Focus
Even before he enlisted in the Air Force, Lanny Zoeller was interested in aviation. He served as a B-52 Stratofortress crewmember for four years during the Vietnam War, and his love for aviation is still strong after retiring from the Air Force nearly 40 years ago. Zoeller flew his North American
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FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. - Forty student candidates and instructors from the 336th Training Group Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape School at Fairchild AFB filled roughly 10,000 sandbags in Pend Oreille County, Wash. on June 9, saving three homes from being flooded and making elderly homeowners extremely grateful and proud
Arts
Jeff Pasek is relatively new to Olympia. He moved here from Ohio in 2014. The first I heard of him was when I saw a post about this show on Facebook. I was excited by the vibrant color and exuberance of his paint application. So I Googled him and found
Stage
Love Letters by A. R. Gurney presents 50 years in the life of a loving couple, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, as seen through letters they wrote to each other beginning in the second grade and continuing until maturity. Traditionally, the play has been presented with different actors
Music
Summer is always a good time for hip-hop. There are lots of outdoor shows and festivals that bring people out and together. There's been hip-hop to see outside so far this summer at Urban Art Festival and Tacoma Hempfest. And there'll be much more at festivals like the Capital
Food Matters
Smoked salmon on a bed of mixed greens with walnuts, grapes and tomatoes. Healthy combo meals of a salad and a smoothie. Organic soups in the fall, panini made before your eyes and outdoor seating. These are just a few of the carrots dangled before our very eyes down at Smooth
Features
Once enough days of full sun have graced the Pacific Northwest, my sweet tooth cravings change from desiring warm brownie à la mode to tart fruit sorbet. Typically, this shift goes down right about the Fourth of July, as summer (and hopefully some heat) rolls into town. Last summer found
Music
When you think of hip-hop DJs in Olympia one of the first names that should come to mind is DJ Slimrock. Holding down the scene since 1998, Slimrock has DJ'ed any type of event you can think of -- from backyard skateboard parties to private events at the top of
Reviews
ANNOUNCER: The problem with identifying your menu to a region is that in our global world, there are always people from those places ready to discredit what you do. Fair or not, New York Vinny's in Lacey gets the same bad rap on Yelp. And having eaten there, the boys
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WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the service chiefs to "fence" two areas in the budget options the military is contemplating: training and family programs. "I don't want any money taken out of those," he told the Senate Appropriations Committee June 15. Secretary Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman
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Whether you like running or not, it's a key part of the Air Force's Physical Fitness test. "Unless you're on a medical profile, you have to do your mile-and-a-half run," said Patrick Conway, 62nd Medical Squadron exercise physiologist and fitness program manager at McChord Field. So it's best to embrace it or
Stage
The name of the show is Under Pink Skies, but the skies above the lush and colorful foliage in the Nina Weiss landscapes at Mavi Contemporary Art are orange and lavender and a steely blue-gray - not just pink.The colors and the sure and deliberate brushstrokes in these landscapes are
Archives
Some things (your recurring sex dreams about Al Gore) you like to keep on the “DL.” Other things are definitely worth mentioning. Like Dave’s Meat and Produce on I Street in Tacoma. The North End shop has been open only since last November, but business is booming. And the Weekly
Cup Check
Strike One Let's start this week on a light note. An Amstel Light note. Amstel Light, of course, is what beer drinkers drink right before they admit they've got a little girl trapped inside them - so you can imagine the widespread surprise when a receipt from the Boston Bruins' Stanley Cup parade
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Grade A prime support from steak house Downtown Tacoma’s El Gaucho restaurant now has two ways to say thank you to local military. Since November of 2006 diners at the restaurant who are also members of the military have received a small gift along with their dinner checks — a plaque
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The Puyallup Main Street Farmers Market is bigger and better than ever. A tradition in downtown Puyallup for the past 20-plus years, the market’s vendors offer an enchanting array of unique products and excellent food. “We’re the first in the area to have cherries and fresh peas,” exclaims Janie Morris, the market’s
Archives
Thursday, May 31: Singles Wine Tasting, 7-9 p.m., C.I. Shenanigan’s, 3017 Ruston Way, Tacoma, 253.752.8811. Thursday, May 31: Dusted Valley Vintners Wine Tasting, 5:30-8:30 p.m., no fee, Pour At Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Saturday, June 2: Open House honoring new chef Kaj Joregensen plus special wine, 3-5 p.m., Vin
Arts
We are constantly reminded that art is a matter of opinion. One man's trash is another man's treasure. One man's art, another's annoyance. Graffiti is ever-changing, and is evolving from a defacement of property to a welcome art form adorning public space. The Street Sign Project - a small, worldwide
Arts
On a sunny Thursday afternoon a group of inquisitive patrons enters an ornate park-side building. As they do so, they ask, "What is this place?" Thomas M. Jutilla, the museum's director, gladly tells them that they have stepped into the Karpeles Manuscript Library. The visitors' eyes light up as they
