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Best of Tacoma 2015: Best Dessert/Best Bakery

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Best of Tacoma 2015: Best Dessert/Best Bakery

The winner of multiple awards, Corina Bakery is located right next to the iconic Grand Theater at 602 Fawcette Ave. in Tacoma. Known for its hand-crafted, baked-from-scratch cakes, pies and desserts, Corina Bakery continues to garner accolades. And why not? When your menu offers not only creative and traditional cakes, pies,

Best of Tacoma 2015: Best Creative Cocktails

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Best of Tacoma 2015: Best Creative Cocktails

Tucked away on MLK Jr. Way in Tacoma, Hilltop Kitchen is easy to miss. This is really too bad, because behind its unassuming façade, the chefs and bartenders of this neighborhood icon are producing some of the most creative concoctions this side of Seattle. Featuring unique combinations and exotic ingredients, Hilltop's

Book shares stories from the Fisher House

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Book shares stories from the Fisher House

In 1990, through input from Pauline Trost, wife of Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Carlisle Trost, Zachary and Elizabeth Fisher became aware of the need for safe, comfortable places for families to stay while they visited and waited for their loved ones undergoing treatment at military medical facilities across the

Skate Jam to mark National Go Skateboarding Day

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Skate Jam to mark National Go Skateboarding Day

Ah, summer! When a young man's (or woman's) fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... shredding! At least, it does if he or she is a skateboarder. If ollies, nollies, caballerials and grinds are your idea of a good time, and getting air leaves you feeling stoked, then you're going to

Kids gallery

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Kids gallery

Are you running out of wall space for your child's artistic creations? Have papers covered with colorful crayon images covering every horizontal surface throughout your home? Can't bring yourself to toss any of junior's masterpieces? Here's a cool alternative to the recycling bin: Opening in June, the Young At Art Gallery,

Join the Lego Club

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Join the Lego Club

Every kid loves Legos - those fantastically versatile, brightly colored interlocking little blocks that hurt like nobody's business when you step on them in the dark. Even so, parents love them, too, for the hours of creative play they provide. And how many architects and engineers launched their start building

Fairy block party

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Fairy block party

Ah, spring! It's when our thoughts turn to things like baseball, gardening, cookouts and long sunny days. If your thoughts also turn to things like fairies, dragons, magic and make believe, you're going to want to mark your calendar for May 30. Beginning at 10 a.m. and running until 7 p.m.,

Hunt in the Harbor

Outdoors

Hunt in the Harbor

Are you looking for a fun Memorial Day Activity? Would you like to explore the lovely little town of Gig Harbor? Tom Taylor Family YMCA, in partnership with MultiCare Gig Harbor Medical Park, Olympic Property Group, Columbia Bank, and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation, presents the Gig Harbor Street Scramble, Saturday,

Remembering those who gave their lives

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Remembering those who gave their lives

Formerly known as Decoration Day, the last Monday in May has come to be known as Memorial Day, a day for remembering those who have died, specifically those who have died in the service of their nation. It is a time for our nation to remember, reflect and heal. For decades,

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