Built in 1927, the owner of the cement-covered, wood-frame haunt on South Tacoma Way has slowly but surely been restoring the ...

The patron called Snake gestures toward the blue-felt pool table in the coffeepot-shaped bar in Tacoma. “I call it the ‘pool ghost.’ Not everyone has seen it,” Snake told The News Tribune on a Monday ...

Bob's Java Jive is being revitalized but keeping its grungy charm. The restoration includes a new roof, themed patio, and exterior enhancements. The famous coffee pot is now white, awaiting a fresh ...

THE MOST SURPRISING thing about Bob’s Java Jive in Tacoma is not that it is a building shaped like a coffeepot. The most surprising thing is that the shape is the least interesting thing about it. You ...

Bob’s Java Jive is a bar — a dive bar, to be more specific — in the truest sense of the name. Shaped like a big coffee pot, and stained by decades of cheap spilled beer and long nights, the South ...

If you’ve watched television recently, you might’ve seen one of Toyota’s latest commercials advertising the new 2024 Toyota Tacoma. But you might’ve also spotted some familiar locations. Bob’s Java ...