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OK, picture it. Saturday morning, you stumble out of bed, mosey your way downstairs and - what's this? "Honey, there's a tour group in the kitchen!" Oops, Precious forgot to tell you that your castle has become part of Tacoma Historical Society's Tour of Homes - and there you are,
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The Broadway Center Conservatory presents Damn Yankees! - a zippy, popular 1955 musical about a rabid baseball fan, Joe Boyd, who says he'd sell his soul for a long-ball hitter for his beloved Washington Senators team. Satan, badly disguised as a guy named Mr. Applegate (there's a reason for that
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Everybody knows that Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that was dreamed up by a cartel of Mexican beer smugglers and tequila runners, but there are plenty of folks who still celebrate this fiesta like it's National Eggs Benedict Day. So, just this once Bobble Tiki is going to look
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Let's go camping! Pile into the family truckster and head to a state park for a few days - or until you appreciate the monotony of civilization, work, bills and hemorrhoids. Bring plenty of beer. It travels well, and you can cool it in a lake. It relaxes you enough
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Remember when as a kid you sat on a swing, pumping your arms for all they could muster to get a motion going that felt like flying? Your mother was always worried that you'd go off and join Ringling Bros. Circus, but you went on to become an elementary school
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With the military population so high in our area, it makes sense to collaborate and talk about best practices," explained Chaplain (Maj.) Pierre Allegre, wing chaplain for the 446th Airlift Wing reservists. On May 5, McChord Field will host the first Clergy Day and bring in local civic and faith community
Health
There is a growing trend (no pun intended) that has veterans picking up trowels and hoes to plant seeds and at the same time benefit therapeutically. Agrotherapy helps veterans not only overcome difficulties like post-traumatic stress syndrome but also gain skills to help support themselves and their families. According to the
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The ticket is black and yellow and is two-and-three-eighths inches in length by eleven-sixteenths of an inch wide. Those are the dimensions of the Ranger tab. There are no dimensions to the willingness to face a challenge. Earn the tab and a service member can compete in The 31st Best Ranger Competition. That's the
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In 2012, Goodwill Industries International, backed by a national grant from the Walmart Foundation, launched Operation: GoodJobs in Tacoma, Austin and Houston. Since then, the program has expanded to 12 locations around the nation, all of which have high veteran populations. Operation: GoodJobs focuses primarily on post-911 veterans and their families, including
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Art is most effective when it can evoke the essence or the spirit, of a person, place or event without necessarily looking like that person, place or event. More often than not it is most effective when it does not look like the subject because illusory depiction
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Art is most effective when it can evoke the essence or the spirit, of a person, place or event without necessarily looking like that person, place or event. More often than not it is most effective when it does not look like the subject because illusory depiction often detracts from
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Sumner isn't necessarily the kind of place you'd find by accident. It's not on the way to anywhere. It doesn't have any noteworthy attractions. It's rural and tiny. However, if you're shopping for furniture, Sumner suddenly becomes the destination to consider. Why? Because Old Cannery Furniture is there - and
Schools
When looking for a new home at the next duty station, evaluating area schools is always a top priority for military families. Luckily there are a number of free resources that can help parents contrast and compare districts and, even more specifically, schools, whether they are public, charter or private
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[DJ] + THURS, APRIL 24 Thursday nights have been an adventure in Olympia's Westside. First, The Westside El Serape was the place to be with DJ Travisty and DJ Kemyst. Then Kemyst jumped ship to start his own gig with Tony Garcia at Trago Mexican Kitchen in the Capital Mall. Recently, Pints
Music
Much has been made of Hobosexual's appropriation and interpretation of - not the ‘80s - but the idea of the ‘80s. As evidenced on their most recent LP (titled Hobosexual II, in a spot-on sendup of the oblivious self-aggrandizement that plagued mainstream rock of the ‘70s and ‘80s), this is
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In the media frenzy generated by the 20th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, there is plenty of talk about Nirvana, Seattle and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Huffington Post, Seattle Times and CNN mention Cobain's early home of Aberdeen, Wash. or report on the details of his suicide.
Travel
If this is your first trip to Olympia, welcome! I feel an affinity, as I've only lived here since 2007. It took months to wrap my head around the flagrantly liberal banter in Orca Books, introverted hints of "the Seattle freeze" in local taverns, and the mind-expanding pleasures of real
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It would seem that some local culinary talents are hell bent on taking the community on a journey to flavor country. There is one local chef personality that isn't just delivering quality, carefully crafted dishes to the table tops of his home base restaurant, but also out and about -
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Mary’s Burger Bistro has opened at 23rd and Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. >> Primo Grill hosts The Savory Flavors of Spain cooking class Saturday, Aug. 25 at 2 p.m. The $65 fee includes recipes, instruction, lunch, wine and tax. Reserve your spot at 253.383.7000. >> Xinh Dwelley leads a
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VINO DE MEZCAL Cocktail aficionado Hilltop Kitchen (913 Martin Luther King Junior Way, Tacoma) hosts a Vino de Mezcal tasting at 2 p.m. Monday, April 28. That's right, artisanal mezcal on a Monday afternoon. So nice. The entire line of Vino de Mezcal from Fundación Agaves Silvestres will be poured as