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Apparently warehouse sales aren’t what they used to be — much like the sales of everything these days (except, perhaps booze, weed, antidepressant drugs and macaroni and cheese). Denver based ProLogis, which was set to develop the Northern Pacific Railroad shops site in South Tacoma until the economy went to
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The female boob — probably the most misunderstood body part in the history of our confused and misguided culture. We’ve made the boob into so many things. First and foremost, we see it as a sexual vessel. We’re fascinated by it. We worship it. We make bras to stick it out
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The female boob — probably the most misunderstood body part in the history of our confused and misguided culture. We’ve made the boob into so many things. First and foremost, we see it as a sexual vessel. We’re fascinated by it. We worship it. We make bras to stick it out
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Bandito and I opted to play it safe when ordering food from Golden West Restaurant and Lounge on South Tacoma Way, and stuck with items that even Marilyn Manson couldn’t fuck up. Like grilled cheese and a club sandwich. Sounds like an easy order, right? Not necessarily. Neesie the bartender was on
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Bandito and I opted to play it safe when ordering food from Golden West Restaurant and Lounge on South Tacoma Way, and stuck with items that even Marilyn Manson couldn’t fuck up. Like grilled cheese and a club sandwich. Sounds like an easy order, right? Not necessarily. Neesie
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As Tacoma’s collective cash flow dwindles, it seems appropriate that we begin to look elsewhere for ways to keep the economic gears grinding. Enter Barter Tacoma. Sparked by a small group of local professionals who recognize that cash isn’t the only foundation for exchange, the movement hopes to revive the
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As Tacoma’s collective cash flow dwindles, it seems appropriate that we begin to look elsewhere for ways to keep the economic gears grinding. Enter Barter Tacoma. Sparked by a small group of local professionals who recognize that cash isn’t the only foundation for exchange, the movement hopes to revive the
Music
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Peter Adams. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 PM. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm.
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A whole mess of folks gathered this week at Tacoma Police headquarters to discuss a thorn that’s been stuck in Tacoma’s side for years. Club owners, bar owners, police, city officials, fire officials, restaurant owners, a few bar patrons, community organizers – all were there to try and figure out
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A whole mess of folks gathered this week at Tacoma Police headquarters to discuss a thorn that’s been stuck in Tacoma’s side for years. Club owners, bar owners, police, city officials, fire officials, restaurant owners, a few bar patrons, community organizers – all were there to try and figure out
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The long, protracted fight over the future of Olympia’s isthmus continues. As you may recall (and those living and breathing in Olympia are surely all too familiar with), the Olympia City Council voted late last year to allow buildings of 65 and 90 feet on the area of land between Budd
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The long, protracted fight over the future of Olympia’s isthmus continues. As you may recall (and those living and breathing in Olympia are surely all too familiar with), the Olympia City Council voted late last year to allow buildings of 65 and 90 feet on the area of land between Budd
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FOR THE LOVE OF CHOCOLATE Explore the darker side of this complicated psychoactive confection Thursday, Feb. 12 inside the University Center at Pacific Lutheran University. The free lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Union Pacific Room. For details, call 253.536.5019. MANGANO’S ITALIAN RISTORANTE They have introduced Pizza Mondays. Every Monday night Mangano’s
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FOR THE LOVE OF CHOCOLATE Explore the darker side of this complicated psychoactive confection Thursday, Feb. 12 inside the University Center at Pacific Lutheran University. The free lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Union Pacific Room. For details, call 253.536.5019. MANGANO’S ITALIAN RISTORANTE They have introduced Pizza Mondays. Every Monday night Mangano’s
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I’ve dabbled for years in the Korean community, tasting this and that, writing down my favorite places. Recently, however, I ran into a friend looking for a road map of sorts to the Korean restaurants along South Tacoma Way. An adventurer at heart, he recently returned to the South Sound
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I’ve dabbled for years in the Korean community, tasting this and that, writing down my favorite places. Recently, however, I ran into a friend looking for a road map of sorts to the Korean restaurants along South Tacoma Way. An adventurer at heart, he recently returned to the South Sound
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Fulcrum Gallery is getting weird. OK, they've mostly been weird for as long as they've resided in the little shop on Martin Luther King Way. Or if not exactly weird, at least more willing than most galleries to show works that are not exactly Norman Rockwell or Thomas Kinkade. But
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I wouldn't go so far as to say The Writer's Lodge in Seattle will cast a spell over all visitors, but the ambiance does work some kind of magic. A combination of senses hit me at once upon seeing the newly-opened Lodge last week - the sunshine, the bubbling fountain
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“Ice Cube … What about the kids? What about the muthafuckin’, kids?” — Little Boy from Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, Ice Cube What about the kids? We blame them for society going down the drain … Elders are afraid of the youth … They are poised to be the most underachieving generation
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“Ice Cube … What about the kids? What about the muthafuckin’, kids?” — Little Boy from Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, Ice Cube What about the kids? We blame them for society going down the drain … Elders are afraid of the youth … They are poised to be the most
