Art beckons from nearly every corner of the town, and indoor attractions offer a colorful, enlivening escape on even the most dreary Northwest days.

In a city of famous bridges, Parks Tacoma wants to know where its next mini-iconic bridge should go. The agency wants to build a new pedestrian and bicycle bridge to span a ravine in Swan Creek Park.

In 2002, he gifted his home city of Tacoma one of his largest installations, The Glass Bridge, a concrete bridge decorated with small vases. The artist currently lives and works in Seattle, WA. Today, ...