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Sabine Pullins quietly entered the marathon scene four years ago. But it took just one race for the 38-year-old Army spouse to become an elite distance running competitor. Since her first race in June 2007 in her native country of Germany, Pullins competed in 13 other marathons - qualifying for
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Shampooch, Inc. Self-Service Dog Wash, located in Tacoma, is winner of Best Pet Spa. Their business is based on their tagline, "Because your dog's favorite groomer is You!" Have you ever had to wash your dog at home and created a huge mess? That was what owner, Jenni Friel faced one
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Almost all pizza is at least pretty good, so it takes a special breed of pie to rise above the norm and earn the adoration of our discriminating readers. The first bite makes it clear how The Cloverleaf's distinctively crunchy crust launched this Gritty City institution into the party-food stratosphere. This
Travel
Our family trip was nonstop fun, and a week is not enough time to see and do all Missoula has to offer. Plan to spend lots of time outdoors, so pack the sunscreen and drink tons of water. The National Bison Range (NBR) is one of the oldest refuges in the
Music
Hello from the City of Destiny! Some of you may know me as your loveable bearded doorman at Hell's Kitchen, or as the manic frontman for Tacoma's infamous punksters I Defy. But did you know that before I was a singer or a bouncer I was a music journalist!?! True
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Once upon a time in the early 2000's there was a backpacking/skateboard/delinquent hip-hop crew in Olympia called Hostalion that reigned supreme in the South Sound. For many years they were untouchable, whether it was battling poor fools that had no idea what they were getting themselves into or consistently releasing
Stage
Tacoma Musical Playhouse saved its most visually stunning production to close out the season. Cats opened to a packed house and earned a standing ovation from the majority of the patrons, despite some sound difficulties. Cats is based on T.S. Eliot's collection of poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and
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Revengers were on a roll before things nearly fell apart. In 2009, the band dropped Scraps on the Badlands, an ambitious and often downright lush sci-fi concept record that swept aside conventional notions of what rap-rock could be. Thus armed, the Revengers crew went about rocking local music joints with the
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(THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATS TO ANDRE!) Welcome to another awesome Weekly Volcano Morning Quickie Newsletter giveaway. This morning we're giving away a $50 gift card to Cork! Wine Bar at 606 N. State St. off Sixth Avenue. Have you been to Cork!'s new location? It's awesome. To enter
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Art shows up in the most unlikely places in Tacoma, and then blends right in. Witness Sanford & Son Antiques’ Middle Floor Merchants. Here, Gretchen Bailey has brought local art into her shop since last autumn, and then encouraged its spread into formerly vacant shop spaces. Right around Valentines Day, the
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Photographer and community activist Gordon Swetland, along with a small team of artists, historians and preservationists, would like to offer you an opportunity to experience a rapidly-disappearing piece of Tacoma’s landscape and history. In its heyday, Tacoma’s Japantown — Nihonmachi to the people who lived there — had everything the City
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Hair is often the first thing people notice, therefore, hair styles should be as individual and unique as the people who wear them. Finding a hair salon isn't difficult -- there seems to be one on every corner. But finding a hair salon where every stylist sees each customer as
Music
It's been pointed out by many people who think way too much about music, including me, that the steady adoption of ironic detachment among both bands and fans in the indie scene may have done some real damage when it comes to the environment of live shows. Beginning something around
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The exhibition of photos by Virna Haffer at Tacoma Art Museum is a marvel. I had no idea what to expect heading into the gallery to see these works by an artist I had never heard of, and it was like wandering into a studio shared by the greatest photographers
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A short trip up Interstate 5 North and a brief jaunt west off the South 320th Street exit, the Federal Way Farmers Market springs up each Saturday morning at 9 a.m. As is to be expected when the sun shines, people come out of the woodwork for this weekly happening.
Music
At this point in humankind's evolution, the televised singing competition - aided in no small part by American Idol - has abstracted to the point of a never-ending, sensory-obliterating series of lights and sounds. Contestants have had all personality (if, indeed, they ever possessed any) drained, vampire-like, from their bodies.
Stage
Oh, how people get wiggly for A Midsummer Night's Dream! They get truly excited when they hear of an upcoming production; it's like the return of an old friend. It was a crowd-pleaser in Shakespeare's lifetime and in every age since. It's been reimagined for discos and acrobats and massively
Arts
When I think of political protest, I don't usually think cute or sweet or quirky. I also don't usually think of art.But Oly Loves Planned Parenthood, a loosely organized network with a high percentage of working artists and art lovers, has made its protests all of those things.Since February, they've
