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Kristin Kendle, Ron Swarner on November 29th, 2012
Sometimes we have trouble knowing how to take the holidays. It's tempting to just sink into a vat of gravy and football games and fruitcake and mulled whatever and giftwrapping and champagne and marinate in the shiny, happy version of the celebration. And sometimes, it's hard not to want say
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Ron Swarner on November 5th, 2012
MONDAY MORNING GROUP HUG >>> This morning, Tacoma officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Pacific Avenue Streetscape Project, a beautification and innovative storm water improvement plan that includes new street paving, sidewalks, bicycle lanes and crosswalks along the Pacific Avenue stretch from Old City Hall at Seventh Street to the
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Ron Swarner on January 17th, 2012
For the second year, The Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center will be home to an event aiming to help businesses, individuals and communities discover ways to aid sustainability and promote healthy LOCAL business practices. Go Local Tacoma's Shift Happens daylong extravaganza will feature seminars, food
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Ron Swarner on December 16th, 2011
FILLING YOUR DREAMS TO THE BRIM WITH FRIGHT >>> Time to give them something fun they'll talk about for years to come, let's have a cheer from everyone. It's time to party. Making Christmas. Making Christmas. Snakes and mice get wrapped up so nice with spider legs and pretty bows. It's
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Ron Swarner on September 15th, 2011
THE LOWDOWN ON WHAT'S UP THIS WEEKEND >>> WEATHER REPORT Friday: Sunny to partly cloudy, hi 64, lo 44 Saturday: A couple of showers possible, hi 64, lo 51 Sunday: A couple of showers possible, hi 65, lo 52 >>> THURSDAY, SEPT. 15: PRINCESS BRIDE OUTDOORS If there is one thing that binds
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Ron Swarner, Tyler Hemstreet on November 29th, 2010
DONATE TO A LOCAL CHARITY >>> It's difficult to avoid the holiday hype with carols, gifts, greeting cards, Christmas tree and menorah lighting ceremonies and the other hullabaloo that fills our calendars. Black Friday came and went, kicking off your shopping spree for friends and family. But what about the less
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Ron Swarner on July 9th, 2010
THE NOSH PIT >>> The Nosh League's first gathering was a wine and cheese tasting last night inside Cork! A Wine Bar on Sixth Avenue. Besides the sweltering heat and a cranky bicyclist who threated a lawsuit over our sandwich board on the sidewalk, it was quite a lovely evening. Cork! opened
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Ron Swarner on June 19th, 2010
BLASTOFF >>> There are superior doughnuts with beautifully textured interiors, rolled in the perfect quantity of powdered sugar or chocolate glaze. There are stale donuts whose half-eaten remains lie forgotten in a grease-stained cardboard box on the conference table in the Weekly Volcano World headquarters' lunchroom. There are doughnuts that may
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Ron Swarner on October 25th, 2009
RON SWARNER: GOOD TIMES >>>Sometimes, when I'm really tired, and the couch is calling, is when I have the most fun in Tacoma. Here are eight things I ran into last night. Pearl Django kicked off Maxwell's Speakeasy new Saturday night live music series. The gypsy jazz band fit like
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Ron Swarner on October 8th, 2009
RON SWARNER: WE NOW HAVE A FREAKING BELLA BALL! >>>When the City Club of Tacoma announced it was putting on a show to celebrate its first 25 year of existence, it wasn't hard to predict how the party would go down. The club brought in artist Lynn Di Nino to
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Ron Swarner on October 2nd, 2008
RON SWARNER: TACOMA FILM FESTIVAL >>> Film buffs are faced with an embarrassment of riches in upcoming days - and, no, we're not talking about release of High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Saw V later this month. Two whopping film festivals touch down in the area soon, one
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