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Looking for something slightly out of the ordinary to jazz up your next holiday get-together? Well, you live in the right place. The South Sound is positively brimming with unique brews to get that party started. So gather your besties and get ready to celebrate the season with these fine
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If you'd rather spend your time and money supporting local crafters, gardeners, writers and entrepreneurs than fighting the crowds at the mall, the South Sound has plenty of options to meet your holiday shopping needs.The Pacific Northwest Shop: This unique shop features specialty foods, T-shirts, books and one-of-a-kind gifts from
Arts
In an unpretentious warehouse tucked away in a cluster of non-descript buildings not far from Madigan Hospital, something unexpected is taking place on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. At any given time, as many as 20 culinary arts specialists, led by Culinary Arts Quality Assurance Evaluator John Osterholm, are creating beautiful sculptures
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Ah, Christmas! The season of shopping and traffic and shopping and cooking and shopping and wrapping and on and on and on. If the Christmas craziness is getting to you, maybe it's time to put everything on hold for a day or two and get away from it all. Starting Dec.
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AT&T, an international corporation providing Internet connection, mobile phone service and pay TV world wide, affirmed their support for veterans and active-duty military by announcing a $30,000 donation to Heartbeat Serving Wounded Warriors and the Back in the Saddle Warriors program at Healing Hearts Ranch, Nov. 10. According to Marianne Bichsel,
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The National Endowment for the Arts has selected Madigan Army Hospital, located on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, to be one of five new Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network sites across the country. This selection means that Madigan will receive NEA funding to support art, music and creative writing therapies
Military Life
Being a parent is tough. Parenting in the military is tougher yet. Now imagine what it must be like to be a parent of twins, triplets, quadruplets - or more - all while serving your country in the U.S. military. For a few remarkable families in the South Sound, that
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While Laffy Taffy, Tootsie Rolls and Dumdums may appease the knee high set, a grown-up sweet tooth often calls for something a bit more sophisticated. Well fear not! The Tacoma area offers treats to satisfy even the most adult cravings. Johnson Candy Company, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday;
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Almost 150 military leaders gathered at the McChord Officers' Club on Joint Base Lewis-McChord to hear a keynote address by John Culver, group president for China/Asia Channel Development and Emerging Brands for Starbucks, Inc., Oct. 26. The speech was part of I-Corps' Fall Senior Leader Development Training Session sponsored by U.S.
Bars & Clubs
Earlier this month, at the 30th annual Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado, two local beers stood head and shoulders above the competition. Located in Olympia, Fish Brewing Company's American style wheat beer with yeast, Leavenworth Boulder Bend Dunkelweizen, took the Bronze as the third best beer in that
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A recent survey by the First Command Financial Behaviors Index revealed a significant difference between civilian and military voters when it comes to the most critical issues for the upcoming 2016 Presidential election. Of highest importance to voting members of the military were: 1) future defense spending, 2) the threat
Outdoors
Airman Marc Tiemeyer has led an active life. Born and raised in Forks, Washington, Tiemeyer came from a logging family. "When I was growing up, I was surrounded by the outdoors, and the forest was my playground and my refuge," said Tiemeyer. "I spent my youth hiking ... hunting, camping
Military Life
A little over a year ago, an unwanted diagnosis set local military spouse, Alyssa Luczak, on a whole new career path. Luczak, who is a Registered Behavioral Technician at L.E.A.P.S. and Beyond, Inc., is the mother of three boys: Nathaniel (age 9), Colin (age 7) and Peyton (age 5). When
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The Lakewood City Council voted unanimously to support the preservation of the Boulevard of Remembrance and the establishment of the Remembrance Corridor along the section of I-5 stretching from the Mount's Road exit (#116) to the McChord exit (#125), earlier this month. Deputy Mayor Jason Whalen, whose grandfather, Joseph Gray,
Bars & Clubs
Behind the unassuming façade of the T-Brothers' Liquor Lodge, located at 417 Plum St. SE in Olympia, lies a secret only a select few may experience. Through the front door, past the T-Brothers' fine selection of adult beverages, way at the back of the store, one finds it: a gorgeous
Attractions
The Washington State Fair is back, and it's bigger and better than ever with more days, more acts, more rides ... more everything. This year, opening day will be the Friday before Labor Day, Sept. 2, instead of the traditional after-Labor Day opening. The result will be more days to give
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A few months ago, 96-year-old Retired Chief Petty Officer Thomas Story, packed his bags and boarded a plane at SeaTac International Airport along with 39 other World War II veterans. The flight, sponsored by Puget Sound Honor Flights, would take them to Washington, D.C. where they would have the opportunity
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When you consider that Gordon Naccarato, owner and chef at Pacific Grill, has been listed among Food and Wine magazine's "Top Ten Best New Chefs" and has made the occasional appearance on the PBS cooking show Great Chefs of the West, it should come as no surprise that, once again,
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In this era of innovative chefs and exotic ingredients, it's nice to find a place where culinary time has stood still. Where you can still find the kind of home-cooked meals and generous portions families went out for back in the day. Where everybody knew you - and you knew
Military Life
Among all the patriotic traditions that make the Tacoma Freedom Fair on Ruston Way such a popular Fourth of July event, there was something new this year: From the stage at the Camp Patriot location, the "talent search was on for the next big singing sensation." It was there that
