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WINE TASTING Minoela has a new wine list. They are celebrating with a wine tasting tonight from 6-8 p.m. for $5. Check it at 604 Fawcett Ave. in Tacoma. HAPPY 57TH El Gaucho Tacoma offers a $57 pre-fixe menu and $57 wine in August in honor of 57th Anniversary of the original
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Sushi Go Round Where: 1360 Galaxy Dr. N.E., Lacey, 360.455.8411, sushigoround-lacey.com Hours: Open Daily. Monday-Thursday Lunch: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; dinner: 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday-Sunday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Cuisine: Japanese noodle dishes and fast food sushi. Scene: Very casual and family friendly. Drinkies: Beer, wine, teas,
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My daughter attended Lakewood Playhouse's Youth Theater Camp last week and ended the week with a performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, an hour-long show pulled together and memorized in just five days. It was cute and campy, and of course, the very talented girl playing the role of Mike
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Thursday, Aug. 6 Argentinean wine tasting, 6-8 p.m., $5, Minoela, 604 Fawcett Ave., Tacoma. Half-price wine, Maxwell’s Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Wine tasting, five pours for $5, Vinum Coffee and Wine Lounge, 1001 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, 253.572.8215. Wine tasting, noon to 6 p.m., complimentary, Walter Dacon Winery, 50 S.E. Skookum Inlet Road,
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Remember a few months ago when I said Blak Mic was too good not to release an album for our listening enjoyment? Well, he was either listening or my wishes were granted purely by coincidence, because in December Blak Mic released a free 13-track album at blakmic.bandcamp.com. Blak Mic has
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Gawking tall You were too conventional when you said that a man who is in a relationship but stares at other women is rude. I want a woman who is sexually loyal, but who stares as hard as she wants at men she finds appealing, and I will do the same
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Tacoma, meet The Conqueror. Broadnax the Conqueror. If you want to be formal about it, he is soon-to-be appointed Tacoma City Manager T.C. Broadnax. Based on a lunch-hour conversation, I've unilaterally decided he's just what Tacoma needs. Like most conquerors, Broadnax is strong. He doesn't take any crap, at least not from
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It is not the fact that Tony Ton is recently nationalized and living in Seattle that makes him significant. Nor is it that he once served in the South Vietnamese Air Force, survived three years in a communist reeducation camp, and navigated a boat with his wife and two sons to
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Members of the South Vietnamese military community were joined by U.S. veterans and supporters during a celebration of Tet (Lunar New Year) on Jan. 14 at Jumbo restaurant in Seattle. Cohosted by the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces Association of Washington and Vietnam Airborne Association, the event featured traditional Vietnamese performances
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Standing in a patch of tall grass and brush, Mike Cooke looked at his compass, checked his map and headed off in a northwesterly direction. His objective - which was a red topped, white post - was more than 1,300 meters away. Lucky us, I thought, this was no walk in the
Military Life
While pregnant, most expectant mothers envision what their child will be like. They dream of a healthy baby with ten fingers and ten toes, who perhaps has their blue eyes or their husband's perfect nose. But when that doesn't happen and the baby born is less than "perfect," it can
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Readers’ pick urbanXchange best vintage clothing More Readers’ Picks 2009 Weekly Volcano Picks 2009 Readers’ pick: urbanXchange best vintage clothing There can you go to get a pair of skinny jeans, some death metal, hear a live music performance and cop a haircut, all in one stop? No. Not your mom’s house. It’s urbanXchange!
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Readers’ pick Tacoma Little Theatre best local theater Readers’ pick Fulcrum Gallery best gallery More Readers’ Picks 2009 Weekly Volcano Picks 2009 Readers’ pick: Tacoma Little Theatre best local theater The theater to watch in Tacoma next season will be Tacoma Little Theatre, and that is not just because of what is
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There are some people who work and work at perfecting a craft. As opposed to genre chameleons who tirelessly experiment with sounds and voices, these people find their sound early and competently, and work to refine it. They want to become experts at sounding like themselves. Somewhere around the edges