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Food fads change rapidly. Restaurants try to keep up and offer what they think the public wants. That’s a mean feat with so many factors to consider: location, menu wording, ingredients and taste, preparation, presentation, service, cost. With the price of gas rising, so rises the price of so many
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Why do we love movies so much? Not just watching them, but making them, too. Watching is easy — you leave your life behind for a brief amount of time in trade for what’s happening on screen. Making them — it becomes your life for an amount of time.
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Why do we love movies so much? Not just watching them, but making them, too. Watching is easy — you leave your life behind for a brief amount of time in trade for what’s happening on screen. Making them — it becomes your life for an amount of time. Philip Cowan,
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Fashion is such a broad topic. There are clothing fashions, jewelry fashions, shoe, home décor, hats, bags and makeup fashions. Trends come, trends go (some trends we couldn’t wait to see go … Spandex bike shorts with oversized T-shirts, anyone?). There’s one hot lady in town who seems to always
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Fashion is such a broad topic. There are clothing fashions, jewelry fashions, shoe, home décor, hats, bags and makeup fashions. Trends come, trends go (some trends we couldn’t wait to see go … Spandex bike shorts with oversized T-shirts, anyone?). There’s one hot lady in town who seems to always
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Funky blue, black and white geometric patterns on Salon Ivoni hairstylist Kim Barran’s Mix-It dress ($40, JC Penny’s) stood out in the crowd at Jazzbones Anniversary Party Saturday. Her long sleeves gather at the wrist adding to the 1960’s retro vibe. Black patent leather belt with exaggerated square buckle came
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Funky blue, black and white geometric patterns on Salon Ivoni hairstylist Kim Barran’s Mix-It dress ($40, JC Penny’s) stood out in the crowd at Jazzbones Anniversary Party Saturday. Her long sleeves gather at the wrist adding to the 1960’s retro vibe. Black patent leather belt with exaggerated square buckle came
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Trash to Treasure It has to be completely obvious by now that I have a pretty strident aversion to new mass manufactured products. I think they’re soulless. I much prefer things with history and buying as close to home as possible. I want my money to stay just as close circulating
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Trash to Treasure It has to be completely obvious by now that I have a pretty strident aversion to new mass manufactured products. I think they’re soulless. I much prefer things with history and buying as close to home as possible. I want my money to stay just as close circulating
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There’s no excuse to waste away on the sidelines any longer. Get in the game, get on the dance floor. How? Check out Olympia’s Occasions Ballroom at the Eagles Hall Tuesdays and Lindy Bomb at Tacoma’s Abbey Ballroom Wednesdays. Both have swing dance lessons at 7:30 p.m. with a dance party
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There’s no excuse to waste away on the sidelines any longer. Get in the game, get on the dance floor. How? Check out Olympia’s Occasions Ballroom at the Eagles Hall Tuesdays and Lindy Bomb at Tacoma’s Abbey Ballroom Wednesdays. Both have swing dance lessons at 7:30 p.m. with a dance party
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Hong Sheng Fung, or The Pot Sticker, opened mid-July in a strip-mall right off 82nd and South Tacoma Way. High ceilings, bright white walls, large lush plants and banks of windows make the medium size, one-room restaurant comfortable. A window on the side of the building allows a sneak peak
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Hong Sheng Fung, or The Pot Sticker, opened mid-July in a strip-mall right off 82nd and South Tacoma Way. High ceilings, bright white walls, large lush plants and banks of windows make the medium size, one-room restaurant comfortable. A window on the side of the building allows a sneak peak
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Tacoma’s 100th Monkey parties have been held in many varied places over the years — industrial, creative, organic, eclectic, inspiring. The final Monkey party of 2007 was held at Tacoma Art Museum. Lisa Ikeda planned a good party with local R&B group Malcolm Clark Band providing the music. Original 100th
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Tacoma’s 100th Monkey parties have been held in many varied places over the years — industrial, creative, organic, eclectic, inspiring. The final Monkey party of 2007 was held at Tacoma Art Museum. Lisa Ikeda planned a good party with local R&B group Malcolm Clark Band providing the music. Original 100th
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We hate to say it, but this was most likely the last Third Thursday that art lovers could walk the streets hitting gallery after gallery without umbrellas, boots and coats in blowing rain. Helm Gallery opening night was heavily attended. Crowds turned out to see the much-anticipated first viewing of
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We hate to say it, but this was most likely the last Third Thursday that art lovers could walk the streets hitting gallery after gallery without umbrellas, boots and coats in blowing rain. Helm Gallery opening night was heavily attended. Crowds turned out to see the much-anticipated first viewing of
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Sporting a warm earth-tone color palette, Tessany Birster burns up a Tuesday night with carryover celebrating for her Gene Juarez Academy graduation in cosmetology. Tess’ cute blonde updated bob is styled by Marv Smith at the Hair Lounge in Federal Way (color, cut, style $200). Necklace of tan string holds cream,
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Sporting a warm earth-tone color palette, Tessany Birster burns up a Tuesday night with carryover celebrating for her Gene Juarez Academy graduation in cosmetology. Tess’ cute blonde updated bob is styled by Marv Smith at the Hair Lounge in Federal Way (color, cut, style $200). Necklace of tan string holds cream,
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Lincoln High teens gather at Go Philly after school, other shop owners pop in to say hello and grab take-out, the phone rings loudly with to go orders. This neighborhood corner sandwich shop opened last June and is doing so well the owner is already looking at opening additional locations.
