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The Olympic Flight Museum will host the B-25 "Maid In The Shade" Aug. 11-18. The B-25 Mitchell was made famous by the Doolittle Raiders, when 16 of these medium bombers took off the deck of the USS Hornet and bombed Tokyo just four months after Pearl Harbor. The B-25 served in
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One of the most beautiful things about studying history is finding new discoveries along familiar and well-traveled paths. It is that discovery process that makes history so rich and vibrant. Even better: having these terrific discoveries right in one's own backyard. This is especially true for Lakewood authors Steve Dunkelberger
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DREW GROW AND The PASTORS' WIVES >>> Friday, May 21 Talk about a friend of Tacoma - Drew Grow, and even his Pastors' Wives, feel like long-lost soul mates of Grit City. Originally won over by the warmth of the arts-slash-music scene emanating from The Warehouse (R.I.P.), and intrigued enough to
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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 The Rippingtons Seattle
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Tacoma's Eastside has a reputation. A reputation it's been trying to change. Part of the struggle is that changing this reputation requires working on many fronts - crime, property values, potholes, lack of amenities and schools. When Tacomans think of Lincoln High School, they sometimes think of poverty, gangs or
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Northwest composer/pianist Scott Cossu has been erroneously slotted into the neo-classical new age section of the record store. Sure, his stuff is mellow, laid-back and relaxing, but Cossu pushes the musical boundaries further than Yanni or John Tesh ever did, would or could. In other words, he's uncategorizable as he
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May 16-23 is Hip-Hop Appreciation Week as deemed by the great MC/DJ/B-Boy/philosopher, KRS-ONE. It is a week out of the year to focus on the culture of hip-hop, its history and ways to educate people about it. Hip-hop is a culture created from the forgotten crevices and cracks in the
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Don't buy it. God, I love the irony. Thanks to Megan Barney from UW Tacoma for the tip. Barney, who is either an unnaturally curious and enterprising young woman or the girlfriend of one these cart mongers, sent the Weekly Volcano web monkeys some pictures of images that have been appearing
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My all-time favorite girl's name ever is Genesis. Coincidentally, our bartender for this week's Three Drink Minimum is also named Genesis. I only know of one other female named Genesis and she is an amazing soul. The original Genesis I know has a constant swirl of butterflies around her, with traces
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One of the Viaduct's crowning achievements has been the annual Rain Fest, a massive hardcore music festival spanning three days. Since its inception in 2007, Rain Fest has served as a magnet for big names in the hardcore scene from the past and present. This year, Rain Fest has seven
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The tattoo on Kelly Joseph’s wrist tells the story behind the story of how it was she came to the Pacific Northwest. Inspired by her favorite book by Tom Robbins, “Still Life with Woodpecker,” the tattoo indelibly confirms her love of the author from the area where she knew she wanted
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Somewhere back in the late ‘90s, when this aging DIY music enthusiast wasn't even thinking about gray hair (or a lack thereof), Tacoma's all-ages scene was painfully lacking in venues for the under 21 crowd. Young punk rockers and hardcore kids crowded into tight, sweaty garages and dank basements, or
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Capitol Theater Olympia. The documentary Courthouse Girls of Farmland, May 29 noon, free (206 E. Fifth Ave., 360.754.6670). Museum of Glass Downtown Tacoma. The Time of Lino and White Light: Glass Compositions by Daniel Clayman, 10 am to 5 pm Mon-Sat, noon-5 pm Sun, 10 am to 8 pm 3rd Thurs.
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Another one bites the dust. After four years (six if you count a previous incarnation), Paula Tutmarc-Johnson's Two Vaults Gallery will close its doors forever when their current show ends. "Our location, just two doors from The Grand Cinema, has proved to bring us a continued flow of art-minded folks. These
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Like most great things in this town, I was led to Basemint by the tongue of another. A friend, or perhaps a regular barista, or maybe just that guy that always mumbles to himself on the bus, told me Basemint was a band to see: kind of a Warhol-y,
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With John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, newly founded Tacoma theater company Gold From Straw jumps directly into the deep end of the theatrical pool. Doubt is carefully designed to raise questions and avoid answers. The audience is permitted to come to their own conclusions, if they wish, but that is not
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With John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, newly founded Tacoma theater company Gold From Straw jumps directly into the deep end of the theatrical pool. Doubt is carefully designed to raise questions and avoid answers. The audience is permitted to come to their own conclusions, if they wish, but that is not
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Rollin' Hots Rollin' Hots is a mobile hot dog truck serving everything from all beef dogs to vegan fake-outs. Check out the menu where hotdogs are named after canines and celebrities. "The Chihuahua" is dressed with cheese, salsa, jalapenos and mayo. "The Hasselhoff" keeps things nasty with sauerkraut, onions and mustard
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Get this: To Basemint, or at this point half of Basemint, Tacoma is the green grass on the other side of the fence. That's right. Originally, all four members of the "garage rockin' surfy thang" known as Basemint came from ... wait for it ... wait for it ... wait for
