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This week ... Thing: Tacoma Pride Where: AMOCAT Cafe Obvious: AMOCAT = TACOMA Sells: Coffee and local goodies Run by: Morgan Alexander Morgan Alexander is: A community zealot He's also: A Real estate agent and guru of local projects To read the full article, click here.
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SIXTH AND STATE IS ONE HOT CORNER LATELY >>> After years of watching local businesses close their doors due to a struggling economy, it's exciting to see others take on newer and bigger expansions due to increased community support. Let's all offer cheers to Cork! A Wine Bar for being one of
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OLD RHYTHM AND BREWS LOCATION WELCOMES THE LAUGHS NEXT WEEK >>> Just five months old and like a growing newborn, Tacoma Comedy Club is already too big for its britches. The only difference is Tacoma Comedy Club co-owners Adam Norwest and Aaron Flett-Riggs aren't whining. Instead, they're enabling
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This week's intended thing: Johnny's Dock PB&J & Bacon Sandwich Deleted from existence: Six months ago Tears shed regarding item deletion: 2,329 Popular menu item: Yes Popular enough: Obviously not Initial gross out factor: High Actual deliciousness: Heavenly Jelly used: Jalapeno Random ingredient: Cheddar Cheese Thing substituted for this week's column: Reuben sandwich Read the full story here.
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This week ... What: DeRosa's fish taco de-virginization Where: Mazatlan Restaurant, downtown Puyallup When: During happy hour Happy hour days: Monday-Thursday Happy hour times: 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. - close All day happy hour: Sundays Happy hour located: In the bar Was I happy: Oh, you betcha! For more than an hour: HELL. YES. For the
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This week ... Place: Thai Restaurant in Fife Type of food served: Thai Language spoken: Thai Orders written in: Thai Country the employees are all from: Thailand What they're not: Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Hungarian Not on the menu: Spaghetti, burgers, hummus Most popular dish: House Fried Rice Across the street: BJ's Bingo What I immediately wanted to go do: Play
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THIS WEEK >>> Place: Alfred's Cafe and Bubble Room Originally named: Bill & Ted's Restaurant, Cafe and Tavern (1930s) Adopted current name: Late 1950s Daytime bartender: Scott Wright Evening bartender: Kali Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. Open for: Breakfast, lunch, dinner Bubbles seen: Only in our beer Beers consumed: Two each Parking lot: Resembles a pack of sardines Why is the bar
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This week ... Place: Warthog Barbeque Pit Established: 1999 Location: Fife Founder: Gary Kurashima Closed for deep cleaning: Christmastime Curtains: Black ruffles with chili peppers Stuffed dead animals: 30 Sweet tea: Yes Built: Inside the Kingdome Previously: Log cabin model home Seating: Indoor and outdoor Capacity: 50-100 guests Catering: Yes Music: Country Number of Thin Mints I ate while writing this: 8 To read the full
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This week ... Person: Aja PoundHometown: TacomaCareer: EstheticianMarital status: SingleLongest relationship: 3.5 yearsWhy they broke up: Not in loveHopeless romantic: No, realistWhat she's looking for in a man: Honesty, sense of humor, not in a clubWhat she is: Easy going, caring, socialAre her parents reading this: YesWould I have mentioned her
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THERE WILL BE NO EVENT THIS YEAR, BUT NEXT YEAR'S HUNT WILL BE MASSIVE >>> Admittedly, I am the least competitive person I know. There was even that one time in 7th grade when Jill Swanford bet me I couldn't French kiss Kurt Adler in public for more than 30 seconds.
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This week ... Place: Mi Chalateca Pupuseria Visited: Sunday at noon Partner in crime: Anne Anderle, Weekly Volcano intern Time spent: 2.33 hours Most offensive menu item: Dog penis. Just kidding. Food plates on our table: Approximately eight Space left on the table: Four square inches Biggest mistake: Not wearing elastic waistbands Mutual weight gained: 6 pounds, 14 ounces Event
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This week ... Place: Dorky's Bar Arcade Open since: Sept. 28, 2010 Owners: Les Voros-Bond and Caroline Dennewith Cost of all games: 25 cents What I just lied about: Newer pinball games are actually 50 cents Total pinball machines: 11 Most popular game: TMNT Percentage of readers who will know what TMNT stands for: 87% Oldest games: Space Invaders
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This week ... Place: Puyallup's Organic Comfort Food Cafe Items on menu: Somewhere between 30 and 300, more toward 30 Times I made the server come back to table: 13 Times I had showered that day: Zero Server slightly victimized by my presence: Of course Kid's menu: Yes Alcohol: No Parking: Street Available seats: About 40 Hot men eating healthy:
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This week ... Thing: My short-lived career at 99 Bottles Term of employment: One month (seasonal) Times I fucked up the register: Three Customers I pissed off: None! (I think.) Who I irritated the most: Craig Adamowski Work BFF: Dennis Best Types of beer at 99 Bottles: Over 1000 Shelves I dusted: 35 Bottles and Glassware I cleaned: 1,426 Cuts
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ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO DRINK >>> Local business owners have made the mistake of giving me their private cell numbers before. Chris Keil of 1022 South is not the first. As soon as I caught wind of 1022 South's epic breakthrough into high-class journalism with The New York Times
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This week ... Thing: Community Produce Co-owners: Jason Barker and Deanna Riley Location: Doyle's and King's Books shared parking lot Open: Daily Been open for business: Five weeks Distributor: Snow Valley (Seattle) Weather: COLD Shelter provided by: 10-by-10 tent Walls: None Heat: None Layers of warm clothing worn by Barker: Five Did I feel like tailgating under the tent?: Yes Did Jason Barker
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IT'S LIKE CRAIGSLIST, ONLY YOU WONT BE MURDERED >>> You can find Jason Barker parked outside next to Doyle's Public House, in the parking lot. No, he hasn't been 86'd (that I know of); he's trying to start up Community Produce - which, as it sounds, would be local produce distribution
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SELLER OF LOCAL STUFF, HATER OF CAPITALIZATION >>> It's no secret that in order to associate the name "Steph DeRosa" with the term "journalism" you must do so in a very sarcastic manner - but this time I had some legitimate investigative journalism to partake in: sweet pea had welcomed a
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This week ... THING: Sabrina T. Scale of Menchie's Frozen Yogurt STATS: 18 inches square, 20-pound capacity, 6 inch height COST OF FROZEN YOGURT: 23 cents per ounce LARGEST YOGURT CUP EVER MEASURED: Four pounds ALTERNATIVE USES: Bookend, Doorstop, Weapon (if thrown correctly) FATHER: Richter Scale BROTHER: D-Minor Scale WOULD LOVE TO COME BACK AS: A pharmaceutical scale WOULD
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This week ... Place: Forza Coffee - Puyallup Opened: Dec. 8, 2006 Nickname: P-Town Forza Staff: 13 peeps, average age 21, average height 5 feet 9 inches Franchise owners: Bryan Reynolds and family Drive-thru: No Store sales ranking: #1 out of 25 total stores Most drinks made by one employee in one hour: 174 Busiest day of the year:
