Music
Sometimes I think about the two trips I made several years ago to New York City and regret the fact that I never made it to the mythical birthplace of punk known as CBGB. I was taken by the grittiness that still existed in the city, to some degree, and
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 FRIDAY War Paint Seattle March 20 8
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CAMP VICTORY, Iraq (DVIDS) - Standing at just over six feet tall, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. David Sigler might seem like an intimidating noncommissioned officer. However, the youthful looking 39 year old, who always has a smile on his face, is actually a very loving and devoted family man. Sigler,
Operation Family Support
INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey (AFNS) - The words "Heart Link" may evoke a mental image of animated cartoon hearts holding hands or perhaps the infamous paper heart chain that has become a staple around school rooms during Valentine's Day. Sometimes spouses may feel like that flimsy chain of paper hearts, vulnerable and alone. Heart
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(446th AW PA) - If the gifts of this recent holiday season were measured by the number of awards decorating the mantle of the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight, then Master Sgt. Glen Tuttle might be confused with Santa Claus. In November, the 446th CES EOD Flight NCO
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JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center assumed command of five Air Mobility Command organizations during a ceremony here Jan 6. The AMC restructuring allows 18th Air Force to focus almost exclusively on worldwide mobility flying operations and gives the Expeditionary Center added responsibility for focusing
Reviews
Tacoma Cabana refers to its style as vacation fusion, and though located in downtown Tacoma right on Pacific Avenue, it makes you feel as if you truly are on vacation. From the menu, the dark interior and bamboo everything, to the vacation-styled drink menu, it is an in-town escape from
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Personal Power Company is the latest entity granted corporealness by the Spaceworks Tacoma project. Crews and his fiancée, Bridgett Nicol (who identify under the titles of artistic director and executive director, respectively), were given a space from which to operate what is essentially a video
Arts
If you are in the habit of attending local shows, you've doubtless seen Kris Crews and his camera - even if you haven't seen the fruits of his labor. Crews is a perennial mainstay in and cheerleader for the Tacoma music scene, and can often be found filming performances of
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SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - In the air transportation business for the U.S. Air Force, every airman involved in the process has an important role. On deployment, the importance of that role increases even more when you are directly supporting warfighters on the front lines - or getting them
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(62nd AW PA) - The broad term "operation support" is thrown around and often spoken of at the 62nd Airlift Wing. But what exactly does that term entail? The 62nd Operations Support Squadron, foundation of the 62nd Operations Group, provides direct support to each and every flying mission at McChord Field. "The
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There were no pompadour-coiffed hipsters present at the Rosewood Café Monday night. Instead, laid-back friends sat back to enjoy half-priced wine, hearty food (bacon blue cheese salad, num!) and conversation. The group of retro-bike (no lycra or titanium allowed!) riding chums meets at 6:30 p.m. on fair-weather Mondays at the UPS
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As a five-minute film at the 72 Hour Film Competition last Thursday, “Strander” stood out. Unlike most of the other film festival participants, “Strander” was not a lighthearted frolic. “I’m always striving to do something new and unique,” explained lab-worker by day Richard Acosta, who wrote and directed the movie
Cup Check
STRIKE ONE As the saying goes, timing REALLY IS everything. Just ask former University of Nebraska basketball player Christian Standhardinger. The Associated Press reported Wednesday that a late-night Nebraska tryst has cost the 21-year-old the chance to transfer to La Salle University. According to reports, Standhardinger (you'll see the irony of his name
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After a little more than four months of serving as the lone head of her household, McChord Field spouse Tiffany Costley was ready for a much-needed break. When her pilot husband, Christopher, left on a 120-day deployment with the 4th Airlift Squadron, Costley was in the early stages of her pregnancy.
Military Life
The staff at Madigan Army Medical Center first started taking care of the McLauchlan family 64 years ago. In 1951, their son David needed care for polio, so the family uprooted from the Panama Canal Zone to Madigan at then-Fort Lewis. Throughout the career of 1st Sgt. David Russell McLauchlan,
Bars & Clubs
Visiting six great breweries with historic and personal connections to the Puget Sound area was very rewarding work. The lagers I sampled weren't bad, either. From the gritty patriotism of Wingman Brewers, to the service orientation of Top Rung Brewing, followed by the sense of community of Three Magnets Brewing Company, mirrored
Stage
If I had to pick one play for a small, local theater to produce out of the current public consciousness, it would be Peter Morgan's Frost/Nixon. Aside from the bevy of awards and the recent film, the subject matter seems as relevant today, in our atmosphere of ethics violations and
Arts
It was 20 years before Frank Wedekind's 1890 play Spring Awakening: A Children's Tragedy could be performed in its native Germany. At first only legendary director Max Reinhardt had enough juice to produce it. The play was considered so pornographic that only a single performance was allowed for a limited
Features
In a state of psychosis, I e-mailed everyone in my address book and asked each person to send me his or her top recommendation for the best sandwich in the South Sound. I told them I would eat every suggestion and then pick the best 14 on the list -
