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Most meat markets resemble burger patties from a fast food joint. They're cheap. They're flash-cooked. They're greasy, noisy and often times fatty. Too many can leave a patron queasy and disoriented. But a good one? Well, a good meat market is like a cut of perfectly prepared filet mignon. When you're
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Jake's on 4th has a unique and progressive happy hour, as well as the longest and cheapest happy hour in Olympia. So here's the deal: Well drinks and domestic drafts are $1 from 10 a.m. to noon, $1.50 from noon to 2 p.m. and $2 from 2 p.m. to 8
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When one dreams of nightlife hotspots, the towns of Roy and Yelm don't often come to mind, right? Wrong, baby. While still not exactly known as the Las Vegas of the Pacific Northwest (Atlantic City, maybe), these tiny blips on the map have a few watering holes worth noting. The first
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"Well, it's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, Minnesota ..." With those familiar words, listeners to A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio have delighted for decades to the small-town shenanigans related by master writer and storyteller Gary "Garrison" Keillor. Keillor hosted the show from 1974, when it
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A sense of uncertainty surrounds President Trump's recent federal hiring freeze. On Monday, Jan. 23, the President issued a two-page executive order implementing a job freeze on all federal employment. It will last for 90 days and end in late April. He said the directive is a stopgap measure to control the
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Fifth Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment commander Lt. Col James Dunwoody was anxious to get out the door. The unit is part of the 17th Field Artillery Brigade, which is under the command of Col. Andrew Gainey. "We are ready to deploy," Dunwoody said during a telephone interview on Tuesday afternoon. "It is
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The default shopping destination in the Tacoma area is usually the Tacoma Mall, which is a fine choice, especially on rainy days since the mall is fully enclosed. However, non-mall shopping destinations offer an alternative - something more local and often more unique. Whether you're shopping for jewelry, clothing, food,
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Daily, hidden stressors take many forms to wreak havoc on sanity in ways that impact performance at work and at home. Thankfully, there are local businesses that help individuals unwind, re-center and take a breather from the nonsense that can throw them out of balance. Founded in 1975, Radiance Herbs and
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While the weekend drive to Vancouver, B.C., or Portland, Ore., by car from the South Sound can be fraught with traffic, routine bathroom stops and possible detours, there is a faster and more relaxing way to enjoy the trip. Take the train. Amtrak Cascades offers daily trips to various cities throughout the
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Are you and the family looking for all of the excitement of a professional baseball game but in an intimate environment at a more affordable price? Then get your family, significant other and/or friends together and take them out to the ballgame to see the AAA team of the Seattle Mariners
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The shadow a shark casts on the ground as it passes above you is much bigger than the shark itself, but just as terrifying as it is in the movies. In fact, it almost feels cinematic to watch the shadow's tail twitch as it suddenly changes direction under your feet,
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Eighteenth century writer Samuel Johnson once drolly observed that "when a man was tired of London, he was tired of life." Johnson's remark definitely isn't applicable to Pacific Northwesterners. Their cure-all? Venturing off to greener pastures (hey! This is the Evergreen State, right?) such as can be found in Kitsap County,
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Never let it be said that the Pacific Northwest isn't filled with adventurous pursuits. From watersports to amazing aerial adventures, get out of the city, and you'll find high adventure around every bend. Skydiving If high adventure is what you seek, jumping out of a plane to catch sight of Northwest scenery
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Nobody seems to like elected officials all that much, yet there never seems to be a shortage of folks who want to become one. The deadline to file for candidacy for the coming election cycle was this week and Tacoma's local elections are jammed packed with aspiring citizens. All four of
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I recently polled some of my military spouse friends and asked, "Where do you like to go to spend a day with a friend?" I was not surprised when I received three different answers. Sumner: Laura Williams, a retired military spouse, recommends Sumner. "There is so much to do," she said. "The Buttered
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The Reverend Colin, along with Mary K. Johnson and Tobin Ropes of Mad Hat Tea Company fame, kicked off the first Tacoma Cult Movie Club gathering in April 2009. Inspired by a Seattle group that regularly ran grindhouse cinema, the three founders desired to bring their own love
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It's become tradition in our area - a yearly blues-blowout local music fans look forward to for the quality it draws. And, like clockwork, it's back. Sunday at Jazzbones, the preliminary contest of this year's South Sound Blues Association sponsored Back To Beale Street 2012 Blues
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Some South Sound farms are open to the public during the spring months. That's great because spring is the perfect time to visit a farm. Barns are filled with the sounds of baby of animals of all sorts; fields are verdant with the spring green of newly emerged shoots; and
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Pacific Northwest gardening is different than a lot of places in the country. Here, we are a lot about temperate plants, moss, lichens and woodland plants - but in a good way. Our gardening here features the color green, as in conifers and native plants that provide a carpet of
