Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cork! A Wine Bar. Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Jeff Ross. 8 pm. Olympia Farmers Market. Olympia - Downtown. Part Of Fortune. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Dave's of Milton. Milton. Comedy Night, featuring Rebecca Corry, Michelle Westford, Bahiyyih Mudd,
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Amocat Cafe. Tacoma - Triangle District. Hot August Amocat Live, featuring Amy Bleu, Joe Holcomb, Beatrice Ensunsa, Volkert Volkersz, The Collaborators. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Spar Cafe. Olympia. Paul Mauer. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Buffino's Golden West Restaurant and Lounge. Tacoma - South. Back Porch Band. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The New Frontier Lounge. Tacoma - Dome District. Songwriters Showcase, with Stephanie Anne Johnson, Heidi Stoermer. 8 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill. Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall. Olympia
News Front
BETHANY BEACH, Del. - Highly specialized American Army units from the U.S. Department of Defense's premier all hazards command trained for interagency nuclear forensics missions during Exercise Prominent Hunt at Bethany Beach, Delaware, April 4-7. The 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives Command's Nuclear Disablement Team 2 and 3rd CBRNE Response
Family
Jocelyn Suarez knows about foreshadowing in telling a good, scary story. In her short story "Beach," she clues the reader into how a woman turns into a dog by writing, "The beach was as dry as a dog's tongue." Her younger brother, Knight Cassady, wrote a suspense filled mystery entitled "The Ghost
Veterans
Stan Flemming believes he has the experience to represent the 10th Congressional District. "When you look at the other candidates, there is no comparison," said Flemming, a Republican. "No other candidate has the experience to address the issues facing the district and the nation." Flemming's list of accomplishments is impressive. A retired
Veterans
Dick Muri is a nuts and bolts kind of guy. "I get to know what my constituents want," Muri, a Republican, said. "You can never get too much feedback from the people you represent." Muri's list of accomplishments speaks to his community service. A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, Muri served seven years
Neighborhoods
When the class heard that its final exam would be community based, most of the students collectively groaned. But four teenage girls saw an opportunity to give back to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) community. What began as an assignment in a Beginning Leadership class at Washington High School in
Focus
When an out-of-state, anti-military group picketed outside Joint Base Lewis-McChord on July 27, more than 200 military families, community members and nonprofit organizations, including the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) and the Patriot Guard Riders (PGR), showed up to support JBLM and its Servicemembers. "We attend events that have to do
News Front
Temporary Patriot Express flights will begin operating out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, from May 16 to Sept. 30, 2022. In response to increased airlift requirements to support U.S. Forces Japan and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, service members and their families can rely on temporary Patriot Express
News Front
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - U.S. service members who are HIV-positive cannot be discharged or barred from becoming an officer solely because they're infected with the virus, a federal judge in Virginia ruled. Advocates say it's one of the strongest rulings in years for people living with HIV. The cases involved two
Archives
Friday, July 13: Sparkling wines not from Champagne, France, 6 p.m., 21 Commerce, 21st and Commerce, 253.272.6278. Saturdays: Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101). Tuesday, July 17: Ty Cline’s Tour of Washington, 5:30-8:30 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Tuesdays: Wine
Entertainment
The third time's the Disarming Charm. That's one of the classes they teach in the second year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, don't ya know, and while we take only a brief excursion to the future learning institution of Harry Potter and friends in Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets
Health
The Army, along with the other military services and the Department of Veterans Affairs, is standardizing the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, known as PTSD. "No matter where Soldiers are getting care or seeking help for PTSD or any other medical issue, we want
Explore
After a nearly two-year break, Tacoma Restaurant Week is back and more delicious than ever! Tacoma's top restaurants join us this spring, April 24-28 and May 1-5 for two delicious weeks of dining under a new pricing structure. While the traditional two-course lunch (sometimes three-course) and three-course dinner remains the same,
Veterans
More than 30 years ago when (then) Fort Lewis base commander John Zimmermann left for Vietnam, he never dreamt that on his 90th birthday, the Lakewood American Legion Art Wrye Post 187 would honor him with a new Flags Program. "It's a great feeling to be honored this way," said Zimmermann,
Schools
Monday's official groundbreaking ceremony held on Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM's) Hillside Youth Center also signaled the beginning of construction of two new Clover Park School District (CPSD) schools - Carter Lake and Hillside Elementary. Under the Education of Military Children Covenant, educators, civilian and military leaders and elected officials collaborated
Focus
Lakewood City Councilmember Don Anderson was recently elected to the board of the Association of Defense Communities (ADC). He has served on the Lakewood City Council since 2008. "It is a wonderful opportunity to continue to work toward building community relations with Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) and the South Sound area," Anderson
Explore
Let's be honest here, pizza always sounds good. So when the cravings hit, and they will, we answer the question: Where in the South Sound is the best to grab a slice or a whole pie? We've compiled a list below to help with all future pizza needs. First up on
Reviews
Announcer: The San Francisco Street Bakery in the Northeast neighborhood of Olympia has been serving up sweet treats made from local products to its customers for 23 years, and has just recently opened for dinner Thursday through Sunday. Always up for trying something new, the boys made the quick trip
