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Tucked in a small strip mall, Mystic Mocha in Graham has many of the same amenities as other coffee joints: a drive-thru window, coffee and drinks, pastries, light snacks and comfy couches. What sets Mystic Mocha apart is that while grabbing a beverage and a quick bite, you can have your
Education
Learning is a lifelong process, and Pierce College, a comprehensive, public two-year community college, is able to help soldiers and their family members achieve their educational goals. The college has two campuses, the Pierce College Fort Steilacoom site and the Pierce College Puyallup site. Moreover, the college has a Fort Lewis
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They're still going strong, and still swarming The Swiss to do good, get loaded, auction and raffle stuff off, and enjoy the spirit of the season in Tacoma. The Friends of the Holidays benefit is Sunday at The Swiss, and the T-Town institution shouldn't disappoint: Linda Meyers Band, Kathi McDonald,
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Classic shows are always fun, but spoofs of classics are generally hilarious. A South Sound case in point is Olympia Little Theater’s staging of “Moonlight and Magnolias,” which opens this week. This Ken Ludwig comedy takes a look behind the curtain of the golden age of Hollywood in a fictional way,
Sipping Out
Thursday, Dec. 1 Drink Local, Drink Tacoma featuring 21 Cellars and Wingman Brewery, 6 p.m., all ages until 8 p.m., $3 suggested donation, The Swiss, 1904 S. Jefferson, Tacoma, 253.572.2821. Ladies Night half-off all wine glass pours, lounge only, The Melting Pot, 2121 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.535.3939. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m.,
Education
FORT LEE, Va. - 2011 Scholarships for Military Children recipient Jordan Cherry said receiving extra money for college lightened her financial load. "This scholarship definitely decreases the financial burden of school, which we all know is a big benefit," she said. Applications for the 2012 Scholarships for Military Children Program
Food Matters
DRINK LOCAL Tacoma's 21 Cellars and Wingman Brewery present a joint tasting under the title Drink Local, Drink Tacoma at The Swiss at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1. Benefiting HIV/AIDS Reach Ministries - it's World AIDS Day Dec. 1 - the night offers wine and beer tastings, T-shirts, raffle and live
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It's the hottest party of the year, bitches! The one and only Steve Dunkelberger - photographer, journalist, Tacoma icon, geocaching nut - only has one birthday a year, and this Friday at Jazzbones he'll be celebrating 2011's rendition. Expect music from Deborah Page, the Dignitaries, Voxxy Vallejo and China Davis
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There's beauty in simplicity - the Presidents of the United States of America proved it. Think "Peaches" and "Lump." These days, among other things, Chris Ballew of the Presidents spends his time going by Caspar Babypants - dishing out goofy kids' music. Tuesday he'll hit the Olympic Room at the
Music
The Foghorns sound exhausted. Like, physically exhausted. Delirious. They sound like they've been up for two days and the only way they've found to keep their eyes open is to have a series of sing-alongs that sound, at various times, punchy, wistful, embarrassingly forthright, spiteful, defiant, sorrowful and oddly exuberant.
Focus
DVIDS has posted holiday greetings from men and women from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. Currently, there are 111 greetings from troops whose hometown is in Washington State, and 14 greetings from troops who are from Oregon. http://www.dvidshub.net/holiday/C110/WA http://www.dvidshub.net/holiday/C110/OR See the complete Shout Out list right hereLOOKING FOR HOLIDAY SHOPPING AND
Music
As the year draws to an end, local artists are really dropping some quality work, trying to finish the year strong. First up this week, we have the second release from Farid Xan - an MC from San Francisco who moved to Tacoma to go to college. Once here, Xan hooked-up
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Fight as you may, it's officially "the season." Kids are already sitting on various Santa laps at malls across the country, and A Christmas Story is probably already re-running on TBS. The Tacoma Symphony Orchestra will spend Sunday at the Pantages Theater with the Tacoma Youth Chorus, jaw-dropping vocalist Stephanie
Children
When Col. Kris Peterson was set to deploy at the kickoff of Operation Iraqi Freedom, it took six weeks for him to say goodbye to his family. "Every week, they told us we were leaving. Then it would be postponed to the next week. I was an emotional wreck," Peterson said. Displaying
Health
Families around the world are constantly growing and changing, and this includes military families. There are blended families, where one or both partners have been married before and may have children from their previous marriages. And some families grow by adopting children. TRICARE reminds sponsors to enroll adopted or stepchildren in
Operation Family Support
Parents have more child care options than ever before, thanks to "Army School Age Programs in Your Neighborhood." Fort Lewis Child, Youth and School Services has teamed up with two nationally recognized organizations to help ensure time is spent wisely before and after school. The initiative came in response to a growing
