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What do you know about Cuba? I mean, really know? Chances are, not much. Sure, we all know about Fidel’s beard and baseball career. We all know about Cuban cigars. And we all know about the shortstops and Hemingway writing the island birthed. But when it comes to music, there’s at least
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What do you know about Cuba? I mean, really know? Chances are, not much. Sure, we all know about Fidel’s beard and baseball career. We all know about Cuban cigars. And we all know about the shortstops and Hemingway writing the island birthed. But when it comes to music, there’s at least
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SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) -- Two controversial topics that often dominate the headlines in our country are obesity and weight loss. We are bombarded day and night with advertisements for weight loss pills, diets0 and workout contraptions. According to the Centers for Disease Control, 34 percent
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The TacomaGnome is a blogging online entity and a force to be reckoned with. I usually find his Norwegian-influenced interviews to be nothing less than cleverly thought out and insurmountably hilarious. This time, I was able to be the interviewer, and he the interviewee — something this tiny garden gnome
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The TacomaGnome is a blogging online entity and a force to be reckoned with. I usually find his Norwegian-influenced interviews to be nothing less than cleverly thought out and insurmountably hilarious. This time, I was able to be the interviewer, and he the interviewee — something this tiny garden gnome
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For this second installation of Olympia exploration, I went to a place that I consider to be an epicenter of many things that I love: The Fish Tale Brew Pub. Why do I love Olympia’s Fish Brewing so? Well, let’s just say that I’m addicted to any of their organic beers (especially
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For this second installation of Olympia exploration, I went to a place that I consider to be an epicenter of many things that I love: The Fish Tale Brew Pub. Why do I love Olympia’s Fish Brewing so? Well, let’s just say that I’m addicted to any of their organic beers (especially
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SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, (253) 627-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, (800) 325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, (866) 468-7623, www.ticketweb.com On sale now Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and The Afro-Cuban All Stars Tacoma. Feb. 17 7:30 pm. $32-$56 (Pantages Theater, 360.753.8586). Juan de Marcos Gonzalez and The
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Since Nov. 4 I’ve been lost. This isn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting exaltation, relief, pride. All I’ve felt is confused. I’ve run since adolescence on the fossil fuel of blind contempt for the powers that be. I’m talking about “The Man.” For the first time in my lifetime (and with
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Since Nov. 4 I’ve been lost. This isn’t what I was expecting. I was expecting exaltation, relief, pride. All I’ve felt is confused. I’ve run since adolescence on the fossil fuel of blind contempt for the powers that be. I’m talking about “The Man.”
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You walk through urbanXchange’s hip, second-hand boutique. You take a few more steps and there is a record shop. You walk yet farther and there is a small hair studio. The structure continues, and there is a tea bar still under construction and then a stage shows itself against the
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You walk through urbanXchange’s hip, second-hand boutique. You take a few more steps and there is a record shop. You walk yet farther and there is a small hair studio. The structure continues, and there is a tea bar still under construction and then a stage shows itself against the
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Britney Spears blared on the sound system as I walked in. Scanning the packed store, I was easily 10 years older than all the other customers. Every third female sported a trucker hat and an oh-so-not-from-the-sun tan. Ah, the youth of America. Plato's Closet in Olympia is a buy-sell secondhand
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Britney Spears blared on the sound system as I walked in. Scanning the packed store, I was easily 10 years older than all the other customers. Every third female sported a trucker hat and an oh-so-not-from-the-sun tan. Ah, the youth of America. Plato's Closet in Olympia is a buy-sell secondhand
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Forget Venus, Venice, Paris, or any other word ending in -is that conjures up love-ish ideas: there’s no better way to woo a would-be — or current — Valentine than with an evening of arts-related culture. And our lovely, love-filled Land of the T has you covered, whatever your heart
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Forget Venus, Venice, Paris, or any other word ending in -is that conjures up love-ish ideas: there’s no better way to woo a would-be — or current — Valentine than with an evening of arts-related culture. And our lovely, love-filled Land of the T has you covered, whatever your heart
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Roasted Habanero Enchilada “You mean you WANT spicy? Most people ask for the least spicy item!” Matador server Jessica said, definitely gaving me mad props for ordering the hottest thing on Matador’s menu: Roasted Habanero Enchiladas ($11.95). Given the option of enchilada filler (chicken, pork, shrimp, veggie, or beef), there is hardly
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Roasted Habanero Enchilada “You mean you WANT spicy? Most people ask for the least spicy item!” Matador server Jessica said, definitely gaving me mad props for ordering the hottest thing on Matador’s menu: Roasted Habanero Enchiladas ($11.95). Given the option of enchilada filler (chicken, pork, shrimp, veggie, or beef), there
