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ANNOUNCER: Fine dining in Puyallup — not exactly the words that easily land on the lips. And, maybe DeCaterina’s Market Grill and Bar shouldn’t be classified that anyway — it’s trendy, bistro-ish, open and airy, certainly not stuffy or pretentious. Regardless, either way you slice it, Puyallup hasn’t seen too
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John McCuistion’s show at Kittridge Gallery, University of Puget Sound is called Forty. It is a 40-year retrospective with the earliest works going back to the mid ’60s but most from more recent years. It’s an excellent show. McCuistion is ceramic sculptor. The show includes about a dozen standing figures on
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John McCuistion’s show at Kittridge Gallery, University of Puget Sound is called Forty. It is a 40-year retrospective with the earliest works going back to the mid ’60s but most from more recent years. It’s an excellent show. McCuistion is ceramic sculptor. The show includes about a dozen standing figures on
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Fantasized lately? Pretended you were a secret agent man — or leader of the underworld — or American businessman in a foreign country sharing katsu with a geisha? Living out fantasies, according to Dr. Suess, forms the cornerstone of existence. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells,” he wrote.
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Fantasized lately? Pretended you were a secret agent man — or leader of the underworld — or American businessman in a foreign country sharing katsu with a geisha? Living out fantasies, according to Dr. Suess, forms the cornerstone of existence. “I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells,” he wrote.
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Food Matters Dave's Meat and Produce has very recently turned in an application to sell beer and wine. The (handsome) butchers have already begun discontinuing most bulk spices with an intent to display wine on the old spice shelves (Not to be confused with Matt Driscoll's favorite
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Food Matters Dave's Meat and Produce has very recently turned in an application to sell beer and wine. The (handsome) butchers have already begun discontinuing most bulk spices with an intent to display wine on the old spice shelves (Not to be confused with Matt Driscoll's favorite
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The word “preposterous” is too moderate to describe Eagle Eye. This film contains not a single plausible moment after the opening sequence, and that’s borderline. It’s not an assault on intelligence. It’s an assault on consciousness. I know, I know. I liked The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, but
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The word “preposterous” is too moderate to describe Eagle Eye. This film contains not a single plausible moment after the opening sequence, and that’s borderline. It’s not an assault on intelligence. It’s an assault on consciousness. I know, I know. I liked The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, but
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Nights in Rodanthe is what Variety likes to call a “weeper.” The term is not often intended as praise. The movie attempts to jerk tears with one clunky device after another, in a plot that is a perfect storm of cliché and contrivance. In fact, it even contains a storm
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Nights in Rodanthe is what Variety likes to call a “weeper.” The term is not often intended as praise. The movie attempts to jerk tears with one clunky device after another, in a plot that is a perfect storm of cliché and contrivance. In fact, it even contains a storm
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Tonight (Sept. 25) at The Royal in Olympia — once again, Homeland Security presents a packed stage of South Sound hip-hop, rap and b-boys/girls. None other than the 206’s own Grynch will headline the Thursday bi-monthly hip-hop affair in downtown Olympia. Preceding him will be Olympia’s Junkyard Gang who is
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Tonight (Sept. 25) at The Royal in Olympia — once again, Homeland Security presents a packed stage of South Sound hip-hop, rap and b-boys/girls. None other than the 206’s own Grynch will headline the Thursday bi-monthly hip-hop affair in downtown Olympia. Preceding him will be Olympia’s Junkyard Gang who is
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Tacoma City Councilwoman Marilyn Strickland recently had a chance to witness a miracle. The miracle took the form of thousands of people truly and utterly engaged in the political process — not for personal gain, a pet cause or to satisfy some mechanical sense of duty. No, at the recent Democratic
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Tacoma City Councilwoman Marilyn Strickland recently had a chance to witness a miracle. The miracle took the form of thousands of people truly and utterly engaged in the political process — not for personal gain, a pet cause or to satisfy some mechanical sense of duty. No, at the recent Democratic
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When it comes to protecting kids in Washington state from abuse and neglect, the state Department of Social and Health Service, or DSHS, Children’s Administration has it rough. Complaints pour in on a daily basis. The number of children at risk constantly rises, and the stories of unspeakable abuses never
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When it comes to protecting kids in Washington state from abuse and neglect, the state Department of Social and Health Service, or DSHS, Children’s Administration has it rough. Complaints pour in on a daily basis. The number of children at risk constantly rises, and the stories of unspeakable abuses never
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Music is therapeutic. People need it. It carves out pain, explores pathways of inspiration, exudes primal intentions and words never do it justice. Take the Tacoma band Death By Stars, for example. The music the band produces hits those sweet spots in the psyche that can only be reached by an
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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 ATB, Josh Gallahan, Johnny Monsoon, Brad Miller, Jason Lamaitre, Sonny Chiba Seattle. Oct. 3 (18+) 9 pm. $18-$25 (Showbox SoDo, TM). Murs, Kidz In The Hall Seattle. Oct. 11 9 pm. $13.50-$15
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As I was buzzing around town running errands recently, I had a conversation with a customer service representative that I wanted to pass along. I was in one specific area of town, and I decided to drop into this office to pay a bill. After I doled out the $80, and the
