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WITH A SPATULA IN ONE HAND AND A HOT DOG IN THE OTHER >>> Bruce Walkup was the booking agent for Tacoma's Prosito Restaurant in the mid-'80s. Considered the first commercial venue to host alternative bands, Prosito's music was turned off by the Liquor Board for
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Tacoma is chock-full of fun community events and festivals this summer. With the combination of local food vendors, blues bands and more than 35 Washington craft brewers, Brew Five Three is one not to miss. This inaugural event, put on by Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, takes
Housing
Last year, David Coker - the president of the Fisher House Foundation, Inc. - announced that they were launching a campaign to build a second Fisher House on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Since its inception, all of the Fisher Houses have saved active duty military and veteran families an estimated $192 million
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When jazz trumpeter Lance Buller isn't holding court at Metropolitan Market's espresso area or every Friday at Maxwell's Speakeasy, he's producing jazz concerts, including a Jazz@TMP series at Tacoma Musical Playhouse. Buller has lined up another winner as the Black Swan Classic Jazz Band from Portland, Ore. and their vocalist,
Military Life
One spouse, two businesses and endless creativity. "I do not do background photography. I just love the feel of being outside and in a natural environment to capture these families," stated Autumn Samen, who did photography as a hobby for 13 years before starting her business, Trunks Photography. Samen classifies herself as
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The sundresses and flip flops that are released from their closets this time of year are fine and dandy for this fundraiser. This Saturday, break out your inner Algernon or Lady Bracknell (please imagine the "r" rumbling like thunder as you read that name) for Lakewood Playhouse's Party on the
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One day long, long ago, Michael Jackson appeared on television doing this dance number called the Moonwalk. His song had groove, his right hand had glove, and this magical dance had Michael sliding, gliding backward, as if he were ... on the moon. It stands today as a best-loved reminder
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Vocal legend Tony Bennett pushes boundaries when it comes to his duets, most notably those with k.d. lang. But when it comes to flying solo, the man gives the people exactly what they want: his smooth, elegant, laidback take on standards you'd swear were his to begin with. Each time
Live & CD Reviews
It was a clear day at Owen Beach, and I was sitting on the sidelines with my back turned away from the sand and the sunbathers and toward the green and rising peaks of Vashon Island when Simon Williams asked me a question, "Have you heard it yet?" Simon Williams, being
Reviews
In the golden era of my youth, when I was about 7 years old, my parents and I frequented the delicious, bison-serving Ruston landmark Tatanka Take-Out. Tatanka is famous for its lean and tasty bison meat, which is applied liberally to burgers, burritos and sandwiches, but my 7-year-old, sweets-loving self
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>>
Military Policy
Before the technology age and the advent of Skype, there were love letters. They were the only way soldiers could keep in touch with their sweethearts back home and they were treasured by anybody who received one. Last week, married and single soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Regiment,
Stage
Little known to most Americans, there is a glass art movement in Australia that developed alongside the similar glass art movement in our area going back to the 1970s, spurred by artists from Pilchuck and the Bullseye Glass Company in Portland. "The connections between Australia and the Pacific Northwest are
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[FOLK] + FRI, JUNE 7 What Tiny Tim was for Tin Pan Alley-era singers, Tommy Dean is for rambling folk of the '50s and '60s. Like Tiny Tim, Tommy Dean is a self-stylized revivalist, an encyclopedia of long-forgotten tunes. He's a jukebox - pop a quarter in him and he'll go.
Music
If Arrington de Dionyso's Malaikat Dan Singa is a mouthful of a name, then his music does well to invade every other one of your senses. For years, de Dionyso has been making a name for himself as one of the premier practitioners of experimental music in the Northwest. Unlike
Liquid
What's so cosmopolitan about a cosmopolitan? It's not as though the name corresponds to any of the concoction's inherent qualities (in fact, given its hue, "redneck" would make for a more ?tting moniker). Ditto the countless other cocktails whose appellations' origins remain obscure, from the Greyhound to the Rusty Nail.
Features
Aromas of hotdogs, peanuts and popcorn wafts through the air. Hats, shirts, mitts and more are emblazoned with the same logo and color schemes in an effort to visually root for the home team in unison. There's a buzz in the air, and the energy of a whole group of people
Features
We've all heard the horror stories of what happens in the mainstream meat market: the pink slime chicken nuggets, E.coli outbreaks and cruelty to animals - just to name a few of the monstrosities. What if we could do something at a local level to change that? This is the idea behind Olympia
Arts
When I think about gambling, for some reason the image of bells ringing and sirens blaring as admirers gather to watch me collect my winnings never quite pops into my head. In my wildest fantasies, I still either end up destitute or out in the alley, getting kicked to death
Viva South Sound
Casinos are some of the few places where you can walk around with a beer in your hand, enjoy some games, win some money if you're lucky ... ah, good times. Fortunately, the Tacoma-Olympia area has casinos big and small. Larger area casinos offer you just about everything a Vegas
