Features
Thing: Tacoma Wine Pundits Group: Closed Focus: Wine Brings: Potluck food Began: Three years ago By: Jennevieve Schlemmer I crashed: Their event Specifically for: This column I'm probably not: Invited back At least: I drank their wine When Jennevieve Schlemmer mentioned Tacoma Wine Pundits to me at last month's Weekly Volcano Nosh League event, little did she think I would
Outdoors
Given all the stereotypes Olympia has been given over the years, the city does have a capability to dress up every now and again. Yes, Olympians love pajama pants and dreadlocks, but its for the soul reason that they pull it off better than any one group of people I
Scene It
Writing for the Meat Market takes me everywhere. From the sweatiest of Puyallup dance floors to the crustiest of Lacey dive bars, I've seen it. Gooey, stinky and wet. I take it all. What I haven't seen - until now - is anything south of exit 99 on Interstate 5.
South Sound Cinema
It's another new month, meaning it's time for another edition of Three Easy Pieces, where I examine a particular subgenre of pop culture from its birth, through its development, and seeing where it stands today. Music is powerfully capable of reflecting the world's state of mind at any given moment.
Food Matters
NOW OPEN Kimberly's Café has opened for breakfast and lunch in the former Lakewood spot Vive Bene - and all the way back to Mime's Kitchen - once occupied at 1126 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW. Open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., the restaurant serves traditional breakfast dishes, flat bread pizza, Connecticut
Sipping Out
Thursday, July 28 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, $3 for two hot dogs, 4 p.m. to close, Hell's Kitchen, 928 Pacific Ave., Tacoma,
Listings
ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Megan Slankard. All Ages. 6 pm. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. Free. Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Adam Sweeney. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. O'Blarney's Irish Pub Olympia - Eastside. Irish Sessions. Live traditional Irish music. 7:30 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. 7 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Steilacoom Pub and Grill Steilacoom. Beer Pong. 9 pm. $15 for 2 person team. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The New Frontier Lounge Tacoma - Dome District. Acoustic Showcase. Keith Cook, Keith Sturgis, Purple Perry, Paradign, KT Hoops, Nitai, Terhanin, Russian Shai, Looking for Lizards, Gone. 8 pm. $2. Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. BLUES Jazzbones Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. Ana Popovic,
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BLUES O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Blues Attitude. 8 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedian Art Krug, with special guest Renee Perault, hosted by Amos Mack. 8 pm. $10. Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Brandon Vestal. 8 pm & 10:30 pm. $15. Dave's of Milton Milton. Comedy Night. 8 pm. $7-$20. Big
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Cafe Luna Vashon. Herky Cutler. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. The Spar - Olympia. Kate Graves. 8 pm. NC. BLUES O'Callahan's Pub & Grill Key Peninsula. Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Jerry Miller Jam. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Tacoma Comedy Club Tacoma - Downtown. Comedian Brandon Vestal. 8 pm & 10:30 pm.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC The Spar Olympia. James Coates. 8 pm. NC. Liquid Soul Coffee Roy. Open Mic. Hosted by David Wayne. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude.
Business News
Garage Plus is a destination concept where every effort is made to provide customers with a "condo garage." "We want people to stay here, to enjoy their time here," Kevin Craft, sales manager, said as we inspected a number of storage units. "We knew right from the start that we had
Veterans
Don't be surprised if a large chunk of Cheney Stadium is filled with fans wearing red, white and blue in addition to their normal Tacoma Rainiers garb come Sunday afternoon at the Rainiers' 1:35 p.m. game against the Salt Lake Bees. Sunday is Disabled American Veterans Day with the Tacoma Rainiers.
Veterans
This week, the State of Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) named its 2010-2011 Humanitarian of the Year. Clarence Hall, post quartermaster for VFW Post 91 in Tacoma, received the award in recognition of his tireless efforts volunteering to support other local veterans and the surrounding community. Competition was stiff, and
Focus
Soldiers of the 595th Military Police Company were not just battling the heavy winds of Yakima Training Center: the pop-up targets and adrenaline rush of reacting under pressure were other conflicts they encountered during a Convoy Live Fire Exercise held June 27 to 29. The 595th MP Company's primary mission is
Business News
It's a real family affair at Jersey's Sports Bar in Federal Way. Last Saturday, July 9, owners Donna and Neal Nilson and Neal's brother Barry Nilson hosted the Red, White and Blue Bike Rally for Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. "We're all about family here, we're a military family ourselves
News Front
The Washington Army National Guard's 81st Brigade Combat Team will celebrate its 100th year of service to the state and nation Sept. 19. "We celebrate the outstanding service of the 81st Brigade Combat Team, and the brave men and women that have served in the brigade, battalions, and companies throughout the
Veterans
Saturday, July 9 Wilburn Ross quietly walked into Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2329 and sat down at the bar. "He's here," someone said a few moments later. As Ross sipped a glass of beer, a few people walked over to shake his hand or talk. In a soft voice that
