Advice Goddess
QUESTION: My co-worker was really hung up on a guy. She was convinced he liked her, and she did all the flirty things you advise, but he never made a move. This went on for months since she, like you, thought women should never, ever ask a man on a
Stage
The musical Gypsy with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents and starring Ethel Merman as the iconic stage mother, Rose, opened on Broadway in 1959. Three years later came the film version with Rosalind Russell as Rose. I saw the film when I was
Stage
Comedian Lewis Black gained fame in the early years of The Daily Show, when his perma-furious stage persona popped from what was then, under host Craig Kilborn, a rather glib half hour of comedy. Over the phone, however, Black's an absolute teddy bear - or maybe it's just that our
Arts
Olympia's twice-yearly Arts Walk is one of the city's biggest events - and this year the fall edition will be bigger than ever. Expanding from one day to two, Arts Walk XLIII will happen Friday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 10 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 8, from 11 a.m. to 4
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How much of an Olympia mainstay is former vaudevillian Saul Tannenbaum? Enough so that Tannenbaum (who made his Olympia debut just a year and a half ago) is performing Sunday, June 12, as part of Capital City Pride. The show, dubbed Saul Tannenbaum and His Friends of Dorothy, is the highest profile
Online Newspapers
On Oct. 25, 1918, Maj. Alexander P. Cronkhite (1895-1918) is shot and killed during a training exercise at Fort Lewis. An Army Board of Inquiry rules the death accidental, finding that Cronkhite shot himself while firing at a target. His father, Maj. Gen. Adelbert Cronkhite, does not accept this result
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Capital City Pride began under the aegis of Rainbow Center Olympia. Back then, the festival drew a few hundred people. Now as many as 10,000 celebrants converge on a two-day extravaganza that marks the climax of a very busy year for the organization. After a champagne kickoff party at the
Features
1992: Originally called WG Sandwiches 1993-95: Also opened Old Milwaukee Baking Co. 1992-95: Inside Freighthouse Square Somewhere during that time: Sandwich shop was sold 1995: Moved to South Tacoma Way 1995: Became Old Milwaukee Cafe Serving: Breakfast & lunch 1997: Moved to Sixth Avenue location I think: I got the dates right Because: I am thoroughly confused Oh, you are
Food Matters
BEER TASTING 208 Garfield (208 Garfield St., Tacoma) hosts a summer beer tasting with beer geek Erick Swenson at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 9. Two dollars nabs you a guided tour. WINE DINNER El Gaucho (2119 Pacific Ave., Tacoma) hosts a five-course Boudreaux Cellars wine dinner with winemaker Rob Newsom at 6 p.m.
Sipping Out
Thursday, June 9 Greek wines tasting. 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Summer beer tasting with Erick Swenson, 6 p.m., $2, 208 Garfield, 208 Garfield St., Tacoma, 253.538.5990. Half-price bottle wine night for wines less than $100, Maxwell's Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Half-price wine, all night,
Military Life
Two separate coaches with extensive military backgrounds first started competing against one another, but by this basketball season's end, they became a championship pair teaching a younger generation the importance of giving back. Lt. Col. Don Brewer currently is a Washington National Guard chaplain and also director for the Joint Services
Focus
As the Stryker I rode in bounced across the rolling desert, I could feel the intensity of the training. Two Strykers about 1,000 meters to my right - dust plumes following them across the sage covered desert - bounded ahead to engage light skinned vehicles. "Targets destroyed," a voice said over my
Veterans
While positioning plastic stakes with the hand-written names of deceased U. S. Servicemembers into a plot of land in front of Clover Park High School on May 26, various thoughts flashed through Air Force JROTC cadet Jun Kim's mind as he lightly tapped the stake with a rubber mallet. "It's really
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Bobble Tiki isn't above sloppy seconds. He never has been. While you take a moment to digest all the implications of that statement (and Bobble Tiki means ALL the implications, even the really icky ones from Bobble Tiki's frat days), Bobble Tiki would like to clear his throat, shift uncomfortably
News Front
The 16th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) "Raptor" Brigade, 7th Infantry Division, cased its colors before their scheduled deployment to Afghanistan at the Evergreen Theater on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, March 10, in front of hundreds. The "Raptor" Brigade is set to deploy to Afghanistan for around eight months with 800 soldiers as
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. Free. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedy Open Mic Night. 7:30
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino Band rockin' blues. 8:30 pm. NC. Summit Pub Puyallup. Tim Hall & The Band Real Times. 7:30 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Westgate Bar and
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Little Brave, K Phillips. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. BLUES The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Roy Danger. 8 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Beer Pong. 9
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Spot The Dog. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Back To Beale Street Blues 2012, with Mary McPage Band, Julie Powers, The Michal Miller Band, Cody Rentas Band, James King & The Southsiders, Jimmy Jones Band, Red Hot Blues Sisters, Rafael
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Larry Murante, Terry Holder. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. Gig Harbor Farmers Market at Uptown Gig Harbor. Open Mic and Acoustic Jam with Billy Farmer. A live CD recording of performances are available. All Ages. 9-11 am. Free. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central.
