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Barbecue Ark An excellent pedigree does not excellence make. Hailing from the same family that’s owned Caveman Kitchens in Kent since the days of disco, Roseanna Donely, along with sister Dale Jarosz, have opened The Ark Smokehouse Restaurant. At the order-at-the-counter Marine View Drive barbeque joint, the air smelt smoky, meaty,
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You’ve probably seen the posters with the classic car below the paintbrushes (look right). If you haven’t seen them, you’re probably living in the wrong century, or at least the wrong part of the South Sound. The poster sets the stage for this year’s version of the Urban Art Festival,
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CJ BOYD Thursday, July 30 It’s a happy occasion when a little venue of ours lands a legitimately virtuosic musician. But the sun will soon be shining on our modest town when CJ Boyd comes to The New Frontier Lounge. He almost seems out of place playing in a bar at all:
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Being the less observant of the two, I didn’t really notice the difference until my wife pointed it out. “Check out the new bike lanes,” she exclaimed, excitement noticeable. “You’re right,” I said, taking in the freshly paved streetscape of Tacoma’s North 21st and — more importantly — the bike lanes
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If the title to the latest show at mineral doesn’t attract some attention, I don’t know what will. Not to mention the double whammy of pairing it with a related show next door at Gallery 301. The shows are Entrance Denied: the Art of the Chastity Belt at mineral and
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The Obama administration is proposing new rules to help military families care for service members when they are called to active duty or become injured. First lady Michelle Obama was set to join Labor Secretary Hilda Solis on Monday to announce the plan that updates the Family
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DJ B-Mello no longer part of KEXP’s Street Sounds Longtime host of the legendry Street Sounds radio show on KEXP FM-Seattle, DJ B-Mello has been unceremoniously let go from his position as host/producer. The hip-hop legend and pioneer known for his knack to mix records, rock parties and greet
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Dick Hensold. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Micaela Cooley. All Ages. 7 pm. Rabbitfoot Duo. All Ages. 8 pm. Rusty Cleavers. All Ages. 9 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. $2 suggested donation. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jackie Stephen Rogers All Star Jam Fundraiser, featuring artists from
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. The Understory. All Ages. 8 pm. BLUES Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Amanda Mannila, Jen L. All Ages. 5 pm. $5. Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. The Garth Reeves Band. All Ages. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Tacoma - Downtown. Changing Reins Comedy Benefit. 5 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall Band. 8 pm. City Hall Saloon and Eatery Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 6 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill
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Everything needs a day. Or a month. Even children's dental health. Luckily, the Pierce County Dental Society is all over it - and has been for some time. As part of the overarching Dental Health Month, Saturday the Pierce County Dental Society will put on its 21st annual Children's Dental
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Everyone wants to watch the Super Bowl on a big-ass screen. It's just part of being human. And few screens are bigger than the one offered by the Liberty Theater in Puyallup. Perhaps it's only natural, then, that the Liberty is planning a massive Super Bowl party, offering viewing of
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NEW PASTRY CHEF The Mandolin Café welcomes California Culinary Academy graduate Kimberli Frazer to their lineup. Frazer was selected as one of 12 regional chefs to appear on KCTS Chefs 2006. Stop by for her cakes, cheesecakes, cookies and more at 3923 S. 12 St. in Tacoma. BERRY BEST PIE The Thurston County
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Jam Benefit Show. 9 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round. 6-8 pm. Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza Lacey. Team Trivia Night.
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Thursday, July 30 Charles Smith Wines tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Half-price wine, Maxwell’s Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery,
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Buddy language I have such a crush on my co-worker that I actually have to bite down on my lips to keep them from quivering while we talk. Although he seems to enjoy talking with me, he hasn't expressed any interest. I've tried avoiding him and denying my feelings, but I
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The 10th anniversary of the Sister Cities International Film Festival opens Thursday with two-and-a-half months of films at Tacoma's Blue Mouse Theatre, a new film each Thursday through April 12 from one of Tacoma's many official sister cities. This week, check out 200 Pound Beauty from Gunsan, South Korea - a
