Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
Tacoma Giving Guide: Local Shops - Local People ...

Welcome to our local giving guide with suggestions for supporting Tacoma people who own and work in small shops, coffee roasters, and independent book stores. We start off with 3 ways to give to neighbors outside your circle of friends by supporting health, nutrition, advocacy, and welcome. All these ways of giving put love into the Tacoma community!

Tacoma Giving Guide: Local Shops - Local People - Local Love
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
Tacoma Love: 5 Good Things—Vol. 5

This is not an ultimate, all time, best of the best, win or go home, top 5 list. No, we aren’t really bringing that kind of energy to life. This is the 5th edition of 5 things we like in Tacoma from a list of way more things we like in Tacoma. Sound good? A monthly free film, nacho cheese to balance your diet, the habit of drinking coffee where the seals can see you, an opportunity to notice and collect, and a very particular sort of blind date. Some of it’s free. All of it’s good. We’re not making any other claims (who needs all that best-stress anyway?).

Tacoma Love: 5 Good Things—Vol. 5
Things to do in Tacoma
Michael Duggan
Savoring Summer - In & Around Tacoma

If you’re looking for ways to savor summer in and around Tacoma, we invite you to visit our list of suggested ingredients for a summer well-lived. Our recipe includes marinating outside, a sprinkle of salty PNW beaches, community festivals for spice, a blend of favorite picnic spots (and where to fill your basket), plus fresh flowers, berries, and local farms baked in.

Savoring Summer - In & Around Tacoma
Tacoma Food & Drink
Michael Duggan
Tacoma Outdoor Dining Guide

Want to go out and really be out—out in the open air, beneath a colorful umbrella, on a shaded patio, beside a bustling sidewalk, seated on a deck overlooking the water, pulled up to a bar counter by the street? We’ve gathered over 60 of Tacoma’s outdoor dining spots by neighborhood to get you started. Take a look at our updated list of restaurants, cafes, and bars with outdoor seating, then get yourself away from the screen, out the door, and into the life of Tacoma’s summer. See you out there!

Tacoma Outdoor Dining Guide
Tacoma Favorites
Michael Duggan
Second Hand Home: Tacoma Thrift Treasures & ...

We’re into hand-me-downs, one-of-a-kind thrift store finds, saving money, and participating in a force for good in our community. Which means we’ve found ourselves over at the Habitat for Humanity Store on STW on many occasions over our years in Tacoma. This month we share about some of the treasures we’ve found, dos and don’ts for donating, and 8 other local spots you should explore if you’re renovating, furnishing, or reimagining part of your Tacoma home.

Second Hand Home: Tacoma Thrift Treasures & Affordable Housing

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Tacoma Outdoor Dining Guide

Tacoma Outdoor Dining Guide

Want to go out and really be out—out in the open air, beneath a colorful umbrella, on a shaded patio, beside a bustling sidewalk, seated on a deck overlooking the water, pulled up to a bar counter by the street? We’ve gathered over 60 of Tacoma’s outdoor dining spots by neighborhood to get you started. Take a look at our updated list of restaurants, cafes, and bars with outdoor seating, then get yourself away from the screen, out the door, and into the life of Tacoma’s summer. See you out there!

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Tacoma Bookshops: A 6 Stop Tour of Our City

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Tacoma Bookshops: A 6 Stop Tour of Our City

It’s a Tacoma neighborhood tour and independent bookshop crawl all in one. Stopping for cups of coffee, a pint, a slice of cake, or even a feast on your browsing adventure is encouraged, and we’ll show you where! Get out the door on this bookstore tour from 6th Ave in the center to Proctor in the north to McKinley Ave up on the hill. Get lost in the aisles, among the shelves, in the pages, in an underground kingdom, in the worlds above the clouds. When you pull yourself back out, back up, back down, we’ll make sure you know where to find a spiced latte, black brew, or sparkling elixir to settle you back in the present and remind you of your own name. Support local shops, celebrate literature, and feed your need to read.

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The Sunset Side: Tacoma's Other Waterfront

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The Sunset Side: Tacoma's Other Waterfront

This month we're here to give a shout out to the other waterfront, the home of Titlow Beach, Seashore Drive, the iconic Narrows Bridges, and the Tacoma sunset. We’ll share where we eat and what we order, the trails we like to take, and what makes this side of the city feel like home. All you need is one evening for a waterfront getaway.

Reintroducing the Sam Smith Fund: Reducing the Black Homeownership Gap in WA State

Reintroducing the Sam Smith Fund: Reducing the Black Homeownership Gap in WA State

You may have read about the Sam Smith Fund in our original blog post introducing it back in February 2022. If so, read on for some updates, including a major increase to the down payment assistance amount! This African American homeownership fund gives us as Realtors an opportunity to do more than just educate ourselves about racial disparities in homeownership. And anyone can contribute! We're eager to grow as an industry into greater ways to support and advocate for truly equal access to housing and homeownership.

Sam Smith "Hi Neighbor" Homeownership Fund

Sam Smith "Hi Neighbor" Homeownership Fund

This new homeownership fund gives us as Realtors an opportunity to do more than just educate ourselves about racial disparities in homeownership. And anyone can contribute! We're eager to see the fund grow, and for us to grow as an industry into greater ways to support and advocate for truly equal access to housing and homeownership.

Hi, I'm Michael Duggan, a licensed broker with Windermere Abode. I would love to help you through the home buying or selling process. Please contact me to set up a meeting and get things started. 

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