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Farmers' markets come in all sizes, shapes and vibes, but the atmosphere of the new Sunset Market is definitively about fun. Right off the bat, it turns the tables on the usual early-morning affairs we're used to by hosting its vendors in the evenings, from 3 to 7:30 p.m. -
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Although the name has changed to Joint Base Lewis - McChord, the Air Force base has a legacy that will forever be engrained in U.S. history. "McChord was established because of its strategic position on the Northwest corner of the United States facing the Pacific," said Dr. Robert Allen, the new
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(CONTEST CLOSED) For this week's Morning Quickie e-newsletter contest we're giving away three pairs of tickets to the Tacoma Farmers Market Rodeo Barn Dance, which will be held Saturday, May 8 inside the Freighthouse Square. Each ticket has a value of $25, so we'll be
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In the 1970s, a Canadian folk-rocker named Bruce Cockburn released almost an album a year for the entire decade. He missed 1977, but this was most likely due to a shortage of notebook paper he suffered after penning seven albums worth of material - so get off his back.
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, 800.325.SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Caribou, Toro Y Moi
Music
We woke up at Shelly's place. The boy wanted to go swimming - again - and his Godmother's daughter lived two blocks away with an amazing pool. He got even more daring this time out, doing bobs in water just over his head with little to no assistance. The
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The first time the Weekly Volcano wrote about country legend Merle Haggard coming to the Emerald Queen Casino we figured we better treat the dude with respect. He's a legend, after all - plus we feared he might keel over dead at any moment from a life full of hard,
Military Life
The Kids in Koncert (aka KiK) choir, which operates out of the Capital Playhouse in Olympia, has been around for close to 15 years. In that time, Director Troy Arnold Fisher has taken about 40 kids a year, most of whom have no professional vocal training, and made them into
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On the heels of the über-successful Third Annual Spring Fairy Festival - which reportedly drew upwards of 15 fairies - Crescent Moon Gifts is back this week with a Beltaine celebration and May Day celebration all wrapped into one. Beltaine, for those unaccustomed to Gaelic ways, is both the Gaelic
Schools
Lakes High School senior Tony Propp didn't have to think very hard about what experiment he wanted to choose for his science project. All he had to do was look up in the sky. Propp, whose father, Bob, is a Navy corpsman stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, channeled his love of tracking
Operation Family Support
They are all volunteers. Kristi King prepared care packages; Gina Luplow poured hot coffee; Barbara Thompson talked to soldiers; Kathy Marzolf greeted every soldier who walked in the door at the USO building at McChord Field; Freddie Ellis straightened boxes of cookies. And then there is Ella Young, a woman who has
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Barley wine is not for newbies to the beer world. Drinking the brew with a punch will knock out the beer novices before they can finish their first pints if all they are conditioned to drink is the mass-produced brews found in cans at convenience stores. “Barley Wine is not a
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One man’s flavor magic is another’s flavor tragic. … “So this woman from Kent was — well, inexperienced about drinking,” the Italian representative of the League of Liberal Libations began in a voice musical with mirth. “And here we are in this incredible restaurant with the finest selection of Scotch in
Stage
I first saw Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest from the wings: I played Lane the butler 20 years ago in one of my first polished productions, so of course I had to smile as I watched director Mike Wilkinson's version at Paradise Theatre in Gig Harbor. The Paradise,
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ABU GHRAIB, Iraq - In the neighborhood of Abu Ghraib in Baghdad, the journey to school for children means crossing a treacherous road, but the U.S. Army may help change that. Capt. Talgin Cannon, a member of the joint project management office from 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division,
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Thursday, April 19: German Riesling Tasting during Art Walk, 5-8 p.m., $5, Vin Grotto Café and Wine Bar, 813 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.722.5079. Thursday, April 20: French Wine Tasting, 6 p.m., $5, Pairings Fine Wine and Bar, 3012 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.274.9463. Every Saturday: “Taste,” Pacific Grill’s wine and cheese tasting, after
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Goodbye gravy Spring has sprung and so has my belt. Bobble Tiki is fat. It seems like he needs a jack just to lift up his belly to find the spare tire. How did this happen? “You eat gravy-topped food and you don’t like to exercise,” Mrs. Bobble Tiki says. “The last time
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It has been an interesting week in the theater world of Steve Dunkelberger. A family outing to see “Addy: An American Girl Story” on Saturday ended with the missus being taken to Harborview Medical Center courtesy of the Seattle Fire Department after falling down some stairs at Seattle Children’s Theatre.
