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Spelling bee for adults? Sweet Jesus! If you last through the first several rounds, you’ll feel the heady thrill of being smart; you’ll forgive all those naysayers of your youth and have the kind of corrective emotional experience your therapist always told you that you needed. [King’s Books, Thursday, Oct.
Archives
Spelling bee for adults? Sweet Jesus! If you last through the first several rounds, you’ll feel the heady thrill of being smart; you’ll forgive all those naysayers of your youth and have the kind of corrective emotional experience your therapist always told you that you needed. [King’s Books, Thursday, Oct.
Features
Noble Bars are a food product born in Tacoma, the brainchild of a Tacoman, and are available-for the time being-only in local stores. But give it time. These bars are tasty and all-natural in a way that most "all-natural" products can only envy. Noble Bar was founded by Dana Epperson, a
News Articles
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - "I am very proud to give a reverent tribute to those who came before us, who paved the way for women to live with more pride, ambition, freedom and opportunity," said Col. Cathleen M. Nelson, supervising nurse case manager for the Warrior
Focus
They say that any day fishing is better than a day at the office. Two Soldiers in the 17th Fires Brigade who were treated to an all-inclusive day of fly fishing on Aug. 10 can attest to that. In an effort to honor Maj. Harry Sherwood, who served as the brigade's
Schools
Operation Homefront Washington (OHWA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial and other assistance to Servicemembers, military families and wounded warriors, hosted a Back to School Brigade (BTSB) event Aug. 18 for Joint Base Lewis-McChord families at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood. "We partnered with Dollar Tree for the BTSB,"
Neighborhoods
GIG HARBOR, Wash. - More than 1,200 residents throughout the Gig Harbor area gathered together in front of city hall on the evening of Aug. 7 as part of the 29th annual National Night Out. The event is a national crime and drug prevention campaign, which generates support for local anti-crime
Business News
In 2007, the city of Lakewood welcomed its newest addition: Lakewood Ford. Since then, the business has been a valuable asset not only for the Lakewood community, but also for the military community. Lakewood Ford has sponsored several military charitable golf tournaments, such as the Night Stalker and Purple Heart Association
Veterans
Bruce McKenty and I jumped into a golf cart and headed down a fairway on the American Lake Veterans Golf Course. "I love this work; I love working with the people here; I especially love helping veterans," he said as we pulled over to watch two partially blind veterans putt. Recently elected
Music
Tom Hutch is only 22 years old and he makes the type of music you'd expect a 22 year old to make: heavy on the radio copy-cat tip. He's still freaking the auto-tune and trying to hit Drake-like melodies. What makes Hutch a standout is the amount of music he
Reviews
Jake: As a big fan of authentic Mexican cuisine, I decided this week to take a step away from the traditional taco, burrito, rice and bean combination that is a staple in my diet and try out Tortas Locas on South Tacoma Way. The Locas family run business makes nearly
Stage
Objets Trouvés is French for found objects, which very loosely describes at least some of the work or parts of some of the works by Reni Moriarity and Selinda Sheridan at Flow - another little gem of a show for this tiny gallery that's open only for Third Thursdays and
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway. Tacoma - Downtown. I Low. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. Spar Cafe. Olympia. Lisa Ramsauer. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill. Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude.
