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On the song, "The Wind Cries Gary," Karen (the band) nicely sums up just what makes them so appealing; beginning with the stupid-silly song title, and on through the bubblegum bass line, angular guitars and shouty vocals, there is an undeniable, goofy exuberance that permeates the music. The band's punk
Food Matters
Taking a seat in the corner gave me a full view of the parade of regulars that started to pour in at 11:30 a.m. If this is any indicator, the two young owners of Two Teaspoons Café, Katie Karlstrom and Nyki Delorme, have settled in and made many friends since
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The latest show at Brick House Gallery - Warped, Beaten and Hung - is a showcase of works by members of Tapestry Artists of Puget Sound. I think they could have called it Cecilia Blomberg and friends, because Blomberg's work dominates the exhibition. The showstoppers are two large works by Blomberg:
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On Friday, May 27, Enumclaw teacher Amy Erwin's life was taken by her husband. He then turned the gun on himself and took his own life, leaving behind two children, ages 13 and 7. In the stunned aftermath of this tragedy, Amy Erwin's longtime friend, Tacoma's Sean Lund, has organized
Focus
Held aloft between fire engines from the Lacey Fire District and Olympia Fire Department, a 50 x 75-foot American flag billowed in the breeze Tuesday afternoon during a Flag Day Celebration held adjacent to Applebees restaurant in Lacey's South Sound Shopping Center. Sponsored by Thurston County Realtors and the Veterans Council
Online Interactive Guides
Click here to view our interactive 2017 Spring Career Guide.
Music
Over the past few months, for various environmental reasons, I've found myself going down Internet rabbit holes researching stories of large groups of people losing their ever-loving minds. Instances of mass hysteria, or something more subtle, like a legitimate brain disease or poisoning coursing its way through a populace and
Arts
Lucy Gentry Meltzer's "Biophilia Collection" at Salon Refu is a selection of small voodoo dolls and sculptural figures on dress mannequins standing on the floor and floating from a natural wood frame just below the gallery ceiling. Figuratively, they are wood sprites, fairies, Medieval warriors and goddesses, and a sleek,
Guides
The Hilltop, Tacoma, lounge 1022 South is a little pocket of goodness in every way. Its mere 25-person capacity means you'll never be 10 deep at the bar. Handmade craft cocktails are complemented by a simple menu of quality vegan and vegetarian dishes: sandwiches, salads, cheese plates and charcuterie. Ingredient
Stage
My first reaction when I saw that Tacoma Little Theatre was doing Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington was "What a great title" - a switcheroo on the famous Jimmy Stewart film of the same title, but with "Mrs." Instead of "Mr." I had never heard of the play, but assumed
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I highly suggest hitting the one-year anniversary of S.P.'s "We Out Here Showcase." This goes down Saturday, June 18, at Clover Park Technical College in the McGavick Center, building #23. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. with a $10 cover. S.P. is a Washington
Advice Goddess
QUESTION: My fiance's been treating me badly for a while. When I'm at his place, I spend most of my time watching him play video games and drink beer until he's ready for sex or he passes out. He calls me "insecure" and says "get over it" if I bring
Music
Sunday Best: Something you and Mom fought about to get together on Christmas and Easter. As you grew older, you realized that putting on a dress or a tie isn't as painful as you made it out to be. You may not have liked it, but it saved you and
South Sound Cinema
A trip to the movies can seem like a fairly impersonal experience in 2017. We book our tickets on Fandango, carefully boxing out other pretenders to our favorite throne, the center seat right behind the aisle so our upcharged, 3-D glasses (recycled for "the environment" - riiiiight) give us the
Sipping Out
Thursday, June 16 Milbrandt Vineyards wine tasting, 5:30-8 p.m., complimentary, Pour at Four, 3814 N. 26th St., Tacoma, 253.761.8015. Half-price bottle wine night for wines less than $100, Maxwell's Speakeasy, 454 St. Helens, Tacoma, 253.683.4115. Half-price wine, all night, Harmon Tap Room, 204 St. Helens Ave., Tacoma, 253.212.2725. $3 Thursdays: $3 beer, $3 wells,
Food Matters
METROPOLITAN MARKET 40TH ANNIVERSARY MONTH The Proctor store (2420 N. Proctor St., Tacoma) hosts Good Fish author Beck Selengut at 4 p.m. and Fit By Nature author John Colver at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16. For more details, call 253.761.3663. IT'S BACK The famous three-tired appetizer that disappeared when Stanley & Seafort's unveiled
Travel
With a little research on the Delta Airlines website, we were able to fly my family of four to San Diego, California, for 80,000 miles. Taking a direct flight from Sea-Tac, we landed in San Diego in less than three hours. Lodging proved a little more challenging. Our
Guides
Kristina Vanderlinde is many things: a mother of two, an amateur jeweler and a mixer of fine cocktails. Amongst spectacular glass sculptures of the lobby bar at the Hotel Murano, you can find Vanderlinde chatting with guests from around the world. WEEKLY VOLCANO: Being a hotel bar, do you have many
Military Life
Defense Department libraries have launched a summer reading program in the hopes of inspiring children and adults to read throughout the summer. Visitors to libraries on 270 military installations around the world are invited to join "A Midsummer Knight's Read," an activity-packed reading program with
