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Audiences from Bosnia to Columbia, from Maine to Puerto Rico, from China to Tacoma will grab a taste of independent film, as the Sundance Institute's Film Forward program rolls on for a fourth year. Film Forward will travel to eight locations - four in
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Audiences from Bosnia to Columbia, from Maine to Puerto Rico, from China to Tacoma will grab a taste of independent film, as the Sundance Institute's Film Forward program rolls on for a fourth year. Film Forward will travel to eight locations - four in the United
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Audiences from Bosnia to Columbia, from Maine to Puerto Rico, from China to Tacoma will grab a taste of independent film, as the Sundance Institute's Film Forward program rolls on for a fourth year. Film Forward will travel to eight locations - four in the United States, four
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Audiences from Bosnia to Columbia, from Maine to Puerto Rico, from China to Tacoma will grab a taste of independent film, as the Sundance Institute's Film Forward program rolls on for a fourth year. Film Forward will travel to eight locations - four in the United States, four overseas -
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From the Lindbergs to O.J. Simpson, America loves a high-profile murder trial. And why not? What could be more theatrical than a gruesome case presented by suave attorneys with celebrity witnesses? Such a trial is satirized in the steamy award-winning musical Chicago, which kicks off its national tour Saturday in
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If you're looking for an excellent date night or perhaps just an excuse to get out on the town, check out Broadway Sizzle, a communal table dinner in the heart of Tacoma on Broadway taking place Aug. 31. A fantastic event on its own, the dinner can
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"I'm on a boat!" Any bets if that's an artwork title at the 11th Annual Open Juried Art Show at the Harbor History Museum, which opens Friday, Aug. 30? The museum nestles the water in downtown Gig Harbor. You can't walk the length of a plank without stumbling into a
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On March 5, 2007, in the bloody midpoint of the Iraq War, a car bomb exploded on al-Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad, ripping through booksellers, cafes, and tea shops - including the Shahbandar coffeehouse, a meeting place for generations of Iraqi writers and intellectuals - killing 30 people and wounding more
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Musical performances during openings at B2 Fine Art Gallery are nothing new, but the gallery is branching out into music in a big way with the first of a two-part series of art celebrating music. SPIN 1: American Vinyl Exhibition is the first of two shows with portraits of musicians
News Front
Turns out, Madigan Army Medical Center's new leader is actually a Pacific Northwest veteran and an experienced Madigan staffer. "I've been lucky enough to be here twice before, so it was exciting when I learned the command would be here," said Col. Ramona Fiorey, who had previously spent years working at
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First Night Tacoma is hosting a pop-up picnic Thursday, Sept. 26, at Wright Park, asking diners to wear as much white as possible. The picnic, title Le Diner en Blanc, grabs inspiration from the Parisians, which began in Paris in 1988, when a man named Francois Pasquier arranged
Arts
These days, the concept of a library has reached new heights and there is a phenomenon that is sweeping the nation, one neighborhood at a time. The Little Free Library brings the love of reading, literacy, sustainability and community building with a simple concept: build it and they will come. The Little
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Fife is a pit stop of a town north of Tacoma and just south of Federal Way. I say pit stop because Fife is quite literally a truck stop destination with several 24-hour dining destinations and loads of diesel fuel available at the pumps. Once upon a time, sweeping farm
Rocket Science
An explosion rocks the ground as a shockwave rips through the air. Smoke billows from the shattered windows of a city bus. Chaos ensues as screaming victims scramble to exit the twisted wreckage. Wounded and deaf passengers with a constant ringing in their ears stumble about the aftermath of the
Veterans
An estimated 500 soldiers and airmen that will be leaving Joint Base Lewis-McChord each month for the next few years as the military downsizes will all be asking the same question. What's next? Finding that next job will be a tough challenge in a struggling economy with high employment. A three-person panel from
People Rule
"I always wanted to be a pilot in the Air Force, but my vision wasn't perfect," explained Lt. Col. (Dr.) Arunas Banionis. "Then I got accepted into medical school and needed to figure out how to pay for that when I was offered a scholarship through the Air Force." Once his
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Air Mobility Command's chief scientist credited birds, dolphins and surfers for the success of recent ground-breaking C-17 flight tests expected to save the Air Force millions in annual fuel costs. Dr. Donald Erbschloe flew aboard the test flights involving surfing aircraft vortices for energy - or "$AVE" - from Edwards Air
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[BLUEGRASS] + FRI, AUG. 23 As much as I've always enjoyed the tone of bluegrass, I've tended to think that a lot of the bands in that genre more often than not sound very similar. There's not much distinction, I've found. While the Bottlecap Boys are planted firmly in the bluegrass
Schools
The schoolhouses never looked so good. This fall, students in grades K through 5 who will attend Carter Lake Elementary (McChord Field) or Hillside Elementary (Joint Base Lewis-Main) will begin the school year in brand new buildings featuring state-of-the-art technology. "This is a great step forward for learning and the students," Lynn
Recreation
The 4-mile run was all about hearts, pride and shields. "It's the magical type of stuff that brings a unit together," Col. Louis Zeisman said early this morning before leading 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division on its first unit run - The Lancer Brigade Run - since returning from Afghanistan. "This is
