Arts
Viewing Selinda Sheridan's show at Matter is like walking into a group exhibition of Sumi painters. There are only six paintings in the show, and each of them is so different from all the others that they could easily be mistaken for the work of six different artists. And yet
Stage
The Last Five Years is a little musical with a big heart, and actors Aaron Lamb and Katherine Strohmaier, directed by Linda Whitney, make of it a mesmerizing evening's entertainment. Composer, lyricist and playwright Jason Robert Brown has created a story told in song that is heart-wrenching and real - no
Arts
Weekly Volcano scribe Christian Carvajal - voted Best Writer in the Weekly Volcano's Best of Olympia poll - has published a new novel under the pseudonym Lynn Savage. It is called Mr. Klein's Wild Ride (Mud Flat Press, 2016), and it is the story of the building and cataclysmic opening
Attractions
The Washington State Fair is back, and it's bigger and better than ever with more days, more acts, more rides ... more everything. This year, opening day will be the Friday before Labor Day, Sept. 2, instead of the traditional after-Labor Day opening. The result will be more days to give
News Front
Like a symphony, the call for artillery fire initiates an agreement between maneuver, artillery and, sometimes, aviation elements to produce a harmonious outcome. "The forward observer who calls in for fire support is like a conductor," said Maj. Jason Turner, operations officer, 2nd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery Regiment. "He leads a
News Front
For a secretary, he did a pretty good job of driving a Stryker. "It was awesome!" an enthused Patrick Murphy, the Under Secretary of the Army, said Wednesday afternoon moments after exiting the vehicle. "This gives us an advantage in combatting our enemies." During his two-day visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Murphy took
News Front
Edward Dvorak, was presented with the Silver Star Medal Wednesday at the VFW in Tacoma. Mr. Dvorak, a Tacoma resident, was previously given a Bronze Star with a "V" (valor) Device by former members of his Heavy Team involving a firefight with a re-inforced NVA Platoon in War Zone D
News Front
Corporal Jason Ellis, his wife, Krysta, and their son, Jasper, are new to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Not anymore. They were heartily welcomed to their new assignment and to the local area during the 2nd Annual Field Day hosted by the Lacey sub-chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). Held at
Outdoors
There are few ways you can enjoy everything that makes the Northwest so awesome all at once, but take a cruise to Blake Island and you can do it all, from quintessentially Northwest views to food to history. Blake Island is only accessible by boat. If you don't have your
Military Life
Although Anna Grimm grew up in Washington state, falling in love with her husband Jeremiah Madden, a master sergeant in the Air Force, has taken her around the world and back during the past seven years. "When we met, I was working in Seattle, and he was stationed in Hawaii. I
News Front
In 2013, Americans ranked cyber attacks as the top threat to the country, second in danger to the current class of terrorists. This year in a recent Pew Research Center poll, ISIS and Iran's nuclear arms program polled first while cyber attacks ranked second, placing ahead of global economic instability, infectious
Music
Karaoke can be a divisive thing: it's implicitly designed to let the singer let off a little bit of steam, to picture themselves fronting a band, to get their moment in the spotlight without anyone judging them. Karaoke is a place for amateurs to imagine being professionals, and I believe
South Sound Cinema
Going to the movies in 2016 is sort of a depressing experience. You plunk down $12-15 just to get in, then $10 or more for popcorn, soda, candy, and whatever else you like to munch on. The days of sneaking in food are long past us. Then you sit down
Features
I've grown up and spent 90 percent of my life in Tacoma, and like any good son of Grit City, the candy-cane-colored Frisko Freeze sign is seared into my brain forever. Frisko has always been a favorite of mine, and it's one of the first places I take Tacoma newbies.
Military Life
Once a military family receives orders to PCS, one of the very first things they discuss is housing options. Will they live on post or off post? Will they rent or buy? No matter where a military family finds themselves, there are lots of options on where to live. If
Travel
Outlet malls are well worth the time to visit. As I walked around the mall in North Bend, I marveled at the variety of products offered by such stores as Banana Republic and Lane Bryant to Kitchen Collection and Pendleton. Outlet malls feature scores of stores offering well-known consumer product brands, with
Outdoors
Ready to join the growing peloton and pedal around Pierce County? For those who like to ride their bicycles, the county has just published its seventh version of the Pierce County Bike Map. The free map focuses on the on-road bikeways, such as roads with wide lanes, paved shoulders, and designated bicycle
Attractions
Many of history's most important moments required documents of some sort. When Einstein discovered the theory of relativity, he had to write it down somewhere. If someone wrote a book or a play or an opera, there was always a first draft. Generals didn't have Microsoft Word to type out
