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5602 S. Washington, Tacoma, 253.474.2639 Type of Joint: Live Entertainment/Dance Club Under new ownership, there’s a very cool vibe at Station 56 these days. Touted as upscale entertainment in an industrial area, the 56 offers DJ/dance music, cover bands that play party hits, and original rock and variety acts. Great bar
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5602 S. Washington, Tacoma, 253.474.2639 Type of Joint: Live Entertainment/Dance Club Under new ownership, there’s a very cool vibe at Station 56 these days. Touted as upscale entertainment in an industrial area, the 56 offers DJ/dance music, cover bands that play party hits, and original rock and variety acts. Great bar
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208 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.7468 Type of joint: Restaurant/Bar Public house? Absolutely, due to the extraordinary group hug always on at this Stadium District watering hole. However, I do think it needs a few fights and a few couples making out on the tables to give it a more public house
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208 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.7468 Type of joint: Restaurant/Bar Public house? Absolutely, due to the extraordinary group hug always on at this Stadium District watering hole. However, I do think it needs a few fights and a few couples making out on the tables to give it a more public house
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2710 N. 21st St., Tacoma, 253.759.0467 Type of joint: Watering Hole Magoo’s Annex is the Tacoma staple for cheap drinks, awesome bartenders, and the best jukebox in town. With deals like $2.75 micro Mondays, $5 PBR pitcher Thursdays, and free pool on Sundays, this bar is a must visit for anyone who
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2710 N. 21st St., Tacoma, 253.759.0467 Type of joint: Watering Hole Magoo’s Annex is the Tacoma staple for cheap drinks, awesome bartenders, and the best jukebox in town. With deals like $2.75 micro Mondays, $5 PBR pitcher Thursdays, and free pool on Sundays, this bar is a must visit for anyone
Cup Check
Fingers crossed, if the weather is nice this weekend, we will be playing Dropsy Drinksy. The game is fairly simple. Everyone stands in a circle around a keg ( Cups filled with beer can be used if you don't have a keg). One person starts by
Food Matters
The Spar is more than just a historical, eclectic bar in Old Town Tacoma. Aside from their selection of twenty beers on tap and extremely addicting Spar Chips, The Spar has a section set aside for families and early morning risers. Monday through Friday morning-time friends, along with their kids, can
Music
Full disclosure: I'm hyping my brother-in-law's dirty 30th birthday party. BUT, I'd write about it even if I didn't know the man, as this really will be a stellar night. Not only will it be a great opportunity to give out 30 spankings, but this show marks the return of
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(Don’t start trippin’ if you ain’t in here!) So, I’m leanin’ back enjoying my fall of 2008 (my presidential candidate won!) contemplating all of my years as a contributor, creator, writer, journalist and editor with many different publications from Seaspot in Seattle to RapSheet in Los Angeles to The Source in
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(Don’t start trippin’ if you ain’t in here!) So, I’m leanin’ back enjoying my fall of 2008 (my presidential candidate won!) contemplating all of my years as a contributor, creator, writer, journalist and editor with many different publications from Seaspot in Seattle to RapSheet in Los Angeles to The
Reviews
While the dark wood interior of the Topside Bar & Grill looks welcoming enough, particularly with the numerous windows looking down to the quaint Steilacoom street and out to the Puget Sound, there is no question about where you want to sit, even where you need to sit. Its deck
Scene It
With this week being the issue focusing on mixed drinks and giving you lucky readers plenty of choices of places where you can find them, I decided to make this week's column a Homer Simpson-inspired visit. Bring on the suds at Parkway Tavern! First Drink: Bartender's Choice - Nikasa Spring Reign Nikasa
Music
Q-Dot, a true 253 hip-hop statesmen, has been getting active lately. Not to say that he was ever sleeping. Last year he damn near single handedly gave Tacoma the second Grit City. Planning an event like that is a full-time job. He stacked the city full of some of the
Arts
South Sound theater veterans Scott Campbell and Maggie Knott are having a baby. While that's not as juicy an item as it sounds, it's still terrific news for Tacoma. The newborn in question is a startup performance and education enterprise dubbed Tacoma Youth Theatre. Campbell was the (acting) managing director of
Liquid
Who’s your daddy? Chuck’s my new daddy. I bet my new daddy is better than your daddy. He gives me beer. Chuck welcomed me to his McKinley Hill bar, the Brass Lantern, and didn’t even flinch. He and his loyal patrons didn’t question my motives, didn’t look me up and down,
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Who’s your daddy? Chuck’s my new daddy. I bet my new daddy is better than your daddy. He gives me beer. Chuck welcomed me to his McKinley Hill bar, the Brass Lantern, and didn’t even flinch. He and his loyal patrons didn’t question my motives, didn’t look me
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After a long, protracted and at times ugly fight, the decision has finally been made — at least as far as the Olympia City Council is concerned. Building height limits along an area of Olympia commonly referred to as the isthmus — between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet — are
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After a long, protracted and at times ugly fight, the decision has finally been made — at least as far as the Olympia City Council is concerned. Building height limits along an area of Olympia commonly referred to as the isthmus — between Capitol Lake and Budd Inlet — are
