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Thursday, Sept. 27: Tacoma Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101. Saturday, Sept. 29: Organic and Biodynamic Wine Tasting, 6 p.m., $5, Pairings Wine & Bar, 3012 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.274.9463. Saturdays: Wine tasting, 2-5 p.m., Wine Bank, 7017 27th St. W., University Place, 253.564.1101. Mondays:
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Nearly every Sunday I make an afternoon trip to my local Fred Meyer. Sunday dinner in my household is still a tradition, and I always try to make something new and tasty. My dear husband made a special request as I was walking out the door, “Will you pick me
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Nearly every Sunday I make an afternoon trip to my local Fred Meyer. Sunday dinner in my household is still a tradition, and I always try to make something new and tasty. My dear husband made a special request as I was walking out the door, “Will you pick me
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The Manium — one of the very few places in Olympia that cater to an all ages music crowd — has been shut down by inspectors for “major public-safety issues,” according to the City of Olympia. You may have heard about it. The alleged violations stem from extensive remodeling done
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The Manium — one of the very few places in Olympia that cater to an all ages music crowd — has been shut down by inspectors for “major public-safety issues,” according to the City of Olympia. You may have heard about it. The alleged violations stem from extensive remodeling done
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I have to admit that I wasn’t looking forward to seeing “Auntie Mame” at Tacoma Little Theatre. I saw the show a few years ago at a different theater, and it didn’t wow me the way I wanted it to. So when I saw it on my shows to watch
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I have to admit that I wasn’t looking forward to seeing “Auntie Mame” at Tacoma Little Theatre. I saw the show a few years ago at a different theater, and it didn’t wow me the way I wanted it to. So when I saw it on my shows to watch
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Still feeding Seymour Paradise Theatre is well into its run of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a doozy of a show about a run-down plant shop in New York that happens to find good fortune when a space plant finds its way into the shop’s stock. The only trouble is that the
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Still feeding Seymour Paradise Theatre is well into its run of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a doozy of a show about a run-down plant shop in New York that happens to find good fortune when a space plant finds its way into the shop’s stock. The only trouble is that the
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THE STAGE Exit, stage left “Moon Over Buffalo” is a show about the rise and fall and the troubles in between of a theater troupe on the ropes. The play tells of George and Charlotte Hay, two faded stars desperately trying to claw their way back up to the top of the
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THE STAGE Exit, stage left “Moon Over Buffalo” is a show about the rise and fall and the troubles in between of a theater troupe on the ropes. The play tells of George and Charlotte Hay, two faded stars desperately trying to claw their way back up to the top of the
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Thank you to all who took the time to vote in our Best of Tacoma 2013 Readers' Poll. You are the Best. Best Shoe Store: Nordstrom Best Record Store: Hi-Voltage Records Best Grocery Store: Metropolitan Market Best Tattoo Shop: Flaming Dragon Best Hair Salon: Embellish Multispace Salon Best Yoga: Source Yoga Best Bookstore: King's Books Best Gift Shop:
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You've been to comic book stores. You've sorted through endless racks of polypropelene-covered treasures. But you've lost that lovin' feeling, that thrill, that joyous burst of nerdy glee that led you into comics in the first place. All comic book stores just feel the same to you and do little
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Oh my, you happy little humming readers, I thought about something this week that I’m actually quite ashamed of. You and I have been dating through this column for months, and I haven’t talked about a really important topic that you should always get out of the way in the very
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Oh my, you happy little humming readers, I thought about something this week that I’m actually quite ashamed of. You and I have been dating through this column for months, and I haven’t talked about a really important topic that you should always get out of the way in the very
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Early last week I ran across a claim on the part of a new establishment in Tacoma that would dictate my Friday-night destination: Bella Vita Italian Restaurant and Ultra Lounge, which opened just a couple of months ago on Sixth Avenue near Pearl Street, claimed to have the best martinis in
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Early last week I ran across a claim on the part of a new establishment in Tacoma that would dictate my Friday-night destination: Bella Vita Italian Restaurant and Ultra Lounge, which opened just a couple of months ago on Sixth Avenue near Pearl Street, claimed to have the best martinis in
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Kyle Dillehay rules the roost at a.o.c. gallery this month. The other two artists — Ellen Picken and Jason Sobottka — are not too shabby either, but Dillehay’s the main man. As you walk into the gallery, the first thing you notice are clumps of rusted steel, driftwood, rock and
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Kyle Dillehay rules the roost at a.o.c. gallery this month. The other two artists — Ellen Picken and Jason Sobottka — are not too shabby either, but Dillehay’s the main man. As you walk into the gallery, the first thing you notice are clumps of rusted steel, driftwood, rock and
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We hate to say it, but this was most likely the last Third Thursday that art lovers could walk the streets hitting gallery after gallery without umbrellas, boots and coats in blowing rain. Helm Gallery opening night was heavily attended. Crowds turned out to see the much-anticipated first viewing of
