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It's the first week of the year, and you know what that means: crystal-ball time at weekly newspapers. Here at the Weekly Volcano, we have identified local people we expect to make headlines in the coming 12 months. How did these South Sounders make our list? We define each as a
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Imagine, one hand against your partner's waist, pulling her or him close - hands clasped and hovering at eye level. You begin to make small bends in your knees. One, two, one, two. ... The motion creates a circle in your hips, and the two of you begin to dance. This
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The merengue, as well as the bachata and salsa, are taught in mini-versions, with or without partner, at varying levels of experience, every Friday night at Studio 6 Ballroom in Tacoma. After the last instruction, the club lights flip on, disco ball drops and Studio 6
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The culture of outsider art can be a difficult one to navigate. Take a band like the Shaggs: three sisters - the Wiggin sisters - in the late '60s, at the behest of their deranged, overbearing father, put out an album of utterly insane music that can be generously described
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THE LOOSE WHEEL BAR & GRILL Where: 715 River Road, Puyallup, 253.848.4444 Hours: Open daily 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. Scene: Huge, classic sports bar scene with televisions from every angle - including directly beside your table - pull-tabs, video games and pool. Bonus: kids are allowed at this location until 9 p.m. Drinks:
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Paradise: a word meaning a walled garden From almost any place around Puget Sound, it’s possible to enjoy the many guises of Mount Rainier, the state’s most conspicuous tourist attraction. But if an overnight stay within Mount Rainier National Park is what you seek, keep reading. After being closed for a two
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Paradise: a word meaning a walled garden From almost any place around Puget Sound, it’s possible to enjoy the many guises of Mount Rainier, the state’s most conspicuous tourist attraction. But if an overnight stay within Mount Rainier National Park is what you seek, keep reading. After being closed for a two
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>>> Saturday, Jan. 5 THE MISSIONARY POSITION The idea of soul and rock becoming increasingly intermingled and on the mainstream radar, with bands like The Heavy and the Black Keys, is one that I've wrestled with over the past couple years. Of course, the issue of credibility and appropriation are always going
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All four lanes of traffic are now open on Tacoma’s new $24.5 million D Street overpass, including the Dock Street connection, say Tacoma officials. Pedestrian access remains limited to the east side of the overpass until about June 25. The overpass carries vehicles and pedestrians over rail lines in the
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All four lanes of traffic are now open on Tacoma’s new $24.5 million D Street overpass, including the Dock Street connection, say Tacoma officials. Pedestrian access remains limited to the east side of the overpass until about June 25. The overpass carries vehicles and pedestrians over rail lines in the
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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 Earth, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter Olympia. June 26 8 pm. $10 (Eagles Grand Ballroom, www.buyolympia.com). What You Got? Youth Festival Olympia. June 27-28. $5-$8 (Capitol Theater, www.buyolympia.com). The Presidents of the
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Church of Hate is a Tacoma staple — like Frisco Freeze or Chihuly or bums pulling crack out of their asses. For 10 years now the boys in the Church of Hate have been bludgeoning eardrums all over our fair city with Slayer-like riffs, breakneck beats and disparaging and vile
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Church of Hate is a Tacoma staple — like Frisco Freeze or Chihuly or bums pulling crack out of their asses. For 10 years now the boys in the Church of Hate have been bludgeoning eardrums all over our fair city with Slayer-like riffs, breakneck beats and disparaging and vile
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Judging by the signage, at least, the race for Pierce County Executive is heating up. For the Democrats, red Calvin Goings signs and blue Pat McCarthy signs seem to be popping up everywhere, as far as a Pierce County eye can see. That’s not even to mention Republican Shawn Bunney’s
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Judging by the signage, at least, the race for Pierce County Executive is heating up. For the Democrats, red Calvin Goings signs and blue Pat McCarthy signs seem to be popping up everywhere, as far as a Pierce County eye can see. That’s not even to mention Republican Shawn Bunney’s
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Out in Tacoma, the city’s official LGBTIQA Pride organization, knows a thing or two about wading through adversity. This year they got a real lesson when extended construction schedules at Wright Park forced organizers to look for a new place to hold the 11th Annual Out in the Park celebration,
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Out in Tacoma, the city’s official LGBTIQA Pride organization, knows a thing or two about wading through adversity. This year they got a real lesson when extended construction schedules at Wright Park forced organizers to look for a new place to hold the 11th Annual Out in the Park celebration,
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BABY MAMA: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler share exquisite comic timing and “chemistry” in Baby Mama which also features a well-honed script and some terrific supporting players to round out the picture. Put it all together, and you have one of the funniest movies to be released so far this
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Any enthusiastic traveler visiting a country in the tropics appreciates the sultry, sexy feel of air stifled by heat, sweat, garbage, and curry. Such areas operate slowly yet harbor a vibrant, steamy energy one takes in through the pores of the skin. Strange foods, people close in your face, livestock
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Any enthusiastic traveler visiting a country in the tropics appreciates the sultry, sexy feel of air stifled by heat, sweat, garbage, and curry. Such areas operate slowly yet harbor a vibrant, steamy energy one takes in through the pores of the skin. Strange foods, people close in your face, livestock
