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Bombay Bistro A quick chat with Bombay Bistro chef Barveen Buri Monday yielded some tantalizing informational tidbits: Yes, the inside of the Bombay Bistro has been ready to go for quite some time, but the establishment won’t open for about another two weeks, pending the reworking of the existing parking lots. “We are
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Thursday, Aug. 30: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., WineStyles, 2665 N. Pearl, Tacoma, 253.756.6922. Saturdays: Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101). Tuesdays: Wine Tuesdays, 5 p.m., Toscano’s Café & Wine Bar, 437 29th St. N.E., Puyallup, 253.864.8600). Thursday, Sept. 6: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9
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Thursday, Aug. 30: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., WineStyles, 2665 N. Pearl, Tacoma, 253.756.6922. Saturdays: Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101). Tuesdays: Wine Tuesdays, 5 p.m., Toscano’s Café & Wine Bar, 437 29th St. N.E., Puyallup, 253.864.8600). Thursday, Sept. 6: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9
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THE ELK Rut Weekend My 7-year-old nephew, Lloyd learned how to make cow and bull calls in an elk bugling club at a Cheyenne elementary school. “At my house, I have to go outside because my brother gets mad. I say, ‘Oh, well,”‘ Lloyd told me over the phone. If there’s one thing that
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THE ELK Rut Weekend My 7-year-old nephew, Lloyd learned how to make cow and bull calls in an elk bugling club at a Cheyenne elementary school. “At my house, I have to go outside because my brother gets mad. I say, ‘Oh, well,”‘ Lloyd told me over the phone. If there’s one thing that
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Dishcrawl is a start-up company that's rapidly expanding across the U.S. and now is jumping into action in Tacoma. The company leads tours, but not just any tours - food tours. While new to Tacoma, it currently operates in cities all around North America, from San Francisco to New York,
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It’s time for another free festival centering on art. But wait. “It is not just another festival — there are important twists,” explains Drew Ebersole, fund development officer at the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association, who will be presenting the family-friendly Music & Murals event set to happen Sept. 8,
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It’s time for another free festival centering on art. But wait. “It is not just another festival — there are important twists,” explains Drew Ebersole, fund development officer at the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association, who will be presenting the family-friendly Music & Murals event set to happen Sept. 8,
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In Hollywood they have the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Around here, we have the six degrees of grunge. When the Seattle music scene exploded in the early ’90s, Tacoma was directly in the fallout zone. Therefore, it’s not uncommon in our local music circles to encounter someone who played
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In Hollywood they have the six degrees of Kevin Bacon. Around here, we have the six degrees of grunge. When the Seattle music scene exploded in the early ’90s, Tacoma was directly in the fallout zone. Therefore, it’s not uncommon in our local music circles to encounter someone who played
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When you're done with Music and Art in Wright Park this weekend, head over to the ballroom above New Frontier for the 5th Annual Bike Jump by Gaytron the Imploder, a benefit for Hilltop's independent bike co-op Second Cycle. Come watch as Gaytron (Galen McCarty Turner) pumps his 24-inch BMX cruiser
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It seems as if Ted Brown Music is running a School of Rock. Literally. This Saturday, Aug. 10, is the culmination of an intensive, eight-week music program called Live It Outloud, produced by Ted Brown Music Outreach and sponsored by Ted Brown Music Company. The program - now in its third
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Lots of talk these days about restaurants coming and going, going and coming. It’s hard to keep up. Winfield’s Twisted Cue Club and The Garage come to mind, along with The Blue Olive and Gary’s Steak Out (by his own choice). Was their vision too grand? Did they bite off
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Lots of talk these days about restaurants coming and going, going and coming. It’s hard to keep up. Winfield’s Twisted Cue Club and The Garage come to mind, along with The Blue Olive and Gary’s Steak Out (by his own choice). Was their vision too grand? Did they bite off
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Keeping up with the Joneses is a bitch. So when the owners of Mary’s Burger Bistro chose the noted Pacific Avenue for their new location, they had some big shoes to fill. After delaying the opening more than two weeks, the new burger joint finally debuted last Wednesday, and of
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Keeping up with the Joneses is a bitch. So when the owners of Mary’s Burger Bistro chose the noted Pacific Avenue for their new location, they had some big shoes to fill. After delaying the opening more than two weeks, the new burger joint finally debuted last Wednesday, and of
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Dining on the Ruston Way waterfront Sunday Tator Tot and I happened upon a halibut that was like sticking a can of pepper spray in my mouth and pulling the trigger. The fish was so staggeringly bad, it was as if the prep cooks had ordered a dump truck full
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Dining on the Ruston Way waterfront Sunday Tator Tot and I happened upon a halibut that was like sticking a can of pepper spray in my mouth and pulling the trigger. The fish was so staggeringly bad, it was as if the prep cooks had ordered a dump truck full
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Olympia\'s Harlequin Productions is not one of those theaters to shy away from plays, topics, stagings and otherwise edgy issues other troupes might opt to avoid. It\'s not avant-garde or anything like that. Scot and Linda Whitney just like staging works they\'d like to see, so if other folks happen
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Olympia\'s Harlequin Productions is not one of those theaters to shy away from plays, topics, stagings and otherwise edgy issues other troupes might opt to avoid. It\'s not avant-garde or anything like that. Scot and Linda Whitney just like staging works they\'d like to see, so if other folks happen
