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The sounds of the soldiers grappling and shouts of the crowd filled the Sheridan Fitness center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as fighters seek to find out who is the best in their brigade in Modern Army Combatives. During this tournament, hosted by the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat
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LAKEWOOD, Wash. - In 1943, during a time in American history tainted by racial inequality, the Tuskegee Airmen and ground crews of the 99th Fighter Squadron were the first African-American pilots and crewmembers to arrive in North Africa and conduct combat aviation operations during World
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Hundreds of service members gathered at McChord Field Club, Feb. 21, for this year's African-American Black History Month observance. Hosted by the 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade, the theme of this year's event was "Black Women in American Culture and History." "It is a celebration of the
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Congratulations to the following airmen who graduated from the Julius A. Kolb Airman Leadership School at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Oct. 17. Senior Airman Daniel Albrecht, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman John Anthony, 5th Air Support Operations Squadron Senior Airman David Boutin, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Senior Airman Timothy Doyle, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron Senior
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In an effort to enhance the officer talent management system and enable tailored and agile development, the Air Force is expanding the single Line of the Air Force promotion category into six distinct developmental categories, senior officials in Washington, D.C. announced Oct. 21. "This is an important step forward in the
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Soldiers and their families can now receive dislocation allowance ahead of a permanent change of station move after the Army updated its policy in an effort to reduce the burden of moving. The new policy is effective Oct. 10, when Gen. James C. McConville, chief of staff of the Army, and
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Virginia Beach, VA (NNS) -- Navy Exchange customers can make post-holiday returns at any location worldwide through Jan. 25, 2020. This extended holiday return policy applies to original purchases made between Oct. 24 – Dec. 12, 2019, at any NEX or through
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Irish Session. All Ages. 8-10 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Tim McKamey. All Ages. 6 pm. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Midtown Grill Bonney Lake. Wednesday Night Blues Jam. All Ages. 7-11 pm. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC 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 Night. 9 pm. NC. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. TCC Choir. All Ages. 6
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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. Harmon Tap Room Tacoma - Stadium District. Tap Room Trivia. $50 cash prize for the winner of each round. 6-8 pm. Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza Lacey. Team Trivia Night. Win
Military Life
For many military spouses, the constant moves and fluctuations of the military life can wreak havoc on their career goals, and military spouse April Johns is all too familiar with that scenario. "Being a military spouse for the last 13 years, we have moved to four different duty stations. I have
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Northern Pacific Coffee Co. Tacoma - Parkland. Jeriactric Jazz. All Ages. 11 am-1 pm. NC. Rialto Theater Tacoma - Downtown. Tacoma Youth Symphony Orchestra Presents Carnival. All Ages. 3 pm. $6-$17. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall Band. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Chicago
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Fellowship Of Reconciliation Benefit, featuring Tom Rawson. All Ages. 7:30 pm. $10-$25. Cork! A Wine Bar Tacoma - Sixth Avenue. James Coates. 8 pm. Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Local Performers Of Tacoma Night. All Ages. 3 pm. BLUES Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Ches Ferguson, Julie Campbell. All Ages. 6 pm. Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. $25 suggested donation. Al Forno Ferruzza Olympia - Downtown. Tarik Bentleemsani and Lizzy Boyer with guests. All Ages. 7:30 pm. NC. Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar Gig Harbor. Wounded Mic.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Andrew Alan Crook. All Ages. 7 pm. Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts Olympia - Eastside. Guitar Republic. All Ages. 7:30 pm. 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
Housing
The idea of home ownership is still a part of the American Dream. "Everyone should realize that unless you are living somewhere rent-free, you are paying a mortgage - either yours or your landlord's," began Steve Fryer, in an article entitled "Want to Increase Your Family's Wealth? Here's How!" "Buying your own
Housing
Earlier this month, the Puget Sound Veterans Hope Center and Quixote Communities hosted a groundbreaking event for the new Orting Veterans Village -- a tiny house village -- to be located at the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs' (WDVA) Soldiers Home. Established in 1891 for Civil War veterans, Soldiers Home
Arts
Well over 100 years later, a majority of the world's landscape painters still paint in an Impressionist style. As if landscape art has not advanced -- which it has -- since the 1880s. The French Impressionists -- Renoir, Degas and their contemporaries -- were considered radical when they were painting. Their
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ANNOUNCER: This past spring, the long awaited Tacoma Elks Temple came back to life with a small hotel and a handful of restaurants that include a family friendly pub that seats 250, a hidden bar with upscale cocktails, a Spanish bar attached to the building's music venue, and a tiki-inspired
Stage
Director Trista Duval and her cast and crew went all out to present a harrowing version of The Hound of the Baskervilles at Centerstage, adapted by Seattle playwrights David Pichette and R. Hamilton Wright, with an eye toward being true to Sir Conan Doyle's original story. Audience are transformed to England
