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ANNOUNCER: TIJUANA TACO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS >>> The New Tribune reminds us that Tijuana Taco turns 40 this summer. The boys remember when the joint opened in their hometown of Lakewood back in the summer of 1969.Throughout the month of August, Tijuana Taco will celebrate with specials, anniversary T-shirts and
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PROFESSOR REEVES: COOL OFF WITH A DRINK TODAY >>> Your brain matter doesn’t actually have any pain receptors, so it is not the brain itself that freezes when you down a cold drink too fast. The tissue surrounding the brain can feel pain, however. Major arteries in your neck
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MICHAEL SWAN: SOME LIKE IT COLD >>> South Sounders tend to get creative in the helter swelter. Besides crafting explicit fantasies about sitting on a block of ice or getting clocked by an exploding fire hydrant, the stuff soft-drink commercials are made of, our survival in the summer heat includes
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NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>Weather: It will be freakin’ hot through Thursday. Merce Cunningham: The giant of 20th-century dance, has died.New Rules: Tacoma mixed-use plan heads for decision tomorrow.Talking Tough On Iran: Israeli official says no option off table on Iran.Gotcha: FBI ruse helps nab most-wanted suspect.Fall Out: U.S.
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MICHAEL SWAN: MONDAY, JULY 27, 2009 >>> 1. Jean Mann and Jerin Falkner will perform an all-ages concert at 7 p.m. inside Rhapsody in Bloom.2. Sound Transit Board from Pierce County and representatives from the Dome District will meet with community leaders and the public to present data on the
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NIKKI TALOTTA: CLIMB UP TO JAKE'S DECK TODAY >>>The Puget Sound has a lot to offer its community, and an exceptional view is just one of its perks. Jake’s in Steilacoom has captured that scene with a beautiful panoramic view from its dining patio. On a sunny day, like today,
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STEVE DUNKELBERGER: LAKEWOOD CLEANS UP THE HOUSE WITH ANGRY MUSICAL >>> So as a confession of full disclosure as a journalist, I have state that I had a few drinks with the cast of Lakewood Playhouse's production of Angry Housewives after the show, but did not talk about the show
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MICHAEL SWAN: DAY TWO OF ETHNIC FEST >>> Lunch and a movie sounds like such a boring day. Tapas y platos principales and Tahitian dancers, now that’s a day! Today, Metro Parks exposes the tastes and sounds of the world during day two of the Ethnic Fest at Wright Park.
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SUZY STUMP: FUNDRAISER FOR TACOMA ART PLACE >>> What’s chic today is passé tomorrow. And a few months down the road, it’s nothing but trash. So ultimately, isn’t fashion just trash? Tonight, fashion hits Tacoma as “Inspired Elegance," in collaboration with Goodwill’s Work-force, takes that premise to its logical conclusion
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PAUL SCHRAG: CHURCH OF HATE LOVES HELL'S KITCHEN >>> Can I just say that metal is being eaten alive from within? As emo-vibes seep into the once proud genre, diluting it with a thousand songs about dysfunctional drunks ex-girlfriends, the need for more brutality, more double bass and crunch riffs,
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NEWS TEAM: GOOD MORNING SOUTH SOUND >>>Shabro Redux: Challenge of auditor dismissed.Bad Man: University Place fire figure linked to Seattle killing.Buffalo Suburbs: Bush weighed using military in arrests.Hubble reawakens: The telescope snaps image of Jupiter scar.Staycation America Effects: DVD and video game industry surviving recession. Then there's this.Speaking Of Recession:
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JAKE DE PAUL: SATURDAY FOOD LINKS >>>Back Outside! Yay!: Parkway Tavern erected a fence on their patio so we can all drink outside again.Wine Tastings: Cru Selections will visit Azarra Salon & Wine to pour tastings of Airfield Estates from noon to 3 p.m. More wine tastings today are listed
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MICHAEL SWAN: SATURDAY, JULY 25, 2009 >>> 1. It’s time for another installment of the Joel Show â€" number IV this time, featuring live performances by a cadre of movement maestros, live musical performances by Motopony and Monty Carter, and all led by the man himself, local dancer and choreographer
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MATT DRISCOLL: PIONEERS WEST HEADLINES SHOW AT TOP OF TACOMA >>> If you’ve read the Weekly Volcano this week, you know Saturday is going to be one hell of a night for music in Tacoma. The options are almost limitless â€" from metal mayhem to indie goodness. But tonight at
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WEEKLY VOLCANO: PLOGFEST 2009 >>> Summer means a lot of things â€" like sunburns, flip-flops and booze snoozes. The booze snooze, of course, is the age-old practice of sobering up midday with a nap, so later in the evening you drink even harder. If you’ve never engaged, the Weekly Volcano
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MATT DRISCOLL: FOUR OF TACOMA'S TOP BANDS PLUG IN FOR TACOMA SOCIAL JUSTICE >>> The Joshua Cain Band, Destruction Island, Blanco Bronco and Paris Spleen will play the Band Together Tacoma show tonight at The New Frontier Lounge, and as far as musical lineups go â€" from an uber-local perspective,
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MARK THOMAS DEMING: ETHNIC FEST, PART ONE >>> The South Sound population is spread so far and wide it’s easy to forget how incredibly diverse we are. Thankfully, Tacoma Metro Parks reminds us each summer with Ethnic Fest, a two-day, multicultural gala in beautiful Wright Park. Few events are this
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ADAM MCKINNEY: A LEAF TONIGHT AT THE NEW FRONTIER >>> A Leaf is a band that produces the kind of hushed folk rock that’s made for lazy summer days sleeping in the park. Dreamy vocal harmonies slip in and out and about the dulcet guitar strums, shuffling drums and piano
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PAUL SCHRAG: SKELETONS WITH FLESH ON THEM TONIGHT >>> Self-proclaimed freak folk Afro-Cuban Columbia grad studentcore crew Skeletons With Flesh On Them is on its way to Le Voyeur in Olympia tonight and Bob’s Java Jive Saturday. This four-piece freak show is harmless, despite the spooky name, consisting of Scott
