Reviews
C.I. Shenanigans Where: 3017 Ruston Way, Tacoma, 253.752.8811, cishenanigans.com Hours: Lunch and dinner daily 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday open til 10 p.m. in the dining room, 11:30 p.m. in the lounge Cuisine: Pacific Northwest focusing on steaks, seafood and chops. Scene: Young adults making eyes in the bar, married
Outdoors
Around here, summer means getting outdoors, enjoying and doing. And whether that means hiking up a steep, switch-back trail with a beautiful panoramic view waiting for you on the Olympics or the Cascades, or feeling the tug of a six-pound salmon hitting your bait while fishing on the Puget Sound, there's
Arts
That's the product of 123 years of Tacoma air," Sanford and Son Antiques & Auction, Jennifer Aarde tells me. Sanford and Son has been providing a unique shopping experience as the largest singly owned antique shop in the Pacific Northwest located in downtown Tacoma since 1985. The space is like
Military Life
Who doesn't love pizza? But, as a go-to week after week, even this favorite dining pastime gets old. So who does a JBLM-ite turn to when getting in the car and getting it yourself won't work? Three area restaurants deliver to the base.How fortunate The Fortune Cookie in downtown DuPont will
Military Life
Amy Tiemeyer is in the middle of her presidency of the Air Force Association at McChord Field as she also prepares to become president of the Capt. Meriwether Lewis Chapter of the Association of the United States Army next month. She is military liaison for America's Credit Union, and an
Military Life
Crystal Wilkerson enjoys the creative freedom she gets to practice at beauty school. The Tacoma 28-year-old mother of three is getting ready to complete a program at the Tacoma campus of BJ's Beauty & Barber College to become a stylist. "You can change anybody's look to anything they want," Wilkerson
Arts
Art Chantry is Tacoma's most famous graphic designer, known worldwide, or at least USA-wide, for his rock concert posters and album covers. He's done work for Nirvana and Hole, and his art has been shown in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Museum of Modern Art, Seattle Art Museum,
Stage
Centerstage's For All That is a phenomenal show. I left the theater wondering how I could possibly review it when it left me speechless. In many ways, this performance is the best thing I've seen on stage in years, and the marvel of it is that it was written by
Music
Limitations are part of what makes the greatest music so effective: pairing down what it's possible to do with the medium allows you to explore what's best to do. There's a reason why there are so few truly great double and triple albums. Bands like Queen and Joe Jackson have
Features
Nestled just minutes from downtown Tacoma, and on the edge of the historical Stadium District; The Hub restaurant and Harmon Taproom have become a Tacoma favorite. Though part of the Harmon Brewing Company, The Hub has its own unique atmosphere and neighborhood feel to it. Its bicycle-themed pub-style restaurant setting
Bars & Clubs
In the Northwest, beer and coffee are staples of the average diet. If you're looking for a well-sized, yet still approachable beer fest, look no further than the 4th Annual Gig Harbor Beer Festival. Each year, the Gig Harbor Beer Festival grows a bit. In its first year, only 11 brewers
Music
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 ... Bobble Tiki knows you're busy. Bobble Tiki knows you're running around, high on eggnog lattes, caught in the season and purchasing like
News Front
The word "contact" is both a noun and a verb. It means that thought can become an action, like reaching out to soldiers when they've come home from Iraq and Afghanistan. "It does feel good to make contact with the Joint Base Lewis-McChord community and thank them for all they do,"
Focus
United Service Organization volunteer Herb Schmeling is just glad he was in the right place at the right time. It yielded him yet another opportunity to help local soldiers and their families. While working his shift at the USO Sea-Tac location, Schmeling got a call from someone looking to donate some recordable
Focus
Senior Master Sgt. Maureen Arroyo never has to wait long to get a message of affirmation that she's in the right line of work. Every time one of her cadets in Clover Park High School's Air Force JROTC program earns a scholarship or overcomes a personal obstacle in their lives, Arroyo
