The Rock Wood Fired Pizza in Tacoma reopened Wednesday, after crews were busy deep cleaning the restaurant. The Tacoma Pierce County Health Department shut the location down Nov. 13 for a rat ...

Tacoma’s Lincoln District will host its 35th annual Lunar New Year celebration (shown here in 2023) on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.

Rodent droppings, a chewed-through bag of flour, and black flies in the kitchen—these are just some of the findings listed on The Rock Wood Fired Pizza’s recent health inspection report in Tacoma.

Tacoma’s Lunar New Year, in its 35th year, is a chance to “encourage the young to remember where you are, where you are coming from and why you are here,” said co-founder Lisa Mathusz.