Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The patron called Snake gestures toward the blue-felt pool table in the coffeepot-shaped bar in Tacoma. “I call it the ‘pool ghost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bob’s Java Jive, Tacoma’s beloved coffeepot-shaped bar, temporarily closed Tuesday following a visit from the local health ...

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, Tacoma’s beloved coffeepot-shaped bar, temporarily closed Tuesday following a visit from the local health department. The Jive’s owner, Richard Walden, told The News Tribune that ...

Don’t panic. The actual Bob’s Java Jive is just fine.But the gingerbread house replica of the Tacoma icon – not so much. It was like a “worst moments from Food Network” scenario say those who ...

TACOMA, Wash. — “I'm going to be brutally honest with you right now and this is hard for me to say: As we sit now the Jive is broke. If we don't meet our goal we will not be able to open our doors ...

An eclectic brew of locals, tourists and musicians have helped Bob's Java Jive achieve its legendary status. At this coffee pot-shaped dive bar in Tacoma, Washington ...