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For many, a summertime trip to the Oregon Coast sounds like hell. There is the heat, the traffic and the raised prices on everything from hotels to hot dogs. There are also the crowds of people, swarming around everywhere, from the shore break to the downtown streets. Yes, a summertime beach
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There are plenty of times when being single isn't all it's cracked up to be. Finding a date for a friend's wedding, eating alone at a restaurant and being set up blind are just a few examples of those "I wish I was a couple" moments. And then there are times
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Temperatures are dropping. Rain is pelting the windows. Time to get off work, grab a quick drink and curl up with a nice, fuzzy dodgeball. A dodgeball? That's right. A dodgeball. "Dodgeball is awesome," says Eddie Behringer, co-founder of Comeback Sports. "It's the most social sport we run." Comeback Sports is one of
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What pairs best with salmon, a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Merlot? And what is the best wine to serve with pork. Red or white? As it turns out, questions like these aren't just for wine snobs. According to Nick Coughran, the owner of Tacoma's Cork Wine Bar, learning about wine can
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At the Edgeworks Climbing indoor rock gym in Tacoma, curly-haired Mike Dove scampers across a rock wall. He doesn't wear a harness. He's not attached to a rope. When he finishes his climb, he falls to the ground. Then he stands up, unharmed and grinning. Dove is an expert at bouldering, a
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There are plenty of times when being single isn't all it's cracked up to be. Finding a date for a friend's wedding, eating alone at a restaurant and being set up blind are just a few examples of those "I wish I was a couple" moments. And then there are times
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Vashon Island is only accessible by boat. So what? A simple ferry ride shouldn't dissuade potential visitors from one of the most interesting locations in all of Western Washington. Whether for the famed summer Strawberry Festival, the Vashon Allied Arts Studio or a meal at the Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi, a
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Temperatures are dropping. Rain is pelting the windows. Time to get off work, grab a quick drink and curl up with a nice, fuzzy dodgeball. A dodgeball? That's right. A dodgeball. "Dodgeball is awesome," says Eddie Behringer, co-founder of Comeback Sports. "It's the most social sport we run." Comeback Sports is one of
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For many, hearing the phrase National Audubon Society might conjure up images of lawless drivers racing down a German speedway. But any society named after the notorious German highway would be called the National AutoBAHN Society. The National AUDUBON (similar pronunciation) Society is an organization of bird-habitat conservationists named after famed
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What pairs best with salmon, a Cabernet Sauvignon or a Merlot? And what is the best wine to serve with pork. Red or white? As it turns out, questions like these aren't just for wine snobs. According to Nick Coughran, the owner of Tacoma's Cork Wine Bar, learning about wine can
