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The painting on the side of the building looks like it’s been there forever, well suited for a Tacoma icon many consider one of the cultural treats that set Tacoma apart from the average strip-mall enclave. It’s the kind of book store where you can bring your well-loved tomes and
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The painting on the side of the building looks like it’s been there forever, well suited for a Tacoma icon many consider one of the cultural treats that set Tacoma apart from the average strip-mall enclave. It’s the kind of book store where you can bring your well-loved tomes and
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Student, YMCA exercise instructor, and Biella by Ruth Michelle Day Spa & Salon retail and sales manager Alissa Mayzak knew she wanted a special look for the launch event that presented the grand reopening of the salon formerly known as Avanti Salon and Spa. She had in mind the idea of
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Student, YMCA exercise instructor, and Biella by Ruth Michelle Day Spa & Salon retail and sales manager Alissa Mayzak knew she wanted a special look for the launch event that presented the grand reopening of the salon formerly known as Avanti Salon and Spa. She had in mind the idea of
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So you wonder — as I do — how the Tacoma Art Museum will trump its community celebration, Glitter, Glisten, and Gleam, held several weeks ago. First in the equation, leave the kids at home. Next, add drag diva Sylvia O’Stayformore and DJ Vodka Twist. Add the band Lushy, performing with
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So you wonder — as I do — how the Tacoma Art Museum will trump its community celebration, Glitter, Glisten, and Gleam, held several weeks ago. First in the equation, leave the kids at home. Next, add drag diva Sylvia O’Stayformore and DJ Vodka Twist. Add the band Lushy, performing with
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At Thee Barber Shop, a guy briskly shines the shoes of the customer sitting in the chair. A seated customer nervously leafs through magazines as he waits for barber Pete Lira to squeeze him in. The barber himself, attired in his gray suit, spins a yarn about his fighting days;
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At Thee Barber Shop, a guy briskly shines the shoes of the customer sitting in the chair. A seated customer nervously leafs through magazines as he waits for barber Pete Lira to squeeze him in. The barber himself, attired in his gray suit, spins a yarn about his fighting days;
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Back to fashion education Gotta get some small humans off to school this fall but don’t know what they should wear? The SuperMall’s fashion show, set to happen August 25 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Great Outdoors Court, will give you some ideas and some outlet stores to
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Back to fashion education Gotta get some small humans off to school this fall but don’t know what they should wear? The SuperMall’s fashion show, set to happen August 25 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in the Great Outdoors Court, will give you some ideas and some outlet stores to
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About two years ago a group of friends were talking about some ideas they’d all been incubating for a number of years. These ideas for Mark, Jennifer, Pamela, and Paul, and two others who weren’t present as we met eventually coalesced into the form of anarchism. The like-thinking group of people
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About two years ago a group of friends were talking about some ideas they’d all been incubating for a number of years. These ideas for Mark, Jennifer, Pamela, and Paul, and two others who weren’t present as we met eventually coalesced into the form of anarchism. The like-thinking group of people
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A gray Sunday in Tacoma was brightened by the Glass Roots Arts Festival, with live artists showing their use of a wide range of media from paint with brush and can to music to glass (natch!) Although not overwhelmed by a throng of festival-goers, the event’s intimate, family-friendly setting provided an
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A gray Sunday in Tacoma was brightened by the Glass Roots Arts Festival, with live artists showing their use of a wide range of media from paint with brush and can to music to glass (natch!) Although not overwhelmed by a throng of festival-goers, the event’s intimate, family-friendly setting provided an
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Dwell addiction I popped into Dwell, lured by the notion of a sale. Not disappointed by the sale table, I snapped up candles, lotion, a small soap dish-like thing that I think I may find better suited as a paper clip home since its sweet avian motif is well suited to
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Dwell addiction I popped into Dwell, lured by the notion of a sale. Not disappointed by the sale table, I snapped up candles, lotion, a small soap dish-like thing that I think I may find better suited as a paper clip home since its sweet avian motif is well suited to
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Katy Jolley buzzes with excitement. She’s poring over books with Hollywood photos from a bygone era, enthusing over ideas for her latest purchase. She’s seeing a façade created from the pieces she purchased from the Oriental Theatre in Portland. She’s seeing a ‘30s-styled marquee calling out Tacoma events as well
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Katy Jolley buzzes with excitement. She’s poring over books with Hollywood photos from a bygone era, enthusing over ideas for her latest purchase. She’s seeing a façade created from the pieces she purchased from the Oriental Theatre in Portland. She’s seeing a ‘30s-styled marquee calling out Tacoma events as well
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He’s not the kind of guy who promotes himself shamelessly, choosing instead to sit in the background while his friends do the socializing. But Tim Kapler’s about to come out of the shadows in a first solo-show big way on Thursday, when his latest works will hang at the Sanford &
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He’s not the kind of guy who promotes himself shamelessly, choosing instead to sit in the background while his friends do the socializing. But Tim Kapler’s about to come out of the shadows in a first solo-show big way on Thursday, when his latest works will hang at the Sanford &
