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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Dave Hannon. 7 pm. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Malcolm Clark Band. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Midtown
Arts
Hell hath no fury like a lover scorned. Spartan king Menelaus loses Helen to Paris, and he launches a thousand ships to reclaim her and raze Troy as a pretty bonus. Mark Zuckerberg's girlfriend dumps him, and he passive-aggressively retaliates by building his own empire not on land, but online
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I cannot believe it took me five years to finally visit the Olympic Sculpture Park in Seattle. The park opened to great fanfare in 2007. I wanted to see it from the day it opened but somehow never got around to it, and then I put it off year after
Food Matters
To your knowledge, Toto lives in Kansas. Dortothy's little basket-riding confidant should be safely tucked away in some make believe midwestern dog bed. Not anymore. Toto is now working at MIka Japanese Buffet in Federal Way. He's been reincarnated as a tall buffet server of Japanese (or Asian) descent. I know this
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Afghan National Army and 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Soldiers, teamed up earlier this month to locate and destroy several acres of opium poppy fields. Opium poppy is a species of plant which is the source of many narcotics, including morphine, and its derivative heroin. Opium poppy
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SEATTLE - Not everybody has the privilege of throwing the first pitch on a day that honors the men and women who serve our great nation. Spectators and fans of the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox gathered, on game day April 21, to pay tribute
Food Matters
Cupcakes are all the rage and WannaCupcake is opening in Puyallup to prove it. WannaCupcake will be opening at 10 am on June 4th, selling multiple flavors of cupcakes, cake pops, and other sweet treats. If you can't wait till Monday, or if you just want a
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - People can create unbreakable bonds with their family and maintain long lasting relationships that will span many generations. For some military members, connections to the local community can produce partnerships that become as significant as their family connections. Annually, several
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Washington DC Tacoma City Council members recently went to the other Washington to vie for a slice of that delicious federal tax pie. Six members of the Tacoma City Council visited with local notables such as U.S. House of Representatives member Norm Dicks, and Senators Adam Smith, Maria Cantwell and
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Washington DC Tacoma City Council members recently went to the other Washington to vie for a slice of that delicious federal tax pie. Six members of the Tacoma City Council visited with local notables such as U.S. House of Representatives member Norm Dicks, and Senators Adam Smith, Maria Cantwell and
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Beernomics First off, I was chatting with Mike Davis, Harmon’s master brewer, regarding the state of brew pubs in a down economy. He shook his head early in the conversation. See, not only are patrons fewer and harder to come by as they seek ways to cut their expenses during these
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119 Capitol Way N., Olympia, 360.352.4153 Type of joint: Bar This bar is legendary. And there’s a reason. With a quintessentially Oly clientele, some of the best bartenders around, a sweet-ass pool table and shuffleboard to boot, the Broho leaves little to be desired. Plus the jukebox kicks ass, and there’s a
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119 Capitol Way N., Olympia, 360.352.4153 Type of joint: Bar This bar is legendary. And there’s a reason. With a quintessentially Oly clientele, some of the best bartenders around, a sweet-ass pool table and shuffleboard to boot, the Broho leaves little to be desired. Plus the jukebox kicks ass, and there’s a
