Focus
If there's an event in the Puget Sound featuring historic military vehicle displays, the chances are good Peter Lahmann is there. Lahmann, a Centralia resident, bought his first military jeep in 1974 and was hooked. His collection is now at seven military vehicles, five of which are in running condition. His
Support
When Vicky Rollins's brother, Lt. Col. Bill Greer, deployed to Iraq in 2003, she wished she could "send a little piece of home" with him. And she did. Rollins - an employee of First Command Financial Services Inc. - enlisted the help of a few co-workers, and together they packed
Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag the Weekly Volcano's hack team of wannabe journalists tackles some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
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The musical Hello, Dolly! has always seemed somewhat old-fashioned, despite the fact that it hit Broadway in the mid-'60s. It's set in the early 20th century, granted, and brassy original lead Carol Channing will never be confused with Selena Gomez. But would you be more excited if we told you the show was
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Tacoma's Third Thursday Artwalk is awesome ... the only trouble is it's completely unwalkable. Thankfully, for the last two years Tacoma has had the Art Bus to rely on - the creation of T-Town's own Angela Jossy, and pretty much the bestest idea there ever was. Each Third Thursday the
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By now you may have heard the remarkable tale of Grammy Award-winning producer Mark Johnson's Playing For Change Band, set to hit Olympia and the Washington Center for the Performing Arts this Friday. Originally birthed as part of a PBS documentary Playing For Change: Peace Through Music, according to hype
Music
Sometimes a band can shoot up like a blossoming flower in front of a time-lapse camera. Quickly emerging, very quickly fully formed, the band finds itself in real time, right in front of our eyes. Bellingham's Learning Team is such a band. Though Learning Team has only existed for a
Music
Here's a friendly reminder to go see Glasses Malone at the Backstage Bar and Grill, Sunday, March 25. All too often in Tacoma we are stuck having to pay $20 to see someone washed up like Warren G, Coolio, Tone Loc or Skee-Lo. So, a $10 chance to see someone
Music
A LEAF >>> Thursday, March 15 Drawing inspiration from the British folk-rock of the '60s and '70s, as well as the more bombastic elements of Britpop - and occasional dips into dream-pop territory - A Leaf's music is absorbing and soothing, while still carving out moments that surprise and delight in equal
Cup Check
There was no Cup Check column last week. I was sick. Sometimes when the body says rest, all you can do is listen. But missing a column never feels good, so I did manage to drag myself over to Twitter and apologize to Cup Check's seven faithful readers for the interruption
Stage
Tacoma Little Theatre is known for putting on consistently good productions. TLT chooses a variety of plays that appeal to a wide audience. The theater's current production, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, is one of the few TLT productions intended for a mature audience. Rated R for "explicit language and
Stage
How do you cope with a pain most people can't even conceive? How do you mourn the death of your young son? And when you know it was a senseless accident that took his life, and when there's no target for blame, where does your anger go? David Lindsay-Abaire won a
Archives
Canadian-turned Portlander Josh Martinez and Sleep of Old Dominion pay another valuable visit to the 25360 as they rock the release party for their highly anticipated collabo album, Swine Country at The China Clipper Friday, April 24 during Olympia Arts Walk. The eccentric and lauded MCs came together as Chicharones to
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Canadian-turned Portlander Josh Martinez and Sleep of Old Dominion pay another valuable visit to the 25360 as they rock the release party for their highly anticipated collabo album, Swine Country at The China Clipper Friday, April 24 during Olympia Arts Walk. The eccentric and lauded MCs came together as
Stage
Chuck Gumpert and Tom Anderson are the featured artists at Childhood's End Gallery this month. Both are painters in the Abstract Expressionist tradition. It seems like I've been seeing invitations to Chuck Gumpert's shows for as long as I've been reviewing art; but unless my memory has failed me - which
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Ethiopian-born novelist Maaza Mengiste's 2010 book, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, deals with the lasting impacts of former Ethiopian ruler Haile Selassie on the country, and the 16 difficult years that came between Selassie's death in 1975 and the rebel overthrow of Ethiopia's Marxist government in 1991 - with the novel
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Sure, we're kind of bitter our parents didn't have any amazing talents to pass along to us. The genetic ability to down an entire box of pink wine in one sitting may prove beneficial in some settings, but we would have much rather had a parent with jaw-dropping musical skills
Features
From basic flatbread that's been baked the same way for thousands of years in a rough clay oven, to the $42 colossal cupcake created in a Manhattan boutique bakery last week, people clearly have a love affair with dough and baked goods. For some it's a life-sustaining love of a
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Tacoma Little Theatre is known for putting on consistently good productions. TLT chooses a variety of plays that appeal to a wide audience. The theater's current production, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, is one of the few TLT productions intended for a mature audience. Rated R
We Recommend
Chuck Gumpert and Tom Anderson are the featured artists at Childhood's End Gallery this month. Both are painters in the Abstract Expressionist tradition. It seems like I've been seeing invitations to Chuck Gumpert's shows for as long as I've been reviewing art; but unless my memory has failed
