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 ...

Can there be too many coffee shops? Some might argue yes, but as Tacoma grows, the answer seems to lean toward, “More please!” A few new coffee shops have filled particular voids in the cafe scene.