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As time marches on in our re-emerging city, there’s a chunk of the downtown that’s attracting more traffic than ever before. Please let me draw your attention to what I call St. Helens Heaven. Each time I stop into Puget Sound Pizza, there are more people than ever having a blast eating
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Now that my time is drawing to a close at my job (by the time this paper comes out, I’ll have just one day left!), I’m able to focus on the things that matter the most right now: Spending time with my best friends that have been
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Now that my time is drawing to a close at my job (by the time this paper comes out, I’ll have just one day left!), I’m able to focus on the things that matter the most right now: Spending time with my best friends that have been
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Ty Cline is a wine man, and I don’t mean the kind that jumps trains in order to get to moderate climates. That would be a wino. No, Cline is a connoisseur. His impeccable taste is combined with the ability to communicate why what he is pouring in your crystal
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Ty Cline is a wine man, and I don’t mean the kind that jumps trains in order to get to moderate climates. That would be a wino. No, Cline is a connoisseur. His impeccable taste is combined with the ability to communicate why what he is pouring in your crystal
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Rob Fiser’s AmeriKa: The Fourth Reich is the centerpiece of a large and varied group show called Circle of Friends at Grand Impromptu Gallery. AmeriKa consists of life-size game pieces in the form of clothespin portraits of members of the Bush regime. “This is the first game sanctioned by the Ministry
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Rob Fiser’s AmeriKa: The Fourth Reich is the centerpiece of a large and varied group show called Circle of Friends at Grand Impromptu Gallery. AmeriKa consists of life-size game pieces in the form of clothespin portraits of members of the Bush regime. “This is the first game sanctioned by the Ministry
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Ah, Fall. When your morning commute is suddenly a maze of yellow school buses and we’re stick and tired of Krusty Pups and scones. It also means it's time for the Weekly Volcano’s annual Fall Arts Guide. Don't plan your season without it. NOW Tacoma Art Museum — What
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Ah, Fall. When your morning commute is suddenly a maze of yellow school buses and we’re stick and tired of Krusty Pups and scones. It also means it's time for the Weekly Volcano’s annual Fall Arts Guide. Don't plan your season without it. NOW Tacoma Art Museum — What
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When it comes to a raging wildfire, patience wouldn't seem to be a virtue, but Washington Army National Guard helicopter crews working on the Wenatchee Fire Complex outside Leavenworth had to come to terms with that very paradox. "It's frustrating not flying," said CW3 Dan Johnson, B Company 168th Aviation. The
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One of America’s most dynamic younger poets, Cate Marvin, will be reading her work at Pacific Lutheran University Thursday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. The author of two acclaimed books of poetry, World’s Tallest Disaster and Fragment of the Head of the Queen, will also be sharing her personal writer’s
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One of America’s most dynamic younger poets, Cate Marvin, will be reading her work at Pacific Lutheran University Thursday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. The author of two acclaimed books of poetry, World’s Tallest Disaster and Fragment of the Head of the Queen, will also be sharing her personal writer’s
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Most of the time local organizations like Tacoma Symphony and Tacoma Opera are made up of adult performers only. But occasionally their compositions shift, and younger performers join their ranks at special occasions or for special purposes. And those special times represent special opportunities for adult and youth performers alike. Sometimes
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Most of the time local organizations like Tacoma Symphony and Tacoma Opera are made up of adult performers only. But occasionally their compositions shift, and younger performers join their ranks at special occasions or for special purposes. And those special times represent special opportunities for adult and youth performers alike. Sometimes
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Cameron Clearwater, vocalist and guitarist for indie grungers Electric Falcons, is all blonde dreadlocks, black T-shirt and tattoos. His Chihuahua, Bergie, is always at his side. Drummer Jordan Taylor has long flowing hair and is often caught with bright white sunglasses on his head and prescription glasses on his face. And bassist
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Battle Shock Three and a half stars Stars: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Bill Pullman Director: Randall Miller Rated: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use Battle of the wines In 1976, the year of the American bicentennial, the tall ships sailed from Europe to America and back again.
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Battle Shock Three and a half stars Stars: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine and Bill Pullman Director: Randall Miller Rated: PG-13 for brief strong language, some sexual content and a scene of drug use Battle of the wines In 1976, the year of the American bicentennial, the tall ships sailed from Europe to America and back again.
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Ben Union sounds like they should be on the radio. Crisp, poppy, groovy. But at the same time, they sound like they should be kept a Tacoma secret. While Ben Union has gotten radio play, toured the west coast and played for 15,000 people in the Tacoma Dome, they encompass a
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In the spirit of former Weekly Volcano editor Matt Driscoll, who often wrote about Tacoma's gritty surf rock band Girl Trouble, I'm going to straight up call the band "quintessential." Quintessential in helping get Sub Pop and K Records on the map, quintessential in pioneering Northwest music and quintessential in the
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Once in a while I get a chance to stop into Puget Sound Pizza and actually relax. Most of the time I’m hurriedly ordering something “to go,” only to run into some I know, making me wish I WASN’T in a hurry and could actually stop to visit more. Owner
