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IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT ... >> So, you want to tell your story. OK, write. Go on. Don't worry about it being smooth. Just write. Right? Right. Buy yourself a black beret and head right on down to your local friendly coffee shop for some existential inspiration. That
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GET YOUR GOTH ON >>> If viewed from a helicopter, the night crowd in front of the Backstage Bar & Grill during metal shows would look like a giant bruise. The thick knot of folks, clad mostly in black and sporting coifs that are almost unanimously dyed maroon, will swell slowly,
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THURSDAY A DJ COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE >>> DJ Aaron Mack grew up on the East Coast. He left Pittsburgh for Tacoma feeling right at home as Grit City has the same look and feel as the second-largest city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Around 2007, gazing at his stacks
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MAKIN UR OWN WORDZ IZ VRY EASY >>> During the month of August, think of Tollefson Plaza as one giant refrigerator door. Around 2 p.m. today Tacoma artist James Grayson Sinding dumped hundreds of hand-painted wooden words, refrigerator-magnet-style, onto the plaza in an installation he calls Words. The event organizers -
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MAKE MONEY OFF YOUR JUNK >>> Happy pigs and human heads carved from coconuts. T-shirts, coffee mugs, salt and pepper shakers, trays, bells and toothpick holders stenciled with Florida iconography. One person's tacky is another's kitsch at Lakewood's community garage sale Junk in the Trunk, where people stuff their automobiles with,
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VOTE NOW >>> Every Friday at noon in downtown Tacoma, from spring to early autumn, professional artists and art students, Web developers and kids, stay-at-home moms and businessmen all try their hand at the dusty, colorful medium known as chalk - leaving lively traces on a park that had
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COMMUNITY MATTERS >>> Chelsea O'Sullivan has many talents. She's a talented artist, as we witnessed at Art on the Ave. She's a sexy server at the Crown Bar. She's also a participant, and mouthpiece, for the Tacoma Mural Project. Hey, Ron. The Tacoma Mural Project group has created a 162 foot-long mural
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NATIONAL PUB >>> The Tides Tavern in Gig Harbor has received some love from Sunset magazine. The August issue arrived in my mailbox with the bar featured in a feature about sail-up bars in the Seattle area: Tides Tavern, Gig Harbor, WA Specialty: Pint of porter or ale > The premiere watering
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WOW >>> What's the quickest way to win my heart? Serve me a bowl of escargot with chunks of bacon drenched in basil butter and potato bread riding shotgun for dipping. Wow. WOW. From there, Marrow's menu continues its journey into the exotic gastropub fare exciting my taste buds
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COMING SOON >>> Looks as if Tacoma fashion designer Chelsia Berry Fashion Design for Women and Anew Thyme maternity clothing are moving out of the Middle Floor Merchants inside Sanford and Son and across the street to a storefront on Broadway. Our Summer Guide 2011 is currently hiding the remodel.
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MAKE A WISH >>> Looking for that last minute gift idea? Instead of rushing to the mall, why not consider some presents that will keep on giving after Christmas is over? Wait a minute. It's not holiday season. Why is there a make a wish tree inside Cork! Wine Bar? Owner Nick Coughran
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CONGRATULATIONS! >>> The time has finally arrived. The Weekly Volcano's annual Best of issue is on the street. And once again it stands alone as the definitive user's guide – for urban explorers and bar stool wise-asses alike - to Grit City and Pierce County. Maybe you filled out the Weekly Volcano's
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FOR GOODNESS SAKE >>> Legend has it that sake, the Japanese wine made from fermented rice, was originally called kuchikami no sake, which means, "chewing in the mouth sake." An entire village would gather to chew up nuts, rice and other tasty grains and then spit the result into a tub,
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HUNGRY? >>> The crew at the Antique Sandwich Co. has really mastered the art of the sandwich, and this skill extends to their bagel special ($4.25), which is so special it might have a permanent spot on the menu. This delicious belly-stuffer - homemade smoked salmon and cream cheese concoction loaded with
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NICE TO MEAT YOU >>> The Weekly Volcano's ever-expanding Nosh League made a ruckus at Dave's Meat and Produce last night. Members and newcomers packed tables set up in the aisles, sipping on an endless stream of wine and beer in between bites of three different types of meat. Add awesome
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GROTTO-ED >>> Every week STINK Cheese and Meat owner Kris Blondin and crew serve a different toasted cheese sandwich special. And, it's not your mother's Velveeta between two slices of Wonder with the crusts trimmed off version. Nope, every week the special leans heavily toward the gourmet. This week, it's a
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DRINK OF THE WEEK >>> Definitely an after dinner drink, the Lobster Shop on Ruston Way has captured lemon meringue pie in a martini glass. With Pinnacle Whipped Cream Flavored Vodka cutting the sour of their scratch lemonade, this drink is an absolutely delightful way to end the night. A bit
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BREAKFAST FOR DINNER >>> Weekly Volcano's ever-expanding Nosh League made a ruckus in the Old Milwaukee Cafe last night. That's right, I said "night." Members and newcomers packed the tiny breakfast joint for a lesson on how to make the perfect pancake, as well as taste the goods - four variations
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MEMORIES >>> When you think back about your first kiss at a junior high school dance, does the image of your young lips awkwardly touching another's dissolve into the flavor of grape soda out of the vending machine, room temperature grocery store cold cut trays and nervously eaten Cheetos dregs? It does
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On behalf of the Weekly Volcano and Swarner Communications, I'd like to extend special prayers and thanks for those who died serving our country, and those brave soldiers, and their families, who still serve. For a list of local Memorial Day events, visit the Northwest Military website.
