Housing
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Homes for Heroes, a program dedicated to serving America's heroes from a number of professions, to include the military, is now available in counties surrounding Joint Base Lewis-McChord. HFH will give discounts on real estate agent commissions, home inspections, lender costs and closing fees to
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"We'll stay here while Jim goes in for a closer look, ..." Marlin Perkins would tell the Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom 1960s-70s TV audiences from the comfort of his Jeep. Sure enough, co-host Jim Fowler would have to go wrestle with a wild lion or boar while Perkins sipped
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We'll cut to the chase: Movies are one of this planet's greatest pleasures, and there's nothing quite like seeing a film at a real theater ... for free. Joint Base Lewis-McChord MWR knows it, too. This weekend, it will screen Jack Reacher 4 p.m. Sat.), Gangster Squad (7 p.m. Sat.)
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Here's your chance for a shot at Weekly Volcano writers, or at least their signatures. Weekly Volcano visual arts critic Alec Clayton and features writer Joshua Swainston will join author Titus Burley (awesome name!) for a public ready at Orca Books. These guys love books, bookstores (particularly small and independent
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If you wanted a white winter, the closest you're likely to get is Jeff Orlowski's Chasing Ice, one of the most visually spectacular and troubling nature documentaries of recent years. In it, photographer James Balog and a team of young adventurers set out to chart the melting of Arctic glaciers,
Food Matters
Sugar, vanilla and a little chocolate and elbow grease add up to sweet success for Sumner business Madyson's Marshmallows, owned by Breeze and Brian Wetzel. Madyson's will be part of Williams-Sonoma Bellevue Square's Artisan Market May 4 and June 1, after successfully participating in March. "It's such a privilege to have
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It's just one of those days. You're 20 minutes late. You're cranking up 11th Street on your Schwinn because it's effing Tacoma Bike Month. Drenched in sweat you cross over Market Street on your way up to Hilltop Tacoma, cursing the fact that you went out for the fifth night
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You're feeling kinda down but you don't know why, all these people talkin' at you and you just say bye. You're computer and phone always blinging and ringing while your eyes are out the window and the birds are singing. When you're trapped inside don't run and hide, why not
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Who remembers the '60s or wishes they did? I'm not talking about all those who claimed to be at Woodstock but never were - but yes, I guess them too, because what I'm talking about here is nostalgia for an era, the art and the music and
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N. Richard Nash's Rainmaker is just shy of 60 years old, but is it dated? Not a bit. It's the story of a young woman who sees herself as plain, a gruff deputy who wishes he could hold her attention, and a charismatic stranger who promises rain
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The documentary A Place at the Table explains the issue of hunger in the United States and the social, cultural and economic implications that come with it. In the midst of many social and class related problems in the U.S., hunger should be among of the easiest
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The growing population of hungry people in a country so full of food is a paradox that is being better understood each day. Despite the fact that the United States has the resources to provide everyone with nutritious and affordable food, 50 million Americans still don't know what their next
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Let us praise the Dockyard Derby Dames roller derby girls. They built a nice thing for themselves since first organizing in 2005, and they did it through hard, grass-roots work. Since then, the roller girls have been ubiquitous, constantly fundraising, contesting bouts, double-fisting beers in some South Sound bar while
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Greg Parke. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Cascadia Grill Olympia - Downtown. Jeremy Serwer. All Ages. 6-9 pm. NC. Spar Cafe Olympia - Downtown. Kendl Winter. 8 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Red Bicycle Bistro and Sushi Bar Vashon. Camille Coldeen, Mark Graham, Orville Johnson. All Ages. 8:30 pm. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Kendl Winter. All Ages. 11 am. NC. BLUES Treos Tacoma - Central. Nolan Garrett. All Ages. 6-8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Grit City Comedy Club Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Matrix Coffee House Lewis County. Broken Tapestry, Light The Fire. All Ages. 7 pm. $6. Olympia Farmers Market Olympia - Downtown. Climate Change. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Jim Page. All Ages. 8 pm. $10-$15. Pantages Theater
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Peter Mayer. All Ages. 7 pm. $10-$15. BLUES 2 Mile House Olympia - Westside. Blues Bentley Band Sunday
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BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Rafael Tranquilino rockin' blues jam. 8 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Willoughby's Restaurant and Lounge Yelm. Bar Bingo. 7 pm. NC. Grit City Comedy
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Centralia. Kendl Winter. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Oly Songwriter Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat
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BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart, with Dan Tyack. 7:30 pm. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown Grill Bonney
