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WILL ANOTHER FREIGHTHOUSE HAVE TO BE BUILT TO HOUSE IT? >>> First, how fun is the name Pip & Lola's? I was hoping they were the real names of the folks behind Pip & Lola's Everything Homemade in Freighthouse Square. But, I knew different as our Valentine's Day cover story revealed.
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YOU GOT IT (THE FABULOUS STUFF)! >>> TUSH! Burlesque troupe isn't the only group in Olympia stripping. The act of stripping, as well as teasing, "tucking" and performing with costume, music and artistic zeal has just been tapped into by another group - New Queens on the Block. The New Queens
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SOUTH SOUND ON NATIONAL TV AGAIN >>> Guy Fieri ruffled feathers when he blasted through downtown Olympia in November. His show, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, filmed at two popular locations, Darby's Cafe and Fish Tale Brew Pub. The episode featuring Darby's aired Jan. 21. The episode featuring Fish Tale will air
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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT >>> It's time for another Progressive Dinner Tour presented by Studio 6 Ballroom. I love this concept. You eat at different places along Sixth Avenue in Tacoma, meet new people, learn about local businesses and, at the end, you dance and gobble dessert. How fab is that? This month's
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As if downtown Olympia didn't already have enough suppliers of showering rama and spring rolls, in comes another Thai restaurant - Pattaya 2. But just like Oly's bars and salons - crammed two to three in a block - Olympians will always welcome one more tasty Thai option. Plus, it's kind of
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GO SOUTH SOUND! >>> Three Olympia bartenders - Lisa David from Quality Burrito, Katie Rains from former Cicada and Sherilyn Lightner from Mercato - are headed to Seattle to show off there margarita- and Manhattan-making skills at Speed Rack, an all-female bartending competition to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
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THURSTON COUNTY GOT CUPCAKIER >>> "My soul has had enough chicken soup, now it wants cupcakes." - Princess Cupcake, administer of cupcake-forum.com. Princess Cupcake, we agree. That is why we're happy to announce the city of Lacey has just climbed a few notches on the coolness ladder, bringing in downtown Olympia's cupcake queen,
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ACTOR ROB PATTINSON PLAYS THE PIANO. YOU'RE WELCOME. >>> You can hate me or unfriend me or whatever, but I love the Twilight series. Edward and Bella and Jacob and sparkles and blood and fast cars are all magic to me. I know I'm not the only one out there who
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THE DANCER, NOT FREAKIN' ROSS >>> I stalk people. It's part of my job at the Weekly Volcano. I dive deep into websites on a particular topic or person then compile it into a neat little package for you. This week, I stalked Benji Schwimmer, a 29-year-old California native who began competitive
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REVIEWING A TV SHOW SCREENED IN A MOVIE THEATER >>> Around 300 people packed Capitol Theater in Olympia Monday night to view the premiere of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode "Hometown Haunts," featuring Oly favorite Darby's Café. Regulars of the café, neighbors, family and friends whooped and hollered
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LEARNING IN THE DARK >>> In the most remote regions of world, where ice caps the size of large cities are rapidly changing, sloughing off chunks, creating rippling avalanches of snow and ice, and ultimately changing life as we know it, National Geographic's James Balog was in the thick of it, risking
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FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>> Spencer Abersold, a.k.a. The Walrus, sat before the KGHP radio station console for 200 hours - nine days - attempting to beat the Guinness Book of World Record's previous continuous broadcasting record of 187 hours. "I didn't lose my voice," he Abersold, "but I did go crazy." What
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40 YEARS! FOR...TY YEARS! >>> This Sunday, celebrate 40 years of records, skateboards, rock shirts and nag champa at Rainy Day Record's birthday celebration at The Brotherhood Lounge. We caught up with Rainy Day store manager Adam Hardaway to ask a few questions about working at Olympia's long-time record store. WEEKLY VOLCANO:
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WATCH IT WITH FRIENDS >>> Back in November, Weekly Volcano reported Guy Fieri was srusing his red convertible through the South Sound, filming his Food Network show, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and making stops in Tacoma, Puyallup and Olympia. Passersby on the day filming went down at Darby's Cafe in Olympia barely
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FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>> There's a little mom and pop store on the corner of the Wildwood building in the South Capitol neighborhood - next to where Oly Coffee Roasters is opening a new cafe - that's catering to a variety of costumer needs. Spud's Produce Market opened last August, specializing in, you
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FUTURE THINGS ARE COMING >>> So two bands, five comedians and one radio host walk into a bar. What sounds like the start of a joke is really this Friday's Rocking Comedy Extravaganza at The Backstage Bar and Grill in Tacoma. A string of comedians including Travis Simmons aka "The Big Funny,"
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GOOD REASON TO PARTY >>> The year was 1973. Music was in it's arguable hey-day: Elvis Presley performed in Hawaii as the first worldwide telecast and was watched by more people than watched the Apollo moon landings, Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon was released and Rainy Day Records opened
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TWO GUYS AND TWO FILMS >>> "Exploring Extreme Christianity Lands Two Locals a Spot in Hollywood." Normally, it seems the opposite behavior is what draws headlines and brings people to one of the world's most notorious sin cities. But, Hollywood is also know as a land of opportunity, and two locals - writer/director
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SPICE WITH FRIENDS >>> It's 8 p.m. on a Sunday night when I walk into Trago Mexican Kitchen and Cocina Lounge in Olympia's Capital Mall. The ambiance is nice - warm earthy tones and lots of candlelight. Around 20 people spread across the lounge - a handful saddled up to the
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TACOMA ON NATIONAL TV AGAIN >>> Tacoma rockers The Legend of Bigfoot will make an appearance on Animal Planet's reality TV series, Finding Bigfoot. The show airs Sunday, Jan. 6 at 10 p.m. Legend of Bigfoot guitarist Jason Flom gives us a rundown on the long wait, and how it all
