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SWEET SEARCH >>> Cupcakes are all the rage these days - and for good reason. Kids have long loved the individualized treat of cake-y goodness, and over the last several years boutique bakeries specializing in the cupcake have been popping up everywhere. There's simply no avoiding them. Here's a look at
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GO GREEN >>> Dining out as a vegetarian or vegan can sometimes be a pain, complete with steamed vegetables and the same old vegetarian burgers over and over. This is true even in Tacoma and Olympia. Luckily, there are places that offer vegetarian or vegan fare galore, including vegetarian foods you just
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SLUSH DAY SPECIALS TOO >>> Whether you like to shoot a game of pool in a boisterous tavern or want to bring the kids along, there are tons of places with pool tables in the area. Many restaurants and bars have a pool table. Farrelli's Pizza joints always have a table
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SIX AREA WINE BARS WORTH YOUR ATTENTION >>> Tacoma and Olympia's wine bars can be the perfect places to gather with friends or with a date. Most are small, providing intimate and cozy atmospheres. The best of the best offer both a list of wines worth sipping and small bites or
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HIGHLIGHT FROM OUR SUMMER GUIDE >>> You might see Poulsbo and think it's time to buy an RV, but you're in luck because there's more to the story. Poulsbo is a quaint seaside town on Liberty Bay just a bit northwest of Bainbridge Island, but, best of all, this is the
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SEVENTH ANNUAL UAF PREPARES TO TAKE OFF >>> The Urban Art Festival is a grassroots festival at its best-a little bit of every kind of art (including some varieties not always recognized as art) all dumped into one public park, then shaken, not stirred, with lots of music and other cool
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For 26 years in a row, the Taste of Tacoma has been encouraging gluttony in the park - and this year is much of the same. Friday kicked off the event at Point Defiance, and I was there to test the food for all of you and make sure
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ARTS + COMMUNITY = CULTURE >>> Oliver Doriss is the last light on at the block of 13th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way on Hilltop. During his three years running the Fulcrum Gallery there, he's watched other storefronts on the block shut down and projects in the area stall
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USELESS AND INDISPENSABLE >>> Saul Becker is a Tacoma artist who strives to capture the world via sculpture and landscape painting and drawing. While Becker grew up in T-town, he has traveled the world more than he has stayed here, seeking new horizons to fortify his work. His unique sense of
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YOU MAY HAVE SEEN HER WORK WHILE HIGH-ROLLING IN VEGAS >>> Daphne Nixon is a transplanted oil painter, originally from New York and California, just in the past two years drawn to the awesomeness that is the Tacoma area. Now based in Gig Harbor, Nixon currently has work hanging at both
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HARNESSING THE WIND >>> What is creativity? Why are there people like Leonardo DaVinci, and then people like that dude in the apartment downstairs? A panel of Tacoma artists aims to answer this question as part of Tacoma Reads Together. The lineup includes musician Vicci Martinez, Rusty George
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THINGS THAT GO WELL WITH WINE >>> Linda Jacobus is a local oil painter. She's an oil painter with a show going on at Morso Wine Bar in Gig Harbor until April 24. If you haven't checked out Morso before, it's a beautiful harborside restaurant with tasty food and an array of
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WE WOULDN'T JOKE ABOUT BOOKS YOU CAN EAT >>> If you haven't heard of the Edible Book Festival, you are likely not alone - even though it's an international festival held at libraries worldwide, including Tacoma's own Collins Memorial Library on the University of Puget Sound campus. And while you may
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PROCTOR CHOCOLATE FEST >>> Whether you're a chocoholic who really could benefit from a 12-step program or just enjoy a sweet treat on occasion, the Proctor Chocolate Fest is the place to be. Chocolate treats, activities, cooking, and events all add up to one chocotastic day (or days). More than 40
