Pierce County has no shortage of historic buildings—and some residents insist a few former occupants never left. The most talked-about haunted places in Pierce County range from a Tudor Gothic castle on American Lake to an ornate theater where the quality of the evening’s performance may determine which ghost appears. The history behind these landmarks…
Tim Curry died from coronary artery disease, according to Los Angeles County public health records obtained by People magazine. The records listed kidney cancer and Curry’s history of stroke as other significant conditions that contributed to his death. They were not identified as underlying causes. Curry died Aug. 25 at his home in Los Angeles….
Whatcom County has the proper ingredients for a respectable ghost story: Victorian civic buildings, an old jail, a grand hotel, a theatrical palace and enough fog to make an ordinary streetlamp look deeply suspicious. Most of the best-known haunted places in Whatcom County are concentrated in Bellingham, where the surviving architecture gives local folklore somewhere…
Living in Clearwater puts one of Florida’s most famous beaches in your backyard, with warm winters, waterfront sunsets and the rest of Tampa Bay within reach. It also brings hurricane anxiety, expensive housing and enough tourist traffic to make a three-mile drive feel like a personal test. Those trade-offs appear repeatedly in local Reddit threads,…
Living in Tuscaloosa means affordable housing, short commutes and plenty of Southern hospitality. It also means building your fall schedule around Alabama football, driving almost everywhere and accepting that summer has no interest in your comfort. Those themes appear repeatedly in Reddit threads, relocation forums and local reviews. The comments are anecdotal rather than a…
Living in South Fulton gives residents room to spread out, relatively attainable homeownership and quick access to Atlanta’s airport—but it can also mean long drives, limited shopping and frustration with city services. Those themes appear repeatedly in relocation forums, Reddit conversations, local news coverage and the city’s own planning documents. Online comments are anecdotal, not…
A Vancouver father is facing kidnapping and related charges after allegedly assaulting his infant son and taking the child from his mother. Raul Martinez Guevara, 37, was taken into custody Tuesday night, Sept. 1, at a Vancouver home in the 3300 block of East 18th Street, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest…
Snohomish County has all the raw materials for a first-rate ghost story: mining towns, weathered hotels, old theaters, Victorian mansions and enough rain to make practically any window look suspicious after midnight. The most famous haunted places in Snohomish County also happen to contain some genuinely fascinating local history. The ghosts remain unconfirmed. The fires,…
Living in Beaumont, Texas, can mean an affordable house, a 20-minute commute and access to some of the Gulf Coast’s best food and fishing. It can also mean mosquitoes with personal ambitions, hurricane anxiety and a social calendar that occasionally requires driving to Houston. That contradiction defines online conversations about this Southeast Texas city. Supporters…
Living in Springfield, Illinois, comes with a remarkably short commute, relatively affordable housing and the reassuring knowledge that Abraham Lincoln is never more than a few minutes away. It also comes with complaints about crime, taxes, a downtown that goes quiet early and weather that occasionally seems to be trying several seasons before lunch. That…
