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If you're looking for an excellent date night or perhaps just an excuse to get out on the town, check out Broadway Sizzle, a communal table dinner in the heart of Tacoma on Broadway taking place Aug. 31. A fantastic event on its own, the dinner can even be combined
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The Forum, Downtown Puyallup's newest addition to the bar scene, opened mid-July and serves up more than just beer and cocktails. Their lunch and dinner menu consists of thoughtful, well-priced menu items that take traditional bar food up a notch and is served until close. "We look to create an atmosphere
Viva South Sound
If you want to go wine tasting, don't worry about heading all the way up to Woodinville. Wine tasting is available right here in Tacoma at both wine bars and local micro-wineries. Even better, wine tasting in Tacoma is often extremely affordable or all out free. Many wine tasting spots
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After catching up with Zach Powers - aka Rockwell Powers - between soccer games, his work as marketing and communications director at The Grand Cinema, and whatever else this 26-year-old Tacoma hip-hop kid is up to, we learn more about production of his new single and music video, "Two Sides,"
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Ah, the dog days of August. The sun still shines, but summer seems to be fading fast. Most of the biggest and shrillest Hollywood releases have come and gone by the time the last July 4th firecracker has petered out. Leave it to The Grand Cinema to fill this void with
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Cute and smart describes the outfit and the girl. Amy Reinke pauses for the pose in between helping customers at Cake on phone and on foot; her own feet are encased in what I thought were crazy expensive cork-sole wedges that turned out to be from (she was almost embarrassed to
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As I was wakeboarding in California last week, the topic of embarrassing kid comments came up between me and the other woman on the boat, also a mom. I shared my personal favorite, “Mom, when I grow up I wanna have a huge butt like yours.” While my friend shared hers, a
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Make the kid happy Since the significant one and I were heading off for our first weekend sans kid in over five and a half years, I naturally suffered acutely from parental guilt. Rather than popping Valium, I took the lazy mom’s out: I bought the wee one gifts. I figured since
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BLUES The Royal Lounge. Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill. Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Cascade Community Center. JBLM-Lewis
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies. Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. Summit Pub. Puyallup. Tim Hall &
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art. Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss. Tacoma - Downtown. Blues Night. 8 pm. Stonegate
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant. Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. BLUES Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Tacoma - Northend. August Blues Birthday Bash, with Jimmy Vivino, The Mark Riley Trio, Paul Green. All Ages. 5 pm. NC. 2
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BLUES Little Creek Casino. Shelton. Larry Hill. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Kortney Shane Williams. 9 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Marc Ryan. 8 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Marc Ryan. 10:30
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Embers at Indian Summer. Olympia. Tarik Bentlemsani. 6 pm. NC. BLUES Little Creek Casino. Shelton. Larry Hill. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Kortney Shane Williams. 9 pm. $15. Tacoma Comedy Club. Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Marc Ryan. 8 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Wind Rose Cellars - Sequim. Cort Armstrong & Friends. 6:30 pm. Cascadia Grill. Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House. Lewis County. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. Toscanos Cafe and Wine Bar. Puyallup. Sean Lewis. 7
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Mud rocks. For the eighth year in a row, the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Family Morale, Welfare and Recreation department hosted its signature 5K Down & Dirty Mud Run. "We've really worked hard to make this event fun and safe," Tara Ricci, race director, said as over 500 competitors poured into the
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Did you join the Air Force to become a firefighter but instead became a security forces member? Did you join to work in the legal office but instead the Air Force decided they needed you to work in the safety office? Are you ready for a career change by cross-training
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More than 40 airmen from the 7th Airlift Squadron returned to JBLM Aug. 3, 2013 after a 60-day deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Airmen from the 7th AS were deployed as the 817th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron operating out of two bases, managing and flying missions in and around Southwest
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Just a few short weeks after celebrating its 4th birthday, 1022 South shook craft cocktail lovers to the core with the news that there was going to be some big transformations ahead. With the departure of owner and cocktail connoisseur extraordinaire Chris Keil, what could the public anticipate, after all?
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When I was a captain, I received some unexpected news that I had been selected to fly the MQ-1 Predator," said Col. David Kumashiro, 62nd Airlift Wing commander. "I was at a point in my career where I was uncertain whether I was going to make the Air Force a
