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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 on sale now Lionel Loueke Trio Seattle. Aug. 7-8 7:30 pm. $21.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Charlie Hunter Trio Seattle. Aug. 9-11 7:30 and 9:30 pm, Aug. 12 7:30 pm. $22.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Bowling For Soup,
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Unless you live in a cave or a dark hole, perhaps somewhere near the outskirts of Spanaway, you’ve heard the hype. This Saturday, July 21, the final installment of the Harry Potter saga will be released to the public, thanks to author J.K. Rowlings and her word processing wizardry. If the
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Rock should be played without frills. Screw the fancy effects and give me guitar, bass, drums and a Marshall stack and call it good. Playing a brand of metal that is reminiscent of Priest, Maiden and Sabbath, ESITU drink their whiskey straight without a chaser. But the Seattle-based quartet is
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Ray Turner's exhibition Population at Museum of Glass is a stunning show. Turner, a former Stadium High student from Tacoma now living in California, is showing almost 200 portraits painted on glass with lush oil paint slathered on the slick surface like cement poured from a mixer and spread with
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Dear Monte Cristo, I confess. You weren't my reason for dropping by the Hotel Murano Thursday. Two launch party buffets were on my radar. Upstairs, husband-and-wife team Erik Hanberg and Mary Holste introduced their new Side x Side Creative company specializing in publishing, marketing and social media for nonprofits and small
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I've had a steamy affair with bourbon for sometime now. It's an undeniable chemistry we have, bourbon and I. So when given the opportunity to sample a selection of bourbons with bites to accompany and do them justice I couldn't resist. It was then I met Todd Buckley. Buckley played host and educator of all
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There's been a growing dining trend. You've seen it on the Food Network. You've heard the boisterous gathering laughing and clinking in the back of your favorite gastro pub. You've read the Weekly Volcano's Nosh League reports on our blog, Spew. Food and drink pairing dinners have taken the South
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Though they share qualities with other electronic neo-primitivists like Animal Collective, NewVillager and Yeasayer, Children of Kids tends toward the dreamier, gentler side of things. But even still, there's always an underpinning of intensity, with an insistent beat that threatens to scare away the trilling synths. Amongst these beat-driven aural
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Over the years, Tacoma mainstays Umber Sleeping has gone through many personnel changes and even, briefly, name changes. Recently, the final decision was made to change to the name I Like Science. Of course, the art-rock act is still masterminded by drummer Peter Tietjen, so it still sounds more or
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We know the weather might not scream "let's visit a waterfall" but Salish Lodge can change that. Salish Lodge and Spa located about an hour from Joint Base Lewis-McChord could be just the winter escape you're looking for. Salish Lodge grants visitors a truly Northwest experience with its cozy interior perched
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The New Frontier is where to be Thursday after you fill your pie hole with turkey and all the trimmings. The Thanksgiving show features Apricot & The Beginners and Si Si Si and will help you forget all about that smart-ass comment your brother made, the soggy green beans with
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division Special Agent Johnny Victory leads the charge every day in keeping the CID Western Field Office at Joint Base Lewis-McChord at the forefront of the latest developments in forensic science. Understanding forensic science is a specialty Victory has devoted most
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD - The Washington Vets to Tech program at St. Martin's University in Lacey celebrated a milestone achievement Dec. 15 when it graduated its 1,000th student in its 10 years of providing IT training and certifications to veterans preparing to enter the civilian workforce. Specialist Damien Thomas, an information
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This week, I would like to take a moment to discuss the phenomenal vitality of the Tacoma music scene. It would be a safe assumption to say that many of you often get dismayed over the condition of popular music today. I sometimes find myself genuinely depressed about the quality of
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Who knows what a Soldier is? That was the theme on Nov. 7 at the University Place Library as a half dozen Servicemembers from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) on Joint Base Lewis-McChord sat down to read books about Army men, helicopters and combat vehicles for a group of children. Spc.
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McChord Field firefighter and 1st Sgt. Daryl Hogan of the 10th Airlift Squadron, leaves for Kuwait this week on his third deployment, but before he does he wanted to do one more thing - speak to kids about the true meaning of Veteran's Day. "Before we begin, I want you to
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The world of Special Operations Forces (SOF) is a tight-knit community, none as tight perhaps as the brotherhood that makes up the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment. Falling under the purview of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the elite regiment is comprised of four battalions - 1/75 at Hunter
Military Life
As a young military wife, Bev Young Reed labored and delivered her second child alone. "That was one of the hardest experiences of my life, and one of the reasons I wanted to become involved in Operation Special Delivery. I never want another mom to have to labor or deliver
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For the most part, Sesame Street taught me to read. Is it any wonder, then, that I love puppetry? I'm a huge Star Wars fan (go, Disney!), and in several screen incarnations, Jedi Master Yoda, Admiral Ackbar and Jabba the Hutt were sophisticated puppets. E.T. and Audrey II were puppets
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Basic allowance for housing, or BAH, rates for 2024 will increase by an average of 5.4%. The new rates, which are paid to all U.S.-based active-duty members of the uniformed services when government quarters are unavailable, take effect Jan. 1. "The proposed 5.2% basic pay increase plus the 5.4% increase in
