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I’ve been having a certain reoccurring thought every time I ponder the Top of Tacoma Bar and Café lately: It’s funny how time flies when you’re having fun. I truly can’t believe, even as I type these words now, that this stellar neighborhood bar opened a year ago just three small blocks
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In this current state of nationwide economic woe, I’m always happy to see that restaurants and bars are still buzzing with people. Sure, as the story goes, bars, casinos and cosmetics always do well in an economic downturn, but for any business, there still has to be a high level of
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In this current state of nationwide economic woe, I’m always happy to see that restaurants and bars are still buzzing with people. Sure, as the story goes, bars, casinos and cosmetics always do well in an economic downturn, but for any business, there still has to be a high level of
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As I was buzzing around town running errands recently, I had a conversation with a customer service representative that I wanted to pass along. I was in one specific area of town, and I decided to drop into this office to pay a bill. After I doled out the $80, and the
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As I was buzzing around town running errands recently, I had a conversation with a customer service representative that I wanted to pass along. I was in one specific area of town, and I decided to drop into this office to pay a bill. After I doled out the $80, and the
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As time marches on in our re-emerging city, there’s a chunk of the downtown that’s attracting more traffic than ever before. Please let me draw your attention to what I call St. Helens Heaven. Each time I stop into Puget Sound Pizza, there are more people than ever having a blast eating
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As time marches on in our re-emerging city, there’s a chunk of the downtown that’s attracting more traffic than ever before. Please let me draw your attention to what I call St. Helens Heaven. Each time I stop into Puget Sound Pizza, there are more people than ever having a blast eating
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Everyone in this city might not know directly who I am, but every single one of you dreamy little readers should know by now that one of the things that I’m extremely passionate about is supporting small, independently-owned businesses. There are so many throughout the city that I love to frequent,
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Everyone in this city might not know directly who I am, but every single one of you dreamy little readers should know by now that one of the things that I’m extremely passionate about is supporting small, independently-owned businesses. There are so many throughout the city that I love to frequent,
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I’ve always been a fan of Tacoma’s very own Pat Dawson and Justin Peterson, and when I visited them recently while they were slinging drinks at Hell’s Kitchen, they let me know that I’ll have yet another reason to cheer for them. These two fine, distinguished men are in the process
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I’ve always been a fan of Tacoma’s very own Pat Dawson and Justin Peterson, and when I visited them recently while they were slinging drinks at Hell’s Kitchen, they let me know that I’ll have yet another reason to cheer for them. These two fine, distinguished men are in the process
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For the first time in the successful three-year history of this restaurant — that’s one of, if not the best in Tacoma — Asado came through last week and delivered a new menu that I’m sure will satisfy. What they’ve done is maintain so many of your near and dear favorite
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For the first time in the successful three-year history of this restaurant — that’s one of, if not the best in Tacoma — Asado came through last week and delivered a new menu that I’m sure will satisfy. What they’ve done is maintain so many of your near and dear favorite
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In this fair city, it’s always inspiring when investors have the vision and drive to take a historic building, spare it from demolition, and update it with modern touches that maintain its turn-of-the-century integrity. That’s precisely what’s happening in a section of this city that you might not think of often
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In this fair city, it’s always inspiring when investors have the vision and drive to take a historic building, spare it from demolition, and update it with modern touches that maintain its turn-of-the-century integrity. That’s precisely what’s happening in a section of this city that you might not think of often
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Just in case you haven’t been putting the puzzle pieces together, there’s so much going on within McKinley Business District — and a group of us who live here have even given this area a new name. Most recently, the Washington State Liquor Control Board approved an Alcohol Impact Area that
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Just in case you haven’t been putting the puzzle pieces together, there’s so much going on within McKinley Business District — and a group of us who live here have even given this area a new name. Most recently, the Washington State Liquor Control Board approved an Alcohol Impact Area that
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Today I come to you with great sadness and concern. Yesterday I was at the grocery store and I got a phone call from my roommate. She never calls me since we live together, so I knew right away that something was wrong, and my heart immediately started racing with anxiety
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Today I come to you with great sadness and concern. Yesterday I was at the grocery store and I got a phone call from my roommate. She never calls me since we live together, so I knew right away that something was wrong, and my heart immediately started racing with anxiety
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hen deciding who we’d have as our Night of the Living Best of Tacoma Legend, we wanted to go with someone who is not so mainstream, who doesn’t always get the spotlight, yet is so very truly Tacoma. The natural choice for me was to grace these pages with
