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I was chatting with Brett Dodd awhile back. He runs Speedway Brewing right down the street from Saint Martin’s University, a prime bar location. But he has a problem that all other brewers of all things beer also worry about. He is running out of hops and has to alter his
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With federal money, a municipality called Metro Parks is refurbishing the Tacoma recreational resource, Wright Park. Because she is a master at the concrete, local celebrity artist Lynn Di Nino was hired to repair the Lady in the Lake. Once there lived on the unnamed island located on the unnamed
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With federal money, a municipality called Metro Parks is refurbishing the Tacoma recreational resource, Wright Park. Because she is a master at the concrete, local celebrity artist Lynn Di Nino was hired to repair the Lady in the Lake. Once there lived on the unnamed island located on the unnamed
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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 Roger Clyne And The Peacemakers Seattle. April 25 9 pm. $18-$20 (Neumo’s, TW). Lavay Smith & her Red Hot Skillet Lickers Tacoma. May 3 7:30 pm. $25-$34 (Pantages Theater, 253.591.5894). Marty Willson-Piper, The
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Last week was really unlike any other with my social dance card, and after sweating through a week of statistics (for those of you who missed the news, I’m back in school), along with my relentless work responsibilities, when Thursday arrived, the party was ON! “38, and never been kissed” Thursday I
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Last week was really unlike any other with my social dance card, and after sweating through a week of statistics (for those of you who missed the news, I’m back in school), along with my relentless work responsibilities, when Thursday arrived, the party was ON! “38, and never been kissed” Thursday I
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The lifespan of a music celebrity can be bizarre, especially here in America. Now that we’ve reached a point where music celebrities have been around long enough for the phenomenon and possibilities to be examined and studied, the only thing we’ve learned is there’s only one rule. If a music
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The lifespan of a music celebrity can be bizarre, especially here in America. Now that we’ve reached a point where music celebrities have been around long enough for the phenomenon and possibilities to be examined and studied, the only thing we’ve learned is there’s only one rule. If a music
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“Issei Watanabe — Possibility of Inconsistent Patterns featuring duct tape geometry; Kelsey Parkhurst, Dana Brownfield, and Melissa Balch — What To Wear featuring absurdly altered articles of clothing; Justin Hahn — untitled installation featuring lots of polymeric material; Celeste Cooning — Milk and Honey II featuring an artificial paper forest.” How
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“Issei Watanabe — Possibility of Inconsistent Patterns featuring duct tape geometry; Kelsey Parkhurst, Dana Brownfield, and Melissa Balch — What To Wear featuring absurdly altered articles of clothing; Justin Hahn — untitled installation featuring lots of polymeric material; Celeste Cooning — Milk and Honey II featuring an artificial paper forest.” How
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Olympia noise ordinance Last week I detailed Tacoma’s new comprehensive noise ordinance in a story that graced the cover of the Weekly Volcano. This week my attention turns 30 miles to the south, where musicians and live music venues are currently up in arms about a proposed amendment to the already
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Olympia noise ordinance Last week I detailed Tacoma’s new comprehensive noise ordinance in a story that graced the cover of the Weekly Volcano. This week my attention turns 30 miles to the south, where musicians and live music venues are currently up in arms about a proposed amendment to the already
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The upcoming Tacoma Symphony Orchestra concert will be the last TSO concert of its season and it is warming up to be an ender on a high note ... a high C actually. Pardon the musical humor. The concert will be the season capper for its musical director, who is
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The upcoming Tacoma Symphony Orchestra concert will be the last TSO concert of its season and it is warming up to be an ender on a high note ... a high C actually. Pardon the musical humor. The concert will be the season capper for its musical director, who is
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Things that go chump in the night My wife and I have been married 10 years and have two young children. Two years ago, we agreed to separate, and I left for Iraq. Two weeks later, she moved a boyfriend into our place. The following year, she ended it with him,
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Things that go chump in the night My wife and I have been married 10 years and have two young children. Two years ago, we agreed to separate, and I left for Iraq. Two weeks later, she moved a boyfriend into our place. The following year, she ended it with him,
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It was in the bar at Puget Sound Pizza that Bandito Betty and I overheard a somewhat toothless lady talking. She was venting her outrage about how she had been 86’d (kicked out) from Ida’s. Wait a second. If a toothless lady had been 86’d out of Ida’s, Ida’s was a place
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It was in the bar at Puget Sound Pizza that Bandito Betty and I overheard a somewhat toothless lady talking. She was venting her outrage about how she had been 86’d (kicked out) from Ida’s. Wait a second. If a toothless lady had been 86’d out of Ida’s,
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For Secretary of State Kim Wyman, public service roots run deep. And it's not just about the job she holds as a critical member of the Washington State government. Wyman's family life is deeply rooted in military service. The secretary has family members who have served in all five branches of
