Stage
America's favorite cult classic musical, The Rocky Horror Show, is rocking the stage at Auburn Avenue Theater. Since the early 1970s, audiences have been showing up in droves for stage and screen versions of Rocky Horror, often in costume and prepared to open umbrellas, throw rice and shout lines at
Stage
If winding your way half-blindly through a haunted house on Halloween gives you the sniveling fantods, consider downshifting to lighter-hearted Shocktober shindigs. Your lily-livered friends at the Weekly Volcano have you covered. It may surprise you, for example, to learn Halloween's a great night for theater entertainment, thanks to performers
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Congratulations to the following airmen who graduated from the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Oct. 17. Senior Airman Daniel Albrecht, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman John Anthony, 5th Air Support Operations Squadron Senior Airman David Boutin, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Timothy Doyle, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron Senior
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The Air Force Academy redesigned its Airmanship program to give cadets more opportunities to experience the Air Force's flying mission and produce the best pool of rated candidates. Launched at the start of the fall semester, Airmanship Next augments live-flight at the airfield with virtual-reality training to reach cadets who may
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In an effort to enhance the officer talent management system and enable tailored and agile development, the Air Force is expanding the single Line of the Air Force promotion category into six distinct developmental categories, senior officials in Washington, D.C. announced Oct. 21. "This is an important step forward in the
Military Life
A historically significant and award-winning documentary about the 93rd Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force during World War II, which was based at Hardwick Airfield, Station 104, England, will be presented at The Museum of Flight in Seattle. Return to Hardwick, Home of the 93rd Bomb Group, will be shown
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Beginning in January, Army National Guard soldiers will be eligible to take part in an Army-wide program allowing them to obtain civilian, industry-specific credentials and certifications. Through the Credentialing Assistance Program, soldiers can receive additional training or take exams to earn credentials such as Lean Six Sigma, certified logistics technician and
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Soldiers and their families can now receive dislocation allowance ahead of a permanent change of station move after the Army updated its policy in an effort to reduce the burden of moving. The new policy is effective Oct. 10, when Gen. James C. McConville, chief of staff of the Army, and
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Virginia Beach, VA (NNS) -- Navy Exchange customers can make post-holiday returns at any location worldwide through Jan. 25, 2020. This extended holiday return policy applies to original purchases made between Oct. 24 – Dec. 12, 2019, at any NEX or through
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The holiday season goes into overtime with George M. Cohan’s “Give My Regards to Broadway” at Gig Harbor’s Encore Theater. The story is fairly straightforward for this Broadway classic. Theater director Dick Foster and pianist Eddie Cowles find themselves rehearsing the finale of their new show, “Give My Regards to Broadway,”
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“the neverending story” Seattle Children’s Theatre is staging a fun show about a tale of fantasy and adventure involving trolls and flying dragons and an invasion of “the nothing.” [Charlotte Martin Theatre, through Jan. 27, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, $17-$40, 201 Thomas St., Seattle, 206.441.0322, www.sct.org] “the
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Rockaroake reigning champ and all around fun chica Najamonique Todd took a minute to chat with me. We overheard the tattoo guys in back talking about something, and Todd clarified what the subject was: “They’re talking about Monday nights at Jazzbones — the whole indie rock scene in Tacoma shows
Military Life
The South Hill community is located above the south side of the Puyallup River Valley in Pierce County. It has become increasingly popular with military families stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) because of its proximity to the base and a good school system. Steve Gilpartick, Community Sales Manager for Lungren
Military Life
For many military spouses, the constant moves and fluctuations of the military life can wreak havoc on their career goals, and military spouse April Johns is all too familiar with that scenario. "Being a military spouse for the last 13 years, we have moved to four different duty stations. I have
Housing
The idea of home ownership is still a part of the American Dream. "Everyone should realize that unless you are living somewhere rent-free, you are paying a mortgage - either yours or your landlord's," began Steve Fryer, in an article entitled "Want to Increase Your Family's Wealth? Here's How!" "Buying your own
Housing
Earlier this month, the Puget Sound Veterans Hope Center and Quixote Communities hosted a groundbreaking event for the new Orting Veterans Village -- a tiny house village -- to be located at the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs' (WDVA) Soldiers Home. Established in 1891 for Civil War veterans, Soldiers Home
Arts
Well over 100 years later, a majority of the world's landscape painters still paint in an Impressionist style. As if landscape art has not advanced -- which it has -- since the 1880s. The French Impressionists -- Renoir, Degas and their contemporaries -- were considered radical when they were painting. Their
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ANNOUNCER: This past spring, the long awaited Tacoma Elks Temple came back to life with a small hotel and a handful of restaurants that include a family friendly pub that seats 250, a hidden bar with upscale cocktails, a Spanish bar attached to the building's music venue, and a tiki-inspired
