Family
The annual ritual of spring cleaning provides an opportunity to prep the flower beds, reorganize the garage and cleaning up around the house. With that said, however, the season also lends itself into putting one's money house in order. This may mean taking the time to look over financial accounts, from
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Every single one-day-at-a-time day is a struggle, particularly around the holidays - specifically and especially around Christmas. The Weekly Volcano knows there are seven habits to becoming a highly effective person, 50 ways to leave your lover and 12 steps to sobriety. But after years and years as a recovering
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Dana Lyons. All Ages. 8 pm. $5-$12. Forza Coffee Co. DuPont. Lisa Mitts. All Ages. 6 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Mark Trethewey, Tom & Charity Stone, Steve Brambelt. All Ages. 8 pm. $6. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Billy
Music
I've always appreciated the physicality of buying music. Going to a record store to buy an album, taking it home and removing the cellophane, then carefully placing the needle before the grooves. ... Yes, I am talking about vinyl - a medium that I'm ironically watching being carried under the
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Immanuel Presbyterian Church Tacoma - Northend. BARE Tacoma - Holiday offers an entirely a cappella evening featuring Shenandoah Davis, Sean Nelson (of Harvey Danger), Tacoma School of the Arts choir, Luke Stevens, Goldfinch, Colin Reynolds, Elk & Boar, Hannalee, Eternal Fair and others singing by candlelight. All Ages. 8 pm.
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Few things say love like melted cheese - and melted cheese is just one of the things The Melting Pot in Tacoma does well. This delectable melted cheese Mecca is often one of the more expensive restaurants in T-Town, and it's not hard to rack up a $100 bill for
Veterans
Sometimes it might not be our first instinct to associate pro baseball with loyalty, duty and honor. The fact is, though, Major League Baseball has always been loaded with fine men who understand about serving a cause greater than themselves. In World War II, for example, more than 1,300 ballplayers,
Business News
Noble Bars are a food product born in Tacoma, the brainchild of a Tacoman, and are available - for the time being - only in local stores. But give it time. These bars are tasty and all-natural in a way that most "all-natural" products can only envy. Noble Bar was founded
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A few days before Halloween Tacoma artist Euphoria Marie Sorensen was struck by a truck while walking on the 200 block of North G Street. She's still in the hospital with severe injuries, with recovery updates posted at gofundme.com. Thousands of you pass through Tacoma and have never had the
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Spar Cafe - Olympia. Justin Stang. 8 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House Chehalis. Open Mic Night. All Ages. 6:30 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues
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Looking for something creative to give this holiday season for those food lovers and cooking enthusiasts? Then look no further than Libertine Tacoma. Libertine Tacoma creates an interesting and eclectic variety of artisan salts and salt blends. Carefully and lovingly crafted, the salts and blends give food a creative and
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Bands will crammed into a corner of the Franciscan Polar Plaza outdoor ice rink in a space the Weekly Volcano likes to call the Electric Salchow Stage. Yes, it's named after a figure skating jump Brian Boitano might perform to the music of Five for Fighting on the
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JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Department of the Air Force Child and Youth Programs launched myriad 2024 summer youth camps April 8 for kids across the enterprise to boost morale, skills, teamwork and resiliency. The specialized camps, centrally funded and managed by the Air Force Services Center, complement camps programmed
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Perhaps when you think of a cappella you think of Sweet Adelines and old men wearing bashers. This is not the case when it comes to BARE Tacoma - Holiday, an a cappella performance Friday night at the Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Instead, you will hear 12 performers ranging from
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Think like a soldier while reflecting on and honoring our military by finding the coveted NTPS Military Appreciation Coin! This year's seek and search runs through April 30, 2024. Where do I find them? Coins can be found at all NTPS schools. Some coins may be located inside the building or outside
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Washington state is home to thousands of military-connected families, including active-duty service members, reserves members, and veterans. To recognize school districts that have incorporated military-friendly practices and demonstrate a commitment to military-connected students and families, the 2023 Legislature created the Purple Star Award Program. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Focus
There are many phrases that can describe Sgt. 1st Class Latoya Greene, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, III Armored Corps, but "out of shape" is not among them. Greene is the very definition of a fitness enthusiast. She is up and working out in the gym at 4 a.m. most mornings and
Family
FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. - The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) joins communities across the world in celebrating the Month of the Military Child in April. For nearly 40 years, supporters from public and private organizations have come together for annual events and activities to honor military children and the sacrifices they make. "Young
Veterans
For as long as she could remember, Alice Miller loved history and fashion, and knew what military service meant. Her father served in the Army for 28 years, her sister served 27 years in the Air Force, and her brother-in-law served in the Air Force, as well. With a grandmother
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A brooding, mysterious godfather, a broken-jawed wooden soldier that comes to life and a murderous Mouse King all converge once again to remind us The Nutcracker story may be the most hair-raising Christmas favorite for the whole family the world has ever known. The Tacoma City Ballet
