Loads of legends circulate around the 97-year-old bar on South Tacoma Way. Bob’s Java Jive attracts a wide variety of regulars even today.

Loads of legends circulate around the 97-year-old bar on South Tacoma Way. Bob’s Java Jive attracts a wide variety of regulars even today.

The most surprising thing about Bob’s Java Jive is not that it is shaped like a coffeepot — it's that the shape is the least interesting thing about it.

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 ...

Bob's Java Jive has been designated an official historical landmark. The Java Jive did have a lively karaoke scene recently until things got dead quiet. “It has been quiet,” says Schrenk.

Bob’s Java Jive in Tacoma has been closed for more than a year due to COVID-19. To help reopen the iconic dive bar, fans and regulars raised more than $12,000 in 24 hours.

Bob’s Java Jive Faced with the prospect of permanent closure due to a year of no income during the pandemic, Bob’s Java Jive manager Jenna Schrenk launched a Facebook fundraiser and was ...

Loads of legends circulate around the 97-year-old bar on South Tacoma Way. Bob’s Java Jive attracts a wide variety of regulars even today.

Bob’s Java Jive Faced with the prospect of permanent closure due to a year of no income during the pandemic, Bob’s Java Jive manager Jenna Schrenk launched a Facebook fundraiser and was ...