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Jennevieve Schlemmer’s trowel is more like a palette knife, and she works on the mosaic in patches, sort of working a mini puzzle on a piece of Hardibacker that will be part of a bigger puzzle when put together with the other mosaic pieces. All together, they will form a statement
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It didn't take long for 1st Lt. Diana Dillard to recall the moment her career in aviation began to really take off. After earning an "A" for the semester in a class in the aviation technology program at Emerald Ridge High School in Puyallup, Dillard was invited to take a free
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Rumors are a funny thing, and one thing’s for certain: This town is FULL of them. Tacoma is small enough to where the smack talk flies and you often don’t know if it’s fact or fiction. Rumors have seriously been circulated about me my whole life. By the time I was 16,
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Roxanne Murphy, community relations specialist for the City of Tacoma, has one word for thugs, hookers, gangsters and drug dealers inhabiting Tacoma’s East Side. “Rawwwrrrr!” That, for the apathetic among you, is the primal scream of a community activist. Hear it in your head, feel it, recognize what it represents, and read
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Normally, as a general practice, I try to avoid the Proctor District in Tacoma — and I’m quite aware of the fact that I’m one of the only people in this city who does so. It’s really not because I dislike the Proctor District, quite the contrary, it’s so downright adorable
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Recently SP, aka Slo Poke, thought up an idea for younger artists who are struggling to get shows. He calls it the "We Out Here Hip-Hop Showcase." Not only do these young-and-hungry rappers get a stage and crowd to be in front of, but SP also gives
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SP, aka Slo Poke, has been a pillar in the Olympia hip-hop community for the past 15 years. He was featured as The Source magazine's "Unsigned Hype" a few years back and continues to drive Olympia as an incredible artist and promoter. One might assume that once you get such
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Months and months of rain. Bad traffic. A high suicide rate. The not-so-subtle odor of pulp hanging in the air. With all of this, is it much of a surprise that Tacoma spawns some damn fine blues? "Some of the best blues artists in the country come from the Pacific Northwest," says
Bars & Clubs
In celebration of its 19th anniversary, Nisqually Red Wind Casino will draw for cash prizes totaling $68,400 among guests present on Thursdays May 12, 19 and 26, 2016. Drawings for $1,900 will be held at 1 and 5 p.m. each day with a $19,000 drawing at 9 p.m. "Celebrating our anniversary with
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Last week I said we were lucky to have a live weekly hip-hop night. I lied. We have two! While the weekly hip-hop night I mentioned last week happens at El Perron every Wednesday night, there's also an all-ages cipher/freestyle session every Sunday at the Graffiti Garages on South Ninth and Broadway
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I'm in no mood. No mood for Graham, no mood for rockaraoke and no mood for (gasp!) beer. I'm in no mood to visit a bar and write a review. Instead of surveying R & R Live, I'd rather be in bed. When I arrive at the R & R's weekly
Arts
The Lula Washington Dance Theatre - instrumental in creating the mesmerizing movements of the blue-skinned Na'vi tribe in the film Avatar - performs Thursday in Olympia at The Evergreen State College. Choreographer Lula Washington of Los Angeles developed the tribe's signature movements, and she and members of the company wore motion
Ragnet
In every issue of this fine rag my hack team of wannabe journalists and I tackle some of the most laughable criminal acts that have recently happened in our area. Then - if we're doing our job - we write about those crimes in a way that makes you chuckle,
Operation Family Support
Catered dinners for spouses whose husbands are deployed are designed to reach out to spouses new to the base. But sometimes getting them to attend is the hardest part. "It can be pretty scary for them," said Melissa Rendon, a Key Spouse with the 62nd Maintenance Squadron at McChord Field. Each squadron's Key
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Even though he'd heard it many times over, each time Master Sgt. Don Walsh had to sit through a Self Aid Buddy Care briefing, he still paid attention diligently. When it finally came time for him to utilize the training, instinct just took over. The Washington Air National Guardsman was attending a
News Articles
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - Two Air Mobility Command C-17 Globemaster IIIs departed the United States on March 12 and delivered search and rescue, or SAR, equipment and personnel to Japan in support of humanitarian relief efforts after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island nation March 11. President Barack Obama pledged
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(446th AW PA) - Ten years after airdropping emergency medical supplies at the South Pole for a physician who was diagnosed with cancer, the 97th Airlift Squadron scrambled to help one of its own deal with cancer. While deployed in support of Operation Deep Freeze in February 2009, Lt. Col. Joe Nauman,
Online Interactive Guides
This is your BIG day - a salute to the troops and a thanks for all you do to protect our freedoms. Please click inside for information on local celebrations and great freebies and offers from the business community. Click here to view our interactive 2016 Armed Forces Day Guide.
