. Hanberg) joins us to talk about what’s happening in planning and public works at Pierce County and how the county relates to Tacoma’s growth. The post Dennis Hanberg on Planning for Growth in Pierce County appeared first on Move to Tacoma .

In our fourth Adult Civics Happy Hour, we look at the role of policing in Tacoma. Nate Bowling, 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, will moderate the discussion with representatives from the ACLU, the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department, and an HR attorney for a school district. We’ll discuss use of community relations with law enforcement, use of force policies, selective enforc...

Cristiano Valli, a radio host at Radio Popolare, is Italian-borne but has chosen to live in Tacoma instead of Seattle or San Francisco or anywhere else in the United States that he could live. His job is to report on the real story of the United States. The post Cristiano Valli – On Choosing Tacoma Over Anywhere Else in the United States appeared first on Move to Tacoma .

Kristina Walker, from Downtown on the Go, talks about some of the efforts state legislators used to try to change or curtail funding for Sound Transit 3 in the last session. *So far* those efforts didn’t take, but Kristina talks to us about how to advocate for transit and transportation at the state, county, and local levels. The post Kristina Walker on Advocating for Transit and Transportat...

This is the recording from our third Adult Civics Happy Hour event so far. Adult Civics Happy Hour (#ACHH253) is an opportunity for real talk about what’s happening in local government. We want to help regular people get involved and make their voice heard! During this event, moderator Nate Bowling (2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, host of the Nerd Farmer Podcast ) with guests Meli...

Josh Kilen, from Kilen IT, and Lynda Lopez, community manager at Surge Tacoma, talk about coworking in Tacoma and the newest Tacoma coworking space: Union Club! The post Union Club – a new coworking space in Tacoma appeared first on Move to Tacoma .

Michael Sullivan knows the history of all things Tacoma. He blogs regularly at  tacomahistory.live . On today’s podcast he shares fascinating stories and nuggets from Tacoma’s history. Today’s episode covers (roughly) Tacoma’s history from the 1970s to 1990s. The post Tacoma’s History with Michael Sullivan – Part 6 (1990s to today) appeared first on Move to Taco...

Michael Sullivan knows the history of all things Tacoma. He blogs regularly at tacomahistory.live . On today’s podcast he shares fascinating stories and nuggets from Tacoma’s history. Today’s episode covers (roughly) Tacoma’s history from the 1970s to 1990s. The post Tacoma’s History with Michael Sullivan – Part 5 (1970s to 1990s) appeared first on Move to Tacom...

This is the recording from our second Adult Civics Happy Hour event. (We have no podcast version of the first event, but you can watch the Facebook livestream here .) Adult Civics Happy Hour ( #ACHH253 ) is an opportunity for real talk about what’s happening in local government. We want to help regular people get involved and make their voice heard! During this event, moderator Nate Bowling...

Four guests (yes it was a full room) join Marguerite to discuss the recent candidate filings. This is an honest conversion with a progressive view of politics in Tacoma. The guests are all active in local politics which means that some of them have endorsed candidates or are working for candidates. They all disclose that at the beginning before dropping a wealth of insight about the races and loca...

Four guests (yes it was a full room) join Marguerite to discuss the recent candidate filings. This is an honest conversion with a progressive view of politics in Tacoma. The guests are all active in local politics which means that some of them have endorsed candidates or are working for candidates. They all disclose that at the beginning before dropping a wealth of insight about the races and loca...