Move to Tacoma Podcast

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About the Podcast

North Tacoma is the area that encompasses some of Tacoma's most popular neighborhoods. Neighborhoods like Old Town, Ruston, Stadium District, North Slope Historic District, Proctor District, and University of Puget Sound Neighborhood are all part of the Tacoma’s.

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    Marc Heinzman – How to Move to Tacoma

    Photo by GritCityPhoto Marc’s Move to Tacoma Story Marc grew up in the Quad Cities,…

  • Jackie Casella of Creative Colloquy on Supporting Tacoma’s Writers

    Jackie’s Move To Tacoma Story: Jackie grew up in Fife and moved to South Tacoma…

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    Rochelle Bergstrom and Elope 253 – Get Married Your Way

    Rochelle Bergstrom comes onto the show to talk about her urban and sophisticated Tacoma wedding…

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    What is the immigrant experience like in Tacoma and the South Sound? #ACHH253

    Nate Bowling, 2016 Washington State Teacher of the Year, hosts several panelists to share their…

  • Michael Haeflinger: Write 253

    Michael Haeflinger, Executive Director of Write 253, talks about writing, poetry (both slam and otherwise),…

  • Dennis Hanberg on Planning for Growth in Pierce County

    Dennis Hanberg (AKA Mr. Hanberg) joins us to talk about what’s happening in planning and…

  • What is going on with policing in Tacoma? #ACHH253

    In our fourth Adult Civics Happy Hour, we look at the role of policing in…

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    Cristiano Valli – On Choosing Tacoma Over Anywhere Else in the United States

    Cristiano Valli, a radio host at Radio Popolare, is Italian-borne but has chosen to live…

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    Kristina Walker on Advocating for Transit and Transportation

    Kristina Walker, from Downtown on the Go, talks about some of the efforts state legislators…

  • How do we fund education after McCleary? #ACHH253

    This is the recording from our third Adult Civics Happy Hour event so far. Adult…

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    Union Club – a new coworking space in Tacoma

    Josh Kilen, from Kilen IT, and Lynda Lopez, community manager at Surge Tacoma, talk about…

  • Tacoma’s History with Michael Sullivan – Part 6 (1990s to today)

    Michael Sullivan knows the history of all things Tacoma. He blogs regularly at tacomahistory.live. On today’s…