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Bordering the east side of Joint Base Lewis-McChord is the "Roy Y." This area refers to where State Routes 7 and 507 intersect, making a Y shape. This intersection, deep in Spanaway, takes you down a scenic drive to the town of Roy and continues through Spanaway toward Mount Rainier.
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In the heart of Tacoma's eastside, you'll find the intersection of East 72nd and Portland. With a concentration of apartments and housing developments paired with lots of big box retails (think Kmart) and fast food dining (think Wendy's), this area yields an immense level of car and pedestrian traffic. You'll
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It's a fascinating journey to witness the rebirth of a restaurant from the bones of a completely different operation. This scenario played out over the last several months as Mike and Karen de Alwis transformed a deserted gas station lot in Puyallup into a lovely dining space called the Bourbon
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As one may imagine, any town dubbed "the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World" is likely to maintain a small-town charm built upon a history built on agriculture. This stands true for the city of Sumner. Sumner's downtown boasts a plethora of spots prime for antique shopping excursions, fun retail
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Deep in the northwest corner of the city of Lakewood, between the winding streets named after rocks, underneath hundreds of giant oak trees and along the back edge of the Oakbrook neighborhood sits the RMG Club at Oakbrook. Formerly the Oakbrook Golf & Country Club, a members-only, 18-hole championship course
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The Museum District in Tacoma is proof of the city's flourishing creative culture on a massive scale. Though Tacoma managed to gain itself a bad rap due to criminal activity in the area 20 plus years ago, it is now a full character, culminated by its surrounding art museums -
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If Tacoma had a "history cup" inside the Washington State History Museum it would overfloweth with the city's rich and frothy beer story. This fine city has had an ongoing love affair with all things brew - from the days of suspender-wearing brewmasters at Heidelberg Brewing Co. to brew pub
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Nothing says the holiday season has officially arrived like spying cartons of eggnog in the dairy aisle at the grocery store. I've literally seen grown men's eyes alight while a small squeal of excitement escaped their lips knowing that eggnog season was upon us. It seems natural that eggnog is
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Once upon a time, Lakewood had a traditional mall with department stores galore surrounded by strip malls to boot. Perhaps it was the collapse of the economy, but one day it was no more, save for the strip malls in the surrounding area. Now, however, the Lakewood Towne Center, which
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Oh Gingerbread Man with your gumdrop buttons and frosting smile, how you tempt me. But let's face it, you're pretty much asking to be ingested when you run around taunting, "Run, run, as fast as you can! You can't catch me! I'm the Gingerbread Man!" It's like you're challenging me.
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Tacoma native Erik Hanberg is a man who wears many hats. One day, you may see him fulfilling his duties as commissioner of Metro Parks Tacoma; on another, you may spy him petitioning to pay tribute to legendary scribe and fellow Tacoman Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series, by loaning the same
