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The history goes way back with Barry Watson, owner of Rosewood Café in Tacoma’s North End. He’s been in cahoots with Chris Trashcan from The Red Hot and some yahoos from the Parkway (and by “yahoos” I mean “kick ass beer peddlers’) for many years. I’d love to name these
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Great walls of China I think my wife of 20 years is trying to kill me. She's insisting we need her late mother's dishes. We have a perfectly good set of everyday dishes, plus plates with ugly hand-painted fruit, other expensive dishes, boxed-up Fiestaware, and fancy china that's been packed
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Great walls of China I think my wife of 20 years is trying to kill me. She's insisting we need her late mother's dishes. We have a perfectly good set of everyday dishes, plus plates with ugly hand-painted fruit, other expensive dishes, boxed-up Fiestaware, and fancy china that's been packed away
Military Life
While a keyboard and an Internet connection might have replaced the pen, paper and stamp in the digital age, the overall tenet of the pen pal relationship has remained the same. And although the old fashioned lure of the opening of a love letter might not compare to clicking to open
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Staff Sgt. Vester ‘Max' Hasson and Sgt. Fred Prince are just trying to keep their heads level, their hands steady and their practices hard. The Soldiers, attached to Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Warrior Transition Battalion, will head to Colorado Springs, Colo., next week to compete in the 3rd annual Department of Defense
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Victoria Prince's dream took shape in a paradise setting. She was born on the Big Island of Hawaii and recalled playing the ukulele and dancing the hula as a little girl. "Music was always a big part of my life," said Prince, 22. "I picked up the guitar when I was
Veterans
The Lakewood American Legion has 105 members and an auxiliary component with 30 members, and participation is on the rise. "We're growing in the city of Lakewood and we want to make it clear that we are here to service this community," said Roger Dube, who has belonged to the American
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Spring is here in full force and that means "light and bright" - lighter and brighter clothing, weather, days, colors, and you guessed it - beer. After months of winter ales and darker, heavier beers like Porters and Stouts, spring brings lighter-colored, refreshingly crisp flavors. This year, spring ales include Sam
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Friday, Feb. 27 Fridays Uncorked: Rhone Wines — Tour of Italy, 5-7:30 p.m., $12, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 Fourth Ave. W., Olympia, 360.754.1448. Wine tasting, 6-8 p.m., $7.50-$10, WineStyles Wine & Gifts, 2665 N. Pearl St., Tacoma, 253.756.1922. Saturday, Feb. 28 Oregon Boutique Wines Dinner, 6:30 p.m., $75, Affairs Café & Bakery, 2811
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Friday, Feb. 27 Fridays Uncorked: Rhone Wines — Tour of Italy, 5-7:30 p.m., $12, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 Fourth Ave. W., Olympia, 360.754.1448. Wine tasting, 6-8 p.m., $7.50-$10, WineStyles Wine & Gifts, 2665 N. Pearl St., Tacoma, 253.756.1922. Saturday, Feb. 28 Oregon Boutique Wines Dinner, 6:30 p.m., $75, Affairs Café & Bakery, 2811
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I went to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts to see the Afro-Cuban All Stars last week and was struck with the artwork throughout all three floors of the center. I’d seen a couple of Marilyn Bedford’s paintings recently in group shows at both South Puget Sound Community College
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I went to the Washington Center for the Performing Arts to see the Afro-Cuban All Stars last week and was struck with the artwork throughout all three floors of the center. I’d seen a couple of Marilyn Bedford’s paintings recently in group shows at both South Puget Sound Community College
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It is because of shows like the one I saw last week in Seattle that I have stayed with this gig for so long. I love seeing actors mature and grow in the craft and watching theater groups blossom in short order. Cayman Ilika is a well-known actor around these parts.
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It is because of shows like the one I saw last week in Seattle that I have stayed with this gig for so long. I love seeing actors mature and grow in the craft and watching theater groups blossom in short order. Cayman Ilika is a well-known actor around these parts.
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When he woke up, 17 days had vanished. The last thing Sgt. Nino Gray remembered was riding in his Stryker in Afghanistan, on the way to deal with youths damaging a Hesco barrier. Now, he found himself in a hospital bed halfway around the world with his
