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The term “Happy Hour” was coined in the 1920s by the Navy as slang for the scheduled period of entertainment on-ship. Not surprisingly, the Irish took this hour so seriously that it was made illegal in the Republic of Ireland in 2003 under the Intoxicating Liquor Act. More recently, the
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Once again the Top of Tacoma will be the epicenter of local happy hour festivities. Leave it to owner Jaime Kay Newton to give back to the community that has supported her sociable neighborhood bar for so long now. Top of Tacoma and Project:U, a young and hip offspring of United
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Once again the Top of Tacoma will be the epicenter of local happy hour festivities. Leave it to owner Jaime Kay Newton to give back to the community that has supported her sociable neighborhood bar for so long now. Top of Tacoma and Project:U, a young and hip offspring of United
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I dig a good beer and a heated political debate. And I found a spot to do both — at the same time. There is a rising national progressive movement that is taking over spots for those folks politically left of the center to meet and plot to take over the
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I dig a good beer and a heated political debate. And I found a spot to do both — at the same time. There is a rising national progressive movement that is taking over spots for those folks politically left of the center to meet and plot to take over the
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I was talking to a friend the other day about the state of theater in the South Sound. We worried that the failing economy would claim a company or two as theatergoers find themselves holding closer to their wallets than they have in decades. While we feared the worst, we
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I was talking to a friend the other day about the state of theater in the South Sound. We worried that the failing economy would claim a company or two as theatergoers find themselves holding closer to their wallets than they have in decades. While we feared the worst, we
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I counted 48 artists in the Charles Darwin birthday exhibition, Evolutionary Tales, at The Grand Impromptu Gallery. In addition to the usual suspects, i.e., members of this artists’ co-op gallery, there is a huge lineup of guest artists as each member artist invited one guest artist, who in turn invited
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I counted 48 artists in the Charles Darwin birthday exhibition, Evolutionary Tales, at The Grand Impromptu Gallery. In addition to the usual suspects, i.e., members of this artists’ co-op gallery, there is a huge lineup of guest artists as each member artist invited one guest artist, who in turn invited
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Martyr, she wrote My boyfriend of five years has severe anger and money issues. I constantly helped him out financially, professionally, and personally. If I refused there'd be a fight. Still, I love him dearly because he's a good guy. He's always said I'm "the one"; that every other woman
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Martyr, she wrote My boyfriend of five years has severe anger and money issues. I constantly helped him out financially, professionally, and personally. If I refused there'd be a fight. Still, I love him dearly because he's a good guy. He's always said I'm "the one"; that every other woman has
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Directing is a talent which requires many sub-talents. The well-prepared director should know something about music, world history, fight choreography, acting, architecture, carpentry, dramaturgy, and graphic arts. On top of all that, stage directors often get stuck doing their own publicity. That's okay, really; it gives
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Photographer Peter Serko has had a lot more on his mind lately than his art. His brother David died of AIDS in 1992 at the age of 32. "For 20 years I have wanted to do a project of some sort about my brother's life and death. I finally found
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Ready for summer? Believe it or not, we'll actualy have days of blistering heat ... the kind that make us forget how many times we complained when it was cool and damp. Our Summer Guide 2012 can help ou plan for summer fun. See it here.
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I really like Pao, and I really, really like his donuts, but to be completely honest the huge pictures hanging in his donut shop (you know, the ones that each feature one of his three kids, at age one, propped up and smiling next to - quite literally - a