News for Tacoma Washington from The News Tribune

Five Sound Sound 'bars' with breakfasts worth trying

Feb 3, 2012 12:08 pm

Bar dining: Bring your appetite to nighttime spots that serve breakfast, too | Depending upon your dining preferences or the bar you frequent, breakfast at a watering hole can be a cultural odyssey ...

Tacoma Astronomical Society offers new ways to look at the night sky

Feb 3, 2012 11:52 am

The Tacoma Astronomical Society and Puyallup Library staff are praying for dry weather next week. Tuesday night is the fifth annual free Star Party in the park outside the library – and fo...

Tacoma novelist hits it big with her futuristic story "Cinder"

Feb 3, 2012 8:05 am

The cover of Tacoma author Marissa Meyer’s young adult novel, “Cinder,” shows the glass slipper expected of any story based on Cinderella. But the foot inside that slip...

Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast

Feb 2, 2012 11:32 am

Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil told people to prepare for six more weeks of winter on Thursday, making him the minority opinion among his groundhog brethren who seem to think that spring is coming...

Walla Walla reds keep improving

Feb 1, 2012 2:59 pm

Few images of Pacific Northwest wine country are as iconic as the red-roofed barn just off Mill Creek Road in Walla Walla.

Marianne Binetti: Grow your own grapes for wine

Feb 1, 2012 11:39 am

The first week of February is for early bloomers. Forsythia is budding and crocuses are popping.

South Sounders create, use rain yards to harvest water

Feb 1, 2012 11:38 am

Rain yards: With ever more rain, South Sounders are getting creative in how to deal with our wettest asset | Got rain? Of course you do. Sometimes in the Northwest it can seem like that’s ...

Walking tacos have dinner in the bag

Feb 1, 2012 8:05 am

assemble it: Chips, plus toppings are easy to prepare | Whenever I think of Super Bowl Sunday, I think of chili, and guacamole and chips. And Ro-Tel cheese dip. And Frito pie.

Not your run-of-the-mill chicken

Feb 1, 2012 8:05 am

sliders: Sweet, savory dish an easy alternative to barbecue-glazed meat | When it comes to making pulled chicken, it’s hard to beat the two-ingredient simplicity of simmering chicken breas...

Cupcakes for dudes

Feb 1, 2012 8:05 am

did someone say ‘bacon’?: Super Bowl sweets that don’t clash with the man cave | These are not your girlfriend’s cupcakes. There is no frilly pastel frosting ...

Latest news for Seattle Washington from Puget Sound Business Journal

PSBJ poll: Majority favoring same-sex marriage legalization

Feb 3, 2012 7:36 pm

With the Washington state Senate passing a bill to legalize same-sex marriage this week, the issue is a hot topic across the nation and even globally. Puget Sound Business Journal readers are certain...

Best in-house lawyers sought by PSBJ

Feb 3, 2012 2:51 pm

There is less than one week left to help the Puget Sound Business Journal identify the best in-house counsel in Washington state for the 2012 Corporate Counsel of the Year Awards. Nominations are due ...

Corporate Counsel of the Year nomination deadline near

Feb 3, 2012 2:31 pm

Help us find a great in-house lawyer or two. Theres less than one week left to help us identify the best in-house counsel in Washington state for the 2012 Corporate Counsel of the Year Awards. Nomin...

Quincy's Cave B Inn, winery to be auctioned in March

Feb 3, 2012 2:29 pm

The iconic Cave B Inn & Spa and Cave B Winery in Quincy will be sold at auction March 15, along with some parcels at the SageCliffe Master Planned Resort. Located near the Gorge Amphitheater, Cav...

Washington state Dems, GOP wrangle over education spending

Feb 3, 2012 2:25 pm

Washington state Republicans and Democrats wrangled over education spending, with House Republicans Thursday offering a K-12 budget that they say is $580 million more for schools than Gov. Chris Grego...

Weyerhaeuser beats Q4 estimates

Feb 3, 2012 2:15 pm

Weyerhaeuser Co. beat analysts' fourth-quarter estimates, reporting earnings of $65 million, or 12 cents per share, well above predictions of earnings of 6 cents per share. In early Thursday trading,...

Phil Smart Mercedes dealership sold to Monjazeb

Feb 3, 2012 1:56 pm

The Phil Smart Inc. Mercedes-Benz dealership in Seattle has been sold to Al Monjazeb, who plans to move the dealership to a new location on Airport Way. The purchase price paid by Monjazeb, who owns ...

Is it fair to compare Amazon with Apple?

Feb 3, 2012 1:37 pm

In the last quarter, Apple Inc. reported $46.33 billion in revenue and a record $13.06 billion in profit while Amazon.com Inc. reported $17.4 billion in revenue but only a profit of $177 million and w...

Air India moves closer to 787 purchase

Feb 3, 2012 1:18 pm

Struggling Indian air carrier Air India is moving closer to buying 27 Boeing Co. 787 airplanes, with delivery of the first Everett-built plane expected later this month. Bloomberg reports a group of ...

Cave B Inn, winery to be sold at auction

Feb 3, 2012 12:07 am

The iconic Cave B Inn & Spa and Cave B Winery in Quincy will be sold at auction March 15, along with some parcels at the SageCliffe Master Planned Resort. Located near the Gorge Amphitheater, Cav...

News for Washington from The Seattle Times

Europe tries to shield homeless from deep freeze

Feb 3, 2012 6:48 pm

Russia and Ukraine both took extra precautions on Friday to protect homeless people, ordering new facilities and medical care after scores of people have frozen to death on the streets of Europe durin...

Genworth shares rise on strong 4Q results

Feb 3, 2012 6:46 pm

Shares of Genworth Financial Inc. soared more than 14 percent on Friday, after the insurance company reported a fourth-quarter profit that exceeded Wall Street forecasts.

Sudan bombs US-funded Bible school, US condemns

Feb 3, 2012 6:46 pm

Sudan's military bombed a Bible school built by a U.S. Christian aid group, prompting students and teachers at the school to run for their lives in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan state.

Kidnappers free 2 Americans, Egyptian guide

Feb 3, 2012 6:46 pm

Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released them several hours later after negotiations with tribal leaders in the Sinai Peninsula,...

Correction: Ship of Platinum story

Feb 3, 2012 6:46 pm

In a Feb. 1 story about a man who claims to have located a sunken treasure off the coast of Cape Cod, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of an attorney representing the British governm...

Police strike hits Brazilian city hard

Feb 3, 2012 6:45 pm

Some 2,000 Brazilian army soldiers and a contingent of elite federal police are patrolling the nation's third-largest city as a state police strike enters its fourth day.

Arizona eyes online retailers as tax collectors

Feb 3, 2012 6:44 pm

Arizona is moving toward making online merchants collect sales tax on residents' purchases, a departure from the state's previous hands-office stance.

Gibson possible witness in discrimination trial

Feb 3, 2012 6:44 pm

A sheriff's deputy who claims he was discriminated against after arresting Mel Gibson on suspicion of drunken driving has listed the Oscar-winner as a potential witness in his upcoming trial against h...

Wendy's has a beef with NW franchisee

Feb 3, 2012 6:43 pm

Wendy's International has a beef with a franchisee that owns 11 fast-food restaurants in Montana, Oregon and Washington.

Strong jobs report sends traders out of Treasurys

Feb 3, 2012 6:42 pm

Traders are exiting the safety of U.S. bonds and buying riskier investments such as stocks on hopes that the U.S. economy is improving after the unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in three ...