News Front
Sleep deprivation is no joke; with consequences relative to both personal health and military performance, the issue of not getting enough sleep is one that should be taken seriously. Dr. Elham Rezvanian, who specializes in neurology and sleep medicine has been in the medical field for 15 years, and with
Features
The drive-in burger joint is as American classic as red pickup trucks and fake wrestling. That might be why they still thrive, despite giant fast food chains becoming more and more prominent over the past few decades. The key is that they're usually local operations that have a strong history,
Music
When people think of Tom Waits, they generally conjure up a picture of the junkyard-instrument-wielding madman and, perhaps, rightfully so. After all, I was first introduced to Tom Waits through his 1988 concert film Big Time, when he was already almost a decade into his initial foray into experimental insanity.
Stage
New Muses Theatre Company's Into the Woods at Dukesbay Theater is the third version of this popular Stephan Sondheim musical I have reviewed, and it is quite different in some important ways, primarily in that it is scaled down with a much smaller set in a smaller space with fewer
Music
Actor Mandy Patinkin said director Rob Reiner gave him his choice of roles in the much-loved 1987 film adaptation of The Princess Bride. After almost three decades, it's impossible to say what may have drawn Patinkin to Spanish swordmaster Inigo Montoya in particular, but it's worth noting that Patinkin's own
Reviews
Announcer: The boys are drawing a line in the sand this week over a stop at Fresh Rolls in University Place. Jake is a fan; Jason isn't so sure. What has them up in arms and ready to call their mom to mediate? It's all over the word, fresh. Jake: True
Features
The Taste of Tacoma is an annual tradition for foodies in Pierce County. The large number of vendors, trucks and entertainment at the Point Defiance-located festival has been a kick-off to summer for the past 30 years, and 2016 looks to be no exception. In fact, the Taste is getting
Food Matters
Recently I shared the noon hour with Joolie Heaps, owner of Box Top Vintage in downtown Tacoma. Heaps swears by the sandwiches at Dorky's Arcade. Always game to try new eats, I ordered the highly recommended Calvin Club, a triple-decker stuffed with ham and turkey slices, bacon, tomato and spinach
News Front
According to the calendar it's almost PCS season, the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day when the military moves more than one third of their total shipments for the year, which is about 600,000 across all of the branches. Last summer, the military moved 230,000 families and this year, due
Operation Family Support
With a looming deployment date for members of Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Lancer Brigade, a new fund has been created to provide support for Soldiers and their families during the difficult time. "The Lancer Soldier and Family Fund was created to provide for the health, comfort, welfare and morale of Soldiers assigned
Operation Family Support
Not to be outdone by their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. Senate created in July of last year a bipartisan Military Family Caucus to focus on issues facing military families and on improvement of existing programs and services. The House Military Family Caucus is comprised of 76
Concert Alert
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Operation Family Support
In the early 1980s, Jack Gamble, a retired Air Force major general who was working at Madigan Army Medical Center, came across a military spouse who couldn't afford a stroller to push her newborn around in. Gamble refused to sit idle and watch that young mother and other's needs like hers
Travel
Washington state is one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the country. And while you may find some of that bounty here on the westside, to fully experience and taste the diversity, you need to drive over the mountains to eastern Washington. Start at the Yakama Nation Fruit
News Front
Organic, local, sustainable, fair trade, eco-friendly, recycled and natural are all terms that fall under the big green umbrella of living what we call a conscious lifestyle. To stop and think about the environmental impact of each of our actions throughout the day is the first
News Front
"We have close to 20,000 people that are participating," said Digital Media Coordinator for the Washington Military Department and Deputy Chief for the External Affairs Pod for the Cascadia Rising Exercise, Steven Friederich. Essentially, the purpose of last week's Cascadia Rising Exercise was to practice response efforts if a massive, 9.0-earthquake
Music
In the Spring of last year, a group of Bellingham youth hatched a plan to convert their homes into concert spaces for a gutsy, weekend-long endeavor: the area's first-ever youth-led underground music festival, catering to the community's bevy of hip Western Washington University undergrads and any out-of-towners willing to drive
PROMO
(CONTEST IS CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO GREG IN OLYMPIA!) Welcome to another awesome Weekly Volcano Morning Quickie Newsletter giveaway. This morning we're giving away a $50 gift card to Adriatic Grill Italian Cuisine and Wine Bar by the Tacoma Mall. If you love pasta, garlic and the aromas, the flavors and
News Front
A disaster can occur at any time, many times without notice. "For some hazards, such as severe winter storms and floods, it is known several days in advance that they are coming," said the Washington Military Department's Communication Team Lead, Mark Stewart. "For other hazards, such as this Cascadia Rising event,
