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If you happened to meander into Le Voyeur off Olympia’s Fourth Avenue, you might assume you were in just another eclectic restaurant serving handmade food. You’d see moms with their kids, couples having lunch, and friendly staff behind the line getting their hands dirty as they cooked up some grub.
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Talk about a fucked up week. While paying attention to local news broadcasts and local papers is usually good for inducing a massive case of depression — after all, it’s the smaller news outlets that cover homegrown stories like grandpa drunkenly running over his 2-year-old grandson, or a dad attempting
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Talk about a fucked up week. While paying attention to local news broadcasts and local papers is usually good for inducing a massive case of depression — after all, it’s the smaller news outlets that cover homegrown stories like grandpa drunkenly running over his 2-year-old grandson, or a dad attempting
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Officials from the tiny dysfunctional town of Ruston last week broached the idea of annexation with Tacoma head honchos. Apparently, the former smelter town realizes what the whole world should be able to see — that maintaining basic services like fire and police is hard when you’re not bringing in
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Officials from the tiny dysfunctional town of Ruston last week broached the idea of annexation with Tacoma head honchos. Apparently, the former smelter town realizes what the whole world should be able to see — that maintaining basic services like fire and police is hard when you’re not bringing in
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It’s been almost a year since city officials announced their intention to clean up Tacoma neighborhoods and cut crime within the city by 50 percent under an aggressive new program called Safe & Clean. Let’s just say it. They didn’t hit 50 percent crime reduction. But they did manage to
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It’s been almost a year since city officials announced their intention to clean up Tacoma neighborhoods and cut crime within the city by 50 percent under an aggressive new program called Safe & Clean. Let’s just say it. They didn’t hit 50 percent crime reduction. But they did manage to
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Normally, I like to think I have at least a decent idea of what the city of Tacoma and Pierce County are up to. From time to time I’ve been known to flip on City Council meetings on Tuesday evening — beer in hand, mind you. I’ve even been known
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Normally, I like to think I have at least a decent idea of what the city of Tacoma and Pierce County are up to. From time to time I’ve been known to flip on City Council meetings on Tuesday evening — beer in hand, mind you. I’ve even been known
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You’ve probably sensed it. Or felt the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Or at the very least smelled something a little funky. It’s true. If you’re picking up this edition of the Weekly Volcano on its Thursday release date, Britney Spears is, in fact, in Tacoma. She’ll
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You’ve probably sensed it. Or felt the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Or at the very least smelled something a little funky. It’s true. If you’re picking up this edition of the Weekly Volcano on its Thursday release date, Britney Spears is, in fact, in Tacoma. She’ll
Health
Though most of us (hopefully) try to eat healthy, we probably don't think about how the digestion of our food affects our bodies. Those who have been diagnosed as gluten intolerant, however, are forced to consider every ingredient at every meal. A cousin of the more severe celiac disease, gluten intolerance
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Senator Steve Hobbs of the 44th Legislative District in Washington has served his country in one way or another for a quarter century. At the age of 17, he entered the Army Reserves (with his parents' blessing) to help with college costs and then close to a decade later he switched
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Sometimes you’ve just got to go with your gut — whether faced with a decision at the bar, buffet or at work. There’s usually a good reason that little voice inside your head is telling you things — especially things like “burn that house down.” Little whispers like that mean
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Sometimes you’ve just got to go with your gut — whether faced with a decision at the bar, buffet or at work. There’s usually a good reason that little voice inside your head is telling you things — especially things like “burn that house down.” Little whispers like that mean
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Maybe it’s just Bobble Tiki, and that’s just fine — but does it seem to anyone else like Ian McFeron, despite his youthful looks and, in fact, youthful age, has been around for freakin’ ever? In Bobble Tiki’s head, at least, it feels like McFeron has been bringing his easy,
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Maybe it’s just Bobble Tiki, and that’s just fine — but does it seem to anyone else like Ian McFeron, despite his youthful looks and, in fact, youthful age, has been around for freakin’ ever? In Bobble Tiki’s head, at least, it feels like McFeron has been bringing his easy,
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Cool Out TV celebrates 18 years A milestone was met this past Monday, April 6, when Seattle-based Cool Out TV Network celebrated its 18th birthday in grand fashion at Contour in Seattle. Contour is renowned for having the longest running hip-hop night on the West Coast at least — hosted by
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Cool Out TV celebrates 18 years A milestone was met this past Monday, April 6, when Seattle-based Cool Out TV Network celebrated its 18th birthday in grand fashion at Contour in Seattle. Contour is renowned for having the longest running hip-hop night on the West Coast at least — hosted by
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This is a great time to be alive in the South Puget Sound. Many of us have just experienced what could be called our first true long and snowy winter. Shit, I’ve still got a cold and the sun’s been out for four days straight. Every day on my walk
