Features
Pacific Grill is one of Tacoma's stand-out culinary gems - a hub that combines a revamped urban space, the arts, romantic atmosphere and (most importantly) delicious food. Diners at the Pacific Grill, which is located in the historic Waddell Building, are surrounded by exposed brick and just the right amount
Music
In 2007, employees at Ted Brown Music were faced with the strange problem of altruism. "People kept coming in with used instruments, asking ‘can I give this to a kid who can't afford one?'" Stephanie Howe remembers. "We didn't know what to tell them." The solution was the formation of Ted Brown's
Arts
"Always in motion is the future," a wise philosopher once noted, "difficult to see. Alan Kay added, "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." With that in mind, we look forward to a new year of expression, innovation and imagination in our thriving local arts scene. Thriving? Wait, isn't
Arts
Marketing consultant. Husband and father. Metro Parks Commissioner. Writer. Playing any partial combination of these roles would be a challenge for many, but Erik Hanberg seems to shrug off the implication that juggling these tasks might be tough. "I've always had a side project going," he reflects, going back to
Bars & Clubs
Would it surprise you to learn that the history of legal American microbreweries began less than 40 years ago? In 1978, Congress and President Carter ended the federal restrictions and excise taxes on home brewing with H.R. 1337. Dozens of new breweries popped up by 1980, and now there are
Music
Somewhere in everyone's head," wrote Miller Williams, "something points toward home." For millions of alt-country fans, the music of that poet's daughter, Lucinda Williams, is one of those things. When Mary Chapin Carpenter covered her "Passionate Kisses" in 1993, it won Ms. Williams a Grammy for Country Song of the
News Front
Some coins are worth more than money. The value is measured, not in monetary worth, but with professional significance, personal sentiment and, at times, historical relevance. Lt. Cmdr. Carmelo Ayala, department head, Naval Hospital Bremerton (NHB) Internal Medicine, started his Navy career as an undesignated seaman assigned to the Cimarron-class fleet oiler
Reviews
Skep & Skein TavernWhere: 2106 Harrison Ave. NW., Suite B14, Olympia, 360.292.4400Hours: 2-11 p.m.Tuesday-Saturday, 3-9 p.m. Sunday-MondayCuisine: Available from neighboring restaurantsScene: Older women knitting, young hipsters, solos readingDrinkies: Beer, mead and cider onlyPrices: $5.50 to $8 a pint What do Double Jack, Old Man Winter, Bitter End, Highway to Ale, Hopportunity Knocks
Arts
Artist Shirley Klinghoffer is a cancer survivor; she has used her own and others' experience with this deadly disease to create haunting and touching works of art now on display at the Museum of Glass. Her large-scale installation pieces are inspired by hospital armatures used as support for women's bodies during
Archives
Director Danny Boyle’s edgy and very gritty 2002 film “28 Days Later” was an outstanding addition to the genre of “plague pictures” — films usually (but not always) set in a dark future world being overwhelmed by some kind of disease or infection that threatens to annihilate the planet. Now, Spanish
Stage
I fell in love with West Side Story when I first saw the movie starring Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris and Russ Tamblyn in 1961. I was a romantic and idealistic college freshman engaged to a girl named Marie (almost like Maria, the girl in the film).
News Front
Six months into the start of the Commissary Value Brands program, patrons now have nearly 500 products available at savings comparable to low-cost private label items in commercial stores. Since the emergence of the Value Brands' signature orange label in December, the Defense Commissary Agency has elevated the savings program from
News Front
Twenty-seven senior noncommissioned officers from the 446th Airlift Wing and from around the Air Force Reserve Command gathered July 11-12 for the Senior NCO Leadership Development Course at McChord Field, here. The two-day, non-traditional course is designed to enhance the trust, teamwork and communication of senior NCOs to be better mentors
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The Canadian Detachment from the Western Air Defense Sector shows how bi-national cooperation can work. But, as with nearly all military units, every three years, it is time for a new position - often in a different place. In a ceremony Wednesday at the WADS headquarters on McChord Field, Lt. Col.
News Front
Reserve pilots and loadmasters from the 446th Operations Group combined forces with the Royal Australian Air Force, as well as active-duty airmen, soldiers, seamen and marines, to execute Talisman Sabre 2015, a biennial military exercise that spans the Pacific Ocean, beginning July 5 through July 12. This was the first opportunity
News Front
Soldiers choosing to make the Army their career are eventually going to get the opportunity to pick their next location, but what are their motivators for picking their next duty station? If it's career growth, location, education or employment opportunities for family members, consider making Third Army your first choice. Third Army,
News Front
Exercises such as Talisman Sabre 15 rely heavily on the ability to communicate, both internally and with units at different locations. To accomplish this, a special group of soldiers work diligently behind the scenes to ensure the phone line has a dial tone and the computer screen always boots up. For I
