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King Solomon's Reef in downtown Olympia is officially open. After two fires and 15 months of restoration, The Reef's curse has turned into a blessing. The restaurant hosted its grand re-opening May 18, complete with hundreds of Facebook posts and spotlights in the parking lot. "It was a really great day, everyone
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Thursday, Feb. 5 Wine tasting, 5-7 p.m., complimentary, Cork!, 3012 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.1492. Fridays Uncorked — ABC: chardonnay and cabernet varietals tastings, 5-7:30 p.m., $12, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 Fourth Ave. W., Olympia, 360.754.1448. Friday, Feb. 6 Wine tasting, 6-8 p.m., $7.50-$10, WineStyles Wine & Gifts, 2665 N. Pearl St., Tacoma, 253.756.1922. Saturday,
Archives
Thursday, Feb. 5 Wine tasting, 5-7 p.m., complimentary, Cork!, 3012 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.1492. Fridays Uncorked — ABC: chardonnay and cabernet varietals tastings, 5-7:30 p.m., $12, Bayview School of Cooking, 516 Fourth Ave. W., Olympia, 360.754.1448. Friday, Feb. 6 Wine tasting, 6-8 p.m., $7.50-$10, WineStyles Wine & Gifts, 2665 N. Pearl St., Tacoma, 253.756.1922. Saturday,
SouthSoundland
At the end of a nice ride in the country to Yelm, there is a store worth stopping in to take a look. Make that an extended look. Located at 207th 1st Street South, JZ Rose is a unique and innovative store that offers visitors a high quality inventory of both domestic
SouthSoundland
It's difficult to pinpoint when aviator shades became an essential feature of the military wardrobe, but observers agree that the trend got its biggest boost when actor Tom Cruise sported them in the 1986 film "Top Gun." "At Clarus, our selection of designer glasses includes vintage military-inspired aviators made from the
Food Matters
While strolling through the downtown Puyallup shopping district, I stumbled upon a fantastic little English tea room neighboring a store which specializes in retail food products imported from England. My nine-year-old daughter went crazy with curiosity, so inside T-4-2 and British Aisle we went for a quick tea-time. After choosing the
Cup Check
I wasn't scared until he told me that he once was a US Army Master Fitness Instructor. Shawn Bell, owner of Shawn Bell Boot Camp in Puyallup, screams at his students an average of three times per boot camp class. It's not a horrible scream, but more of an encouraging one.
Music
This Friday is "Shut the Stage Down," in Seattle, and while I hate to send you north, half the bill is from Tacoma. It is E-Dawg's version of a Summer-Jam, so-to-speak. The show is brought to us by E's Radio. It is sort of a shirk to the Seattle Hip-Hop
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Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show at Johnny's Dock Restaurant Enjoy some Margaritaville-Tacoma style, 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, May 27. Dave Calhoun, the Pacific Northwest's only Jimmy Buffett tribute show, will be at Johnny's Dock Restaurant and Marina (1900 East D Street). Nothing rings in summer better than the tropical sounds of Buffett, a
