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Governor Jay Inslee's office announced that effective July 23, the recently unanimously passed House Bill 1204 mandates the display of the POW/MIA flag. "Each public entity must display the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag along with the flag of the United States and the flag of the state upon or
Health
TRICARE Standard is a great option for military families who want more freedom when it comes to selecting their medical providers. TRICARE Standard is a fee-for-service plan available worldwide to all eligible, non-active duty beneficiaries. They include: · Active duty family members · Family members of
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Holus Bolus. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. The Mark Riley Band. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Beer Pong. 9 pm.
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The music of Sam Vicari is such pure, visceral power-pop that one might be taken aback at the sounds of those first chugging chords. Apparently a one-man operation, Sam Vicari's themes and vocals have a pungently nerdy air about them, imbuing his full-length, Keep Careful, with the kind of ecstatic,
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When I booked Earth for a college show some years back, I made off with a hand-written note that Dylan Carlson had left in the cafeteria. It read: "DO NOT PLACE ANYTHING especially BEVERAGES on or near this amp & equipment. You will be stabbed repeatedly and will be forced
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Somewhat confusingly, the Hague also seem to go by And I Was Like, What?. Whatever the band wants to call itself is fine by me, as long as they stick to what they do best: performing Britpop-inflected indie rock that draws inspiration from epic mopesters like the Smiths while adding
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The new album from high-minded black-metal riffers Liturgy opens with what sounds like popcorn kernels ricocheting around an empty grain silo. This lasts for just over a minute, slowly escalating into a Tommy Gun rat-a-tat racket before guitars, drums, bass and throat-clearing vocals suddenly come thundering in. The overall effect
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC South Tacoma Farmers Market Tacoma - South. DeAna Marie. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. King's Books Tacoma - Stadium District. Jim Page, Bill Davie. All Ages. 7 pm. Doyle's Public House Tacoma - Stadium District. St. Practice Day.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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. Kel Schmitz. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Mandolin Grand Reopening Party, with Tom Montante, This Ambition, Brothers
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC A Rhapsody In Bloom Florist and Cafe Latte Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Dinner & Concert, featuring Terry Holder & Jerry Holder. All Ages. 7 pm. Morso Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Legendary folk-rocker Peter Case. 8 pm. $25. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Keeley Valentino. All Ages. 8 pm. $5. BLUES Stonegate Pizza Tacoma -
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(62nd AW PA) - Now that summer has arrived, the temperatures will rise and motorcyclists will surely take advantage of the prime riding weather. While the riders enjoy their hobby, the Air Force is determined to keep them safe. "I'd rather sweat than bleed," said Tech. Sgt. Carlos Damian, 62nd Aircraft
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Master Sgt. Paul Slattery just couldn't stay clean. Working in a maintenance shop at a deployed location earlier in his career, Slattery was constantly covered in grease and oil. "My supervisor would always tell me to go and get a new pair of boots," he recalled with a laugh. Slattery enjoyed working on
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(446th AW PA) - It's O' dark thirty. Excitement is in the air. Anticpation is on the ground. One by one they arrive at the main gate until a crowd has formed. The 446th Airlift Wing hosted a two-day civic leader tour June 23-24. The tour began at McChord Field. From
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Charleston Bremerton. Acoustic Night, featuring Jodi James. All Ages. 8 pm. Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway Tacoma - Downtown. Adam Esthner. All Ages. 10:30 am. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Russ Salton & Friends. All Ages.
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With the freedom of summer, families might be heading out for impromptu travel for some rest and relaxation. An option here at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the ability of Space Availability (Space-A) travel. Here are some guidelines to know before hopping on an aircraft. First and foremost, register. Travelers have two
Travel
Time to drag out your Elizabethan, fairy or pirate costume and get ready to feast on juicy turkey legs, tart pickles and filling meat pies. The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire opens this weekend and stays the next three weekends at the Kelley Farm’s Village of Merriwick in
Stage
Once again, Olympia Family Theater wows audiences with a totally local production. This time it is the ever-popular The Incredible Undersea Trial of Joseph P. Lawnboy, written by Bryan Willis, music by Bruce Whitney and lyrics by Scot Whitney, and produced for OFT by Open Road Productions. Willis, founder of Northwest
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ANNOUNCER: In the heart of downtown Olympia is the 222 Market, which opened last fall. This artisanal market boasts an open-air concept with restaurants, a flower shop, creperie and more. This week, Dutch and Jackie hit up Chelsea Farms Oyster Bar to try some local shellfish. JACKIE: The 222 Market is
South Sound Cinema
Three Easy Pieces returns for another month, once again examining a type of pop culture, from its beginning, through its formative years, and landing where it exists now. A recent 10-day tour through Montana and Idaho got me thinking about road movies - those films that capture the dreamy, exhausting,
