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Benefit for the Reef this Sunday

COME OUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE THIS WEEKEND >>> Just before 6 a.m. on Feb. 24, King Solomon's Reef in downtown Olympia caught fire. Again. Emergency vehicles and a news helicopter responded immediately - a stark contrast to the quiet, snowy morning. "It was disbelief and panic at first," says Lindy McIntyre,

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BEHIND BARS: Exotic tastes

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: Lactose intoxicated

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: Thanks for playing

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS After Hours Trivia

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the

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BEHIND BARS: Bartending abroad

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: Oh puck!

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: 86'd

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: More aural adventures

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: Big & Rich

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: Tales From The Incident Log Book

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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Live Review: The Thermals last night in Olympia

BRAINS, BODIES AND MUSIC ON POINT >>> You know how sometimes, when you're at a show, you can listen to an entire set and realize you haven't heard a word or caught a riff? The band was so mediocre you hadn't absorbed a lick of it? I imagine that kind of buzzkill

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BEHIND BARS: The Tip Jar

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: Aural adventures

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: Smooth transitions

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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BEHIND BARS: The Pooper

REAL STORIES FROM REAL BARTENDERS >>> I've been a bartender for a long time. I have met countless freaks, jerks, pervs, sweethearts, rockstars and crazies. Even though it's a physically and mentally exhausting job, these are the colorful people that make it all worthwhile. Well, that and the tips. I'd like to

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A slice of Sicily: Al Forno Ferruzza brings big Italian tastes to downtown Olympia

PIZZA, CALZONES AND STROMBOLI ... THROUGH A WINDOW! >>> After receiving my stromboli through the small window in the corner of the Eastside Club in downtown Olympia, these were the first words that came out of my mouth: "Are these caper berries?," "The sesame seeds are a nice touch" and "I

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Spooky Halloween date idea #274

VISIT CENTRALIA>>> McMenamin's Olympic Club in Centralia is perhaps the best-known haunted building in The Pacific Northwest. This past March, PIHA (Paranormal Investigations of Historical America) deemed The Olympic Club indeed haunted. Based on countless testimonials and evidence from EVP machines and infrared cameras, it seems The Olympic Club is the

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Spooky Olympia date idea #26

SENIOR CITIZENS WORKOUT CLASS & DRUG SCORE Their flesh slides from the bone, hanging and drooping at every joint and angle. Their hair is bluish-grey, and puffed out, as if they've been electrocuted. Or they have no hair at all, just liver spots or war scars. They moan and groan and

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Spooky Olympia date idea #47

BURIAL GROUNDS, THE BROHO & PUNK ROCK BOB >>> Start your night with supernatural snacks and sips at Burial Grounds in downtown Olympia. Enjoy coffee drinks like Rigor Mortis or the Grave Robber to keep you on your toes for the long night ahead of you. Next, walk a few blocks and

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