Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag since early 2008, my hack team of wannabe journalists and I have tackled some of the most laughable criminal acts that have happened in our area. It's called "Ragnet," and without a doubt it has become one of the most popular features to
Reviews
Pal-Do World is where to go when you don't have the time or patience to drive to Seattle's China Town. Nestled off of South Tacoma Way, it's incredibly easy to get to, no matter which direction you are coming from. From the moment you walk in to the store, you
News Front
In this 40th anniversary year of the end of the Vietnam War, it seems fitting that two books have just been published about the frantic, life-saving rescue of orphaned South Vietnamese babies: Angels Flying Out of Hell: The 7,000 Mile Journey of the Operation Babylift Orphans by Bette Milleson James
News Front
Imagine a leadership program in which scholars interact with presidents, key administration officials and academics. The scholars travel to participating presidential centers and pore through archives of knowledge to complete case studies of key leadership principles. They synthesize this information with a diverse group of peers from a variety of
News Front
Mortgage rates are currently low, but there is fear and speculation that after September, they will start creeping up. This increase is likely due to the Federal Reserve's faith that the economy is starting to improve. Unemployment is decreasing, and people are purchasing more goods and services. If you're in the market
Travel
The road trip to eastern Washington is easily one of the most scenic and beautiful trips from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Most people don't automatically think of Spokane and The Palouse region as vacation destinations, but the ever-changing scenery of mountains, forests, deserts and rolling hills, gives this area a distinct
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Attractions
The Pacific Northwest is an amazing part of the country - filled with lofty evergreens, rolling hills that lead the way to towering mountains, expanses of water, and plenty of wildlife to check out along the way. Driving the area's scenic byways will take you through forests and oceans alike,
Bars & Clubs
The most cleverly-named beer festival in the South Sound is right around the corner. Brew Five Three is Tacoma's beer and blues festival, and in its 3rd year, is well on its way to becoming tradition. On Saturday, Aug. 8, from 1-8 p.m., Broadway, between 9th and 11th, will turn into
Archives
Harold Moss knows a thing or two about perseverance. Tacoma's first African-American Mayor and City Council member and the first African-American elected to the Pierce County Council, Moss began working with the Tacoma chapter of the NAACP in the 1950s, served on Tacoma's First Human Relations Commission (now the
Stage
From the fringe theater company that brought you the provocative Miss Julie and staged readings of David Mamet's Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Neil Labute's Reasons to be Pretty, comes 9 Circles by Bill Cain, another one-night-only staged reading performed at Tacoma Little Theatre, Aug. 16. A psychological thriller based on
Music
Every year, in the dog days of summer, a slew of bands descend on Wright Park. With temperatures reaching unbearable levels in the past few weeks, there's little to do but take off most of your clothes and embrace the hellscape that is summer in 2015. If you're interested in
Arts
The exhibition "Wunderkammer: Artifacts, False Memories and Projections" is so uniquely integrated into the projects and collections at the Foss Waterway Seaport that separating the exhibition, curated by Lisa Kinoshita, from the maritime museum's collections is a scavenger hunt filled with delightful surprises. The show is a collection of Wunderkammers created
Military Life
Mark Twain once opined that the game of golf is a good walk spoiled. Ryan Coghill, a reservist with the 446th Airlift Wing, doesn't think so. "I picked up a golf club when I was eight years old," he told me as we sat in the clubhouse at McChord Field's Whispering Firs
Military Life
"We want to help spouses get to know us, others in their neighborhood, and sign up for something they might like to do," said Kelli Weinerth, president of the Lewis Community Spouses' Club. To those ends, the club is hosting their first Welcome Expo - putting military spouses face to face
News Front
Trench warfare defined the early 20th century. It was a bloody, vicious, costly and miserable way to fight wars - millions died storming trenches in World War I. In the 21st century - the era of drones and precision missile strikes - trench warfare seems downright antiquated. That's why it would
Military Life
Joint Base Lewis-McChord's own roller derby team, the Bettie Brigade, will face the Rainy City Roller Dolls from Centralia for their final bout of the season, and they'll help kids in the process this Saturday. Just who is the Bettie Brigade? The "JBLM Bettie Brigade is a nonprofit sports organization ... an
