Music
Indiana-native turned Olympian Double B is everywhere. I think it's because he doesn't shy away from the many music opportunities that come his way. One night you might catch him in Seattle competing in an emcee battle put on by the Zulu Nation; the next night Double B might be
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After dedicating almost 33 years to the Air Force Reserve, Chief Master Sgt. Gloria Bennett, 446th Airlift Wing command chief, will retire March 31 and pass on her duties to Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Mack. Mack, currently the 86th Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant, will begin his new duties April 1. "Gloria
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I went to The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. As Washingtonians know, it's a small liberal arts school in the middle of the woods, full of hippies. Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Kramer from Seinfeld (the racist one), Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker of groundbreaking riot grrl band Sleater-Kinney and
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(446th AW PA) - Air Force Reserve Command recently recognized two 446th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Reservists for their outstanding hands-on maintenance work. Staff Sgt. Francis Aguon and Mr. Michael Harris are 2011 recipients of the Lieutenant General Leo Marquez Award in the Aircraft Maintenance category. An awards board of air and
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For a couple of hours every Sunday, junior enlisted Airmen from McChord Field get the chance to impact lives at the Tacoma Rescue Mission. From serving food to cleaning up, members of the base's Rising Four group are giving back to the local community outside the gate. "Airmen like it a lot
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Spc. Cody Lance gently nudged the throttle of his Humvee as the vehicle inched up the steep ramp guiding it into the cargo bay of the C-17 Globemaster III. With Tech. Sgt. Jeff Austin, a loadmaster with the 10th Airlift Squadron, giving the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Soldier visual commands, Lance carefully
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Ads for Theater Artists Olympia's A Bucket of Blood pose the question, "Who is Walter Paisley?" It's unlikely you've ever seen Roger Corman's 1959 B-movie original, so I'll fill you in. Walter Paisley is a miserable busboy in a late-‘50s Beat club called the Yellow Door. He's not the sharpest
Music
Recently, at a show, local rock 'n' roll person Spencer Kelley and I aided in fulfilling a young gentleman's wish to crowd surf. We watched for a while, waiting for the right opportunity to achieve his goal (it is very important to not force the crowd surf), and when the
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Last Wednesday afternoon, an explosion behind a concrete enclosure at Training Area 4 captured the attention of 58 soldiers comprising 28 teams in the 25th iteration of the Army's Best Medic Competition. The Force on Force/Prolonged Field Care portion of the 72-hour competition had begun. Standing in a clearing, Col. Aric Bowman,
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The Midnight Sun has been an exceptional music, art and performance venue in downtown Olympia for the past 21 years. It has always been accessible, affordable and all-ages. Now, The Midnight Sun is on the verge of closing, and Olympia wants to do something about it. Thanks to the efforts of Elizabeth
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I think I had the same introduction to Todd Sykes and EvergreenOne as a lot of people. One day, I stumbled across the video for a song called "90's Shit," which features two normal-looking guys wandering through the streets of Tacoma, taking turns calling out familiar touchstones for people who
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(Photo: Staff Sgt. Gabriel Wright, a signals intelligence analyst with the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, grades the Hand-Release Push-Up event May 17 as part of Army Combat Fitness Test Level II Grader validation training, held at Fort Meade, Maryland.) Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced
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Oh, my God, this movie sucks. I’ll say this much: Kudos to Jim Carrey for pulling off perhaps the most amazing disappearing-act hat trick in motion-picture history. With his non-appearance in “Evan Almighty,” the follow-up to the smash hit “Bruce Almighty” (2003), Carrey has now NOT appeared in three of
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It's all about personality when it comes to Chris Crayzie: part MC, part comedian, part father and hustler. Crayzie is from the original 206. Now it's the 253, and when you're on Hilltop you will hear Chris Crayzie's music. It's in the barbershops. It's in cars rolling by. Crayzie is
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Christian Mistress is so hot right now that I found myself fantasizing about the perfect interview with the band. In my mind, I envisioned it being after hours at Olympia's iconic Old School Pizzeria, where each member of this metal militia has worked. I pictured each of the members donning
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My first encounter with local Olympia rapper Afrok was in 1999 while he was DJ-ing under the name Spoons. Afrok's weekly hip-hop night at Le Voyeur was catching a buzz around town because it was the only all ages hip-hop night in Olympia at the time. DJ Andrew James and
Housing
Affordable Homeownership Redefined! That's the motto of the Homeownership Center Northwest. (HCNW) The Homeownership Center is a non-profit housing development corporation building new and refurbishing existing homes in the Tacoma, Lakewood and Parkland communities and throughout Pierce County. Its mission is to use homeownership as a tool for neighborhood revitalization, equity
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The Tacoma Main Library deserves some props. Not only does it perform all the requisite library duties while also making sure vagrants don't shit and piss all over the bathroom, but the powers that be also line up some pretty solid events - like Sunday's screening of Miss Representation: A
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Oscar has quite the history (and for 84 he looks pretty good). So does The Capitol Theater. This year the Olympia Film Society continues its tradition of mixing cinema with live spectacle in a big way. For starters, guests at this year's Capitol Theater Oscar Party will walk down a
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In the years since teaming up, Todd Sykes and EvergreenOne have added DJ Hanibal to the lineup and have started going by the name CityHall. In this time, the amount of output created by these three has been remarkably substantial, with Sykes and EvergreenOne producing songs as a duo as
