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Now in its 21st year, the annual Arts Olympia Show and Sale this weekend at the Capital Museum Coach House promises, according to hype for the event, to be the best ever. And we're inclined to believe said hype. Why? Well, this year's event hype includes mention of Olympia's new
Outdoors
Kim Archer is one of Tacoma's most popular soul singers, but that's not why we interviewed her for this issue. Rather, she doubles as the organizer of your pick for family-friendly venue, the Old Town Park Summer Concert Series, now in its sixth year. That all-ages series runs from the
Outdoors
Funding formats for a new, soccer-specific field next to Cheney Stadium are under scrutiny and in the news at the moment, as the public-private dollar debate gets underway in earnest. While all of that is being hashed out, Tacoma already has a dynamic and exciting professional soccer scene in place
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GROWLERS Wingman Brewers (1727 Fawcett, Tacoma) will open its doors from 1-5 p.m. Thursdays and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday for growler fills. Bring your own growler and cash for an $8 64-ounce or $6 32-ounce fill. FARMERS MARKET The Proctor Farmers Market (North 27th and North Proctor, Tacoma) offers seasonal produce, meats,
Health
Did your momma ever warn you about needing an attitude adjustment growing up? If so, you remember how that worked, right? Seriously though, adjusting your attitude does make a huge difference in your mind set. But do you know how ‘adjusting' your physical body can make you healthier? Well, that's
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Call it beginner's luck. "I never win anything," said Pvt. Jarred Hoskins, 20, who moved to Joint Base Lewis-McChord right out of basic training eight months ago. Lucky for him, the first time he won something, he won big. On Jan. 25, Hoskins was presented with a check for $2,500 from
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Thursday, Feb. 9 Hestia Cellars wine tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Wine tasting, 3-7 p.m., Black Door Wine Company, 3906 N. 34th St., Tacoma, 206.359.0466 Tasting room RSVP only, 4-7 p.m., 21 Cellars, 2621 N. 21st St., Tacoma, 253.220.7752. Ladies Night half-off all wine glass pours,
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The Army has developed a Civilian Record Brief for civilian employees and their supervisors. The one-page Civilian Record Brief, or CRB, provides a snapshot of an employee's official data pulled from various sources: MyBiz, Defense Civilian Personnel Data System, Notices of Personnel Actions (SF-50s), and Army
Food Matters
Thrill of the Grill originally opened in 2009 serving American fare like burgers, waffle-cut fries, hot dogs and melts. The downtown Tacoma eatery was purchased by Sarah Slaughter and Gregory Brock in November 2011 and reopened in early January. The co-owners say they are keeping the original name (for now),
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With the Proctor District ever evolving, it seems pretty obvious that the people's choice for Best New Restaurant would just happen to reside there. Considering Seattle-based Cactus Southwest Kitchen and Bar has been curating and executing Southwest-inspired cuisine for nearly three decades, by the time they set their sights on
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QUESTION: I'm having a whirlwind romance with a man I met online on Thanksgiving. I moved across the country to live with him on December 20, and we're now building a life together. The problem is I have a high IQ (137), and he's very unintelligent and illogical. It's hard
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THING: Mom's Buttery Soft Toffee AKA: Heaven's toffee I just: Named it that Because: This toffee Proves: There is a God Toffee made by: Momi Bowles Since: 2009 Only: Seasonally Beginning: September Ending: February You're going to hate me. I just know it. That is, if you don't already hate me for the many various reasons one might develop a
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For the record, pimpin' ain't dead. It ain't even close to dead, in fact. We know this because legendary Bay Area rapper, Too $hort, returns to Olympia Saturday, bringing his official "Pimpin' Ain't Dead" tour with him. Joined on the bill by Dubbleoo, Steady the Boss and Free Whiskey, Too
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Oh shit. Yeah, we went and did it. We're previewing Daniel Blue's Valentine's Day show with Kurt Lindsay at Metronome Coffee on Tacoma's Sixth Avenue. That should make for an interesting week of comments online. But, as they say, "No pain, no gain." Blue, as you know, has had a
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It's best not to think too much about the possible connotations behind the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' name. We tried, on accident, and it kind of made us squeamish. Instead, we'd focus on the rambunctious mix of pomp and nostalgia that powers the Cherry Poppin' Daddies' swinging ways. We'd focus on
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Olympia and Seattle are Dub Lounge International's dual hometowns. But this roots, rock, reggae group has international ties. The bands' critically acclaimed debut album, Dub Lounge One, includes vocals by the late Peter Tosh's cousin, Ezra Tosh. The band's dub-style Jamaican roots and harmonic melodies have earned Dub Lounge International
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There is a certain segment of the population that is way too into eight-bit video games - specifically, the way those games sounded. These weirdoes have banded together to utilize those primitive sounds in the creation of new music. Their bands are chiptune bands; their members have seemingly uncovered brand
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Calvin Johnson has long been one of the weirder ducks in local music. He played a large role in not only popularizing Olympia and its vibrant music scene, but also helping to set the tone of the city's musical output in general, with his shit-fi alt-rock group Beat Happening and
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Jarrod Bramson and his pop-rock band, Solvents, come from Port Townsend. And, aided heavily by the violin-work of bandmate Emily Madden, the band, often compared to Big Star, even sounds a little like the little postcard town at the end of the road they call home. Exterior beauty, boatyard grit,
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Santee makes scratchy, lovesick, indie folk-pop. The band has a way of tentatively coming around to these walloping choruses and emotionally resonant refrains. Over the years, what began as the bedroom folk duo of Heather Loepp and Josh Vega has grown and developed into a larger, fuller band with a
