Bob's Java Jive has been closed for code violations. Will it reopen or have we lost a central piece of Tacoma weirdness? Stay tuned.
Read the News Tribune article here; and odes to Java Jive on Exit133 here. I had no idea that Neko Case once tended bar there.
2/1 UPDATE: The News Tribune reports that they've fixed most of the issues and should be open again in a few days, sans some of the more flammable weirdness that graced their interior. Good news for a wonderfully odd place.