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I've never been to a grand opening before. Well, once for a skateboard park, but nothing of adult interest, nothing of merit. So when the editors ask me to attend the grand opening of Tacoma's Gruv Lounge and Nightclub, I spring at the chance. A nightclub opening the Friday before
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I imagine clubbing in Las Vegas is intimidating. Fancy ladies and dapper high-rollers looking down their noses at my worn sneakers. A land filled with quick rebuffs. What honey? Dance with you? You’ve got to be joking. Luckily, the Bridge Nightclub located inside of Tacoma’s Emerald Queen Casino is nothing to
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Offering a 21+ dance club inside a bowling alley is an intriguing idea. It's about time we combine bowling, the most drinking-conducive of the pseudo-sports (fishing and golf a close second), with the glamour and class of clubbing. Roll a few games, suck down a couple beers and hit the
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Being a native Olympian, I'm no stranger to Jake's on 4th. Jake's is like that buddy I call up after I fail a test or have been stood up by a date. He's there when I need him, feeding me shots and blasting music so loud I forget my problems.
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Once, in college, a date took me swing dancing. Having never taken lessons, I spent the entire evening sipping punch and watching other guys wow my date with fancy footwork and practiced twirls. Alone at home after the failed excursion, I vowed to learn how to dance. Of course once the
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The Schooner in Lakewood is a bar. The word schooner can refer to a type of ship or a large glass, usually meant for beer. The Schooner in Lakewood is made to look like a ship and they sell large glasses of beer. Any questions, matey? Stepping into the Schooner is
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It's pissing rain and I'm hung over. Not exactly ideal conditions for a rip-roaring night at downtown Tacoma's Club Silverstone. Luckily, Club Silverstone doesn't need my help to have a bumping Saturday night. The weather and my hangover aside, the club is packed. Eclectically packed. Every nook and cranny is crowded
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Lady Luck's Cowgirl Up in Parkland is decorated in a style somewhere between Vegas strip joint and Old West Saloon ... and packed Friday and Saturday nights. We've seen a table full of middle-aged women celebrating a bachelorette party. We've seen Army men in baseball hats eye the scantily clad
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My friends all groan when I tell them this week's club is The Vault. This is to be expected. They prefer dimly lit, hole in the wall type places, where we can argue about obscure books and indie films until our hearts are content. Why subject yourself to that leering, that
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My modus operandi for my night at Latitude 84 is simple: don't get stabbed. The bar's patrons are notoriously ill-mannered. Google Latitude 84 and find security footage of the club's outdoor patio, where a heavyset man cold-clocks a woman, shatters a glass in her face, and consequently sends her to the
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Lakewood's Last Call is oddly out of place. Wedged between a karate dojo and a produce stand, the bar occupies strip mall space typically reserved for family-fun pizzerias or tanning salons. But inside, the club more closely resembles a swanky Seattle nightspot than the sandwich shop that's adjacent to it. Everyone
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On first inspection, Wayne's Inn of Puyallup is nothing more than a dive bar. A dark interior lit with sports television and neon signs. Surly bartenders pouring stiff drinks. For specials: cheap tall cans of beer. Even the ancient wood paneling emits an aroma of barbecued food and stale cigarettes. But
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Meat Market correspondent sounded like such a sweet gig: sipping whiskey, watching dance floors filled with sweaty 20-somethings and, just maybe, finding some filly to nibble at my ear - a writer's dream job. But here, sitting in my beat-up station wagon in the parking lot outside of Lady Luck's Cowgirl
