Food Matters
Basilico Ristorante Italiano Basilico Ristorante Italiano stands in the top tier of Italian restaurants in the South Sound. The service is better, the knowledge deeper, and the care and attention given to each ingredient can be identified a mile away. And yet Basilico still feels like a special place meant just
Music Features & Columns
It’s a new week, which means it’s time for a new installment of Bobble Tiki’s South Sound music news and notes column. Without further ado, let’s get rolling… Matt Coughlin. He’s been around, he’s played a ton of shows, he rarely gets the credit he deserves, and he’ll be
Music Features & Columns
The first time I was able to control my functions after having all but the most essential nub of my rectum yanked out as a result of a bout with col-rectal cancer was at a show the Cult played at the Showbox Market in March 2008. It wasn't fully clear
Music Features & Columns
I couldn’t be happier that sunny, optimistic pop is coming back into favor. What’s worse than a world of music that collectively decides to celebrate the dour? I guess it’s all cyclical. Sunny pop, just like the mopey stuff, eventually reaches a breaking point. At that point, it’s struck down
Music Features & Columns
The temptation is obvious, at least to someone who’s put together more than his fair share of articles such as this one — attempting to be thoughtful, insightful, fresh and — well — base enough to move papers. It’s a balancing act, and that last part makes it particularly tricky.
Last year, after analyzing extensive locally-drawn anonymous polls, I determined The Dock was one of Pierce County’s top dive bars. Shortly after The Dock achieved their illustrious “Top Dive Bar” status, ownership changed hands from the fine people of Johnny’s Dock to gorgeous newbie Gwendolyn Stence, who renamed the bar
Reviews
McNamara’s Pub and Eatery Where: 1595 Wilmington Dr., DuPont, 253.964.9200 Hours: 8 a.m.-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday Cuisine: Irish favorites and classic American comfort foods — ribs, burgers, seafood, sandwiches, salads. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily Scene: Casual, kid and family-friendly, separate full-service
Archives
Capitol Theater Olympia. Casablanca, Dec. 4 6:30 pm, free. Blue Velvet, De.c 4 9 pm, free. Olympia Mountaineers Club Presents The BANFF Mountain Film Festival, Dec 5-6, Sat 7 pm $12, Sun 6 pm $10, both nights $20. (206 E. Fifth SE, 360.754.6670). Museum of Glass Downtown Tacoma. The Time of
Archives
Borders Books, Music & Cafe Puyallup. Children’s story time, every Wed and Sat 11 am (3829 S. Meridian, 253.845.8751). Children's Museum of Tacoma Downtown Tacoma. Soar Into Story: The Adventures of Raven and Coyote, literacy development for young children. Becka’s Studio, inspiration through textures, colors, materials and patterns. Learning Lounge: Bank
Archives
DANCE BareFoot Studios Tacoma. Nutcracker Brunch, Dec. 6 1-4 pm, potluck, $5 (Jan Collum Studio, Merlino Arts Building, 508 Sixth Ave., 253.272.4219). Dance Theatre Northwest Downtown Tacoma. The Nutcracker, narrated by Melanie Kirk Stauffer, Dec. 5-6, Sat 2:30 and 7 pm, Sun 4 pm, $11-$26, tickets also on website (Mount Tahoma High
Veterans
According to a recent study, female veterans have a higher tolerance to pain than their male counterparts. Researchers from the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and the Yale University School of Medicine conducted the first study examining pain suffered by male and female soldiers as result of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi
Veterans
Based on an independent study by the Institute of Medicine last month, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki has directed broader health coverage from his department for Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. Research found that three illnesses - B cell leukemias, Parkinson's disease and ischemic heart disease
Veterans
Why join the American Legion - the oldest and, with nearly 3 million members worldwide, largest veterans group? Old veterans may dominate Legion meetings, but with increasing numbers of new recruits, appeal reaches a second generation. Robert Donaldson, Rainier Post commander and recruiter for the fourth district, which covers much of
Veterans
Since its beginning in 1860, the University of Washington has earned a distinguished reputation. Part of that standing is based on the actions of eight alumni who served in the military. "They were eight ordinary men who did the extraordinary, who laid their lives on the line for those they loved both
Focus
Satisfied that it's increased its ranks by about 20,000 soldiers and continues to meet its recruiting goals, the Army Reserve now is focused on recruiting more troops as they leave active duty to fill gaps at the mid-level ranks and in specific specialties. Army Brig. Gen. Leslie A. Purser, the Army
Features
As the election map unfolded in the hours and days after the polls closed on Nov. 3, many in Pierce County were mortified to see what at first looked like a mistake. On the Secretary of State Web site, county after county in the Puget Sound region turned green in
Columns
In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle 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, or
Stage & Visual Reviews
I have never seen the film version of A Christmas Story. This puts me, I think, in a pretty exclusive club, having somehow managed to avoid the 75,329 airings of the film on cable TV every Christmas season - Christmas season being approximately October to February these days. This is relevant
Jobs
Parenting during deployments is a task in and of itself, but explaining antiwar sentiment to young children can be even more taxing. Explaining news reports that show war protestors or even driving past the local protestors who gather on the freeway bridge between DuPont and Fort Lewis is often a tough
Columns
No last name needed, I assure you. If you live in Tacoma and have never heard of Franco the Tailor, then you might as well just frickin' move the hell out of here. Your kind's not wanted. Go to Seattle or something. Nah, I'm just kidding. But really - you might
