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Roxanne Murphy, community relations specialist for the City of Tacoma, has one word for thugs, hookers, gangsters and drug dealers inhabiting Tacoma’s East Side. “Rawwwrrrr!” That, for the apathetic among you, is the primal scream of a community activist. Hear it in your head, feel it, recognize what it represents, and read
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Normally, as a general practice, I try to avoid the Proctor District in Tacoma — and I’m quite aware of the fact that I’m one of the only people in this city who does so. It’s really not because I dislike the Proctor District, quite the contrary, it’s so downright adorable
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Normally, as a general practice, I try to avoid the Proctor District in Tacoma — and I’m quite aware of the fact that I’m one of the only people in this city who does so. It’s really not because I dislike the Proctor District, quite the contrary, it’s so downright adorable
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At the risk of stating the obvious, Ashley Wells’ paintings at Two Vaults Gallery are Hopperesque. Edward Hopper set the standard for the type of urban landscape Wells paints, and the inevitable comparison is not fair to Wells or anyone else who paints gritty urban scenes marked by strong lighting and
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At the risk of stating the obvious, Ashley Wells’ paintings at Two Vaults Gallery are Hopperesque. Edward Hopper set the standard for the type of urban landscape Wells paints, and the inevitable comparison is not fair to Wells or anyone else who paints gritty urban scenes marked by strong lighting and
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The Downtown Farmer’s Market kicked off last Thursday with a variety of treats ranging from edible to inedible; with the Go Local campaign and the REI tent giving props to the two-wheeled commuters present, it was a busy, fun day.
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The Downtown Farmer’s Market kicked off last Thursday with a variety of treats ranging from edible to inedible; with the Go Local campaign and the REI tent giving props to the two-wheeled commuters present, it was a busy, fun day.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Holly Gwinn Graham. All Ages. 8 pm. $8-$12. COMEDY/GAMES Emerald Queen Casino Tacoma - Eastside. Andrew Dice Clay. 8:30 pm. Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Angry Moms Tour, with Susan Jones, Bahiyyih Mudd. 8:30 and 10:30 pm.
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Well shiver me timbers, it’s that time again. The scrumptious Johnny Depp can be hankered for in yet another pirate flick — “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” this weekend. And in honor of this not-so-momentous occasion, we at the Weekly Volcano have declared it Week o’ the Pirates!
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Well shiver me timbers, it’s that time again. The scrumptious Johnny Depp can be hankered for in yet another pirate flick — “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” this weekend. And in honor of this not-so-momentous occasion, we at the Weekly Volcano have declared it Week o’ the Pirates!
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Despite my well-deserved reputation as a globetrotter and travel cognoscente, I have yet to attend the running of the bulls in Spain. The closest I've come was the time I ordered a Quarter Pounder with cheese (in my defense, it was before reading Fast Food Nation), then ran on the
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. $2. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Angry Moms Tour, with Susan Jones, Bahiyyih Mudd. 8:30 pm. $15. Le Voyeur Café and Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Comedian Daniel Isherwood. 8 pm. Tacoma Comedy Club
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Toscanos Cafe and Wine Bar Puyallup. Sean Lewis. 7 pm. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. Eagle's Hall Olympia - Downtown. OlyBlues Dance Night.
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If I was forced to vacate my home and could take two coveted clothing items, I know precisely the two: my longtime favorite jeans and rad T-shirt purchased at Envy, a women's boutique in the heart of Tacoma's historic and eclectic Proctor District. Why? Because they are PERFECT! - perfect fit, perfect
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Are you a good negotiator? Many people would likely rank their bargaining skills somewhere between "fair" and "excellent" if asked to make an honest assessment. After all, everyone has at least one harrowing tale of unequalled wheeling and dealing in their past. Maybe you channeled your inner Fonzie and, with
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Are you a good negotiator? Many people would likely rank their bargaining skills somewhere between "fair" and "excellent" if asked to make an honest assessment. After all, everyone has at least one harrowing tale of unequalled wheeling and dealing in their past. Maybe you channeled your
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Pellegrino's commissioned Dennis Rolly, a waiter there for years and one of Oly's most reliable actors, to produce a theatrical event in celebration of the restaurant chain's 10th anniversary. He chose a private-eye parody script, originally written for kids but amusing enough for adults, by fellow Harlequin regular Christian Doyle.
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A Change of Responsibility Ceremony is clear in its meaning - responsibility changes hands from one soldier to another soldier. This morning at Carey Theater I Corps Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell handed his responsibilities over to Command Sgt. Maj. James Norman, III. "They got John's name perfect," Lt. Gen. Robert
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Zhang Baibo traveled here from China so Americans can view his secret during a Chinese Reconciliation Park fund raising event Tuesday, May 22. However, the artist expects Americans to appreciate his secret for the beauty it brings, not to figure it out. Baibo, a 63-year-old artist considered elite in his
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Zhang Baibo traveled here from China so Americans can view his secret during a Chinese Reconciliation Park fund raising event Tuesday, May 22. However, the artist expects Americans to appreciate his secret for the beauty it brings, not to figure it out. Baibo, a 63-year-old artist considered elite in his
