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Dining on the Ruston Way waterfront Sunday Tator Tot and I happened upon a halibut that was like sticking a can of pepper spray in my mouth and pulling the trigger. The fish was so staggeringly bad, it was as if the prep cooks had ordered a dump truck full
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BEST BEDROOM POP BAND Coma Figura It's hard to pin down what's so effective about Coma Figura. They've only been performing in earnest since September, but they really seem to have their s--- down. Part of the appeal is Kyle Gootkin's vocals, which can bounce from a Bryan Ferry-esque croon to a
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For the most part, the readers' poll in these Best of Tacoma issues vacillate between fairly predictable and completely out of left-field. No more so is this represented than in the music poll, I've found. In the past few years, winners have been as diverse as the wall-of-sound punk of
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Thank you to all who took the time to vote in our Best of Tacoma 2013 Readers' Poll. You are the Best. Best Band: Kim Archer Band Best New Band: Mirrorgloss Best Indie-Rock Band: Wheelies Best Metal Band: Ex-Gods Best Punk Band: Kramer Best Jazz Band: Kareem Kandi Band Best DJ: Mr. Melanin Best Cover Band: Kry Best Hip-hop
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BEST PLACE TO FIND RAD MESSAGE SOCKS AND SWEATERS FOR BOTTLES Nine Lives Vintage Wears OK, folks, here are two great places that spread Tacoma funshine in one spot! At Nine Lives Vintage Wears, you can't help but smile at the well-made striped knee-high socks with statement words like punk, nerd, bacon
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On the cusp of its first anniversary, this Best of Tacoma retail store has a lot to celebrate. Compass Rose, a dreamy little gift shop in Tacoma's Proctor District, offers pretty and unique personal and home accessories, locally produced artisan jewelry, home décor, stationary, cool kitchen gadgetry and sweet-smelling lotions
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Thank you to all who took the time to vote in our Best of Tacoma 2014 Readers' Poll. You are the Best. Best Shoe Store: Nordstrom Best Record Store: Hi-Voltage Records Best Grocery Store: Metropolitan Market Best Tattoo Shop: House of Tattoo Best Hair Salon: Willow Salon & Spa Best Yoga: Source Yoga Best Book Store: King's
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BEST CAULIFLOWER IN TACOMA Smoke + Cedar Perhaps you see cauliflower on the menu and instantly get flashbacks. It's the 1980s. Your mother has boiled up some of the vile white vegetable and you have to eat it before you can get back to your paused Super Mario Bros. game. Bowser awaits.
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Of all the categories for which to choose a "best," best brewery is a difficult one. Pierce County is a beer lovin' county. There's no shortage of brew. From Wingman to E9 to Harmon and beyond, beer flows through our be-potholed streets and through many of our veins as well.
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Thank you to all who took the time to vote in our Best of Tacoma 2014 Readers' Poll. You are the Best. Best Restaurant: Marrow Kitchen and Bar Best Restaurant Server: Kent Bolden at Maxwell's Restaurant Best Bartender: Jason Alexander, Tacoma Cabana Best Happy Hour: Pacific Grill Best Pizza: Puget Sound Pizza Best Sushi: TWOKOI Japanese
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BEST NEW HANDOUT Working Class Theatre Northwest Over the years, I've seen plays in a lot of found spaces from a lot of folding chairs. Seldom has the payoff for that spine-wrenching sacrifice been as enjoyable as A Life in the Theatre, a jagged take on David Mamet's affectionate two-hander. Aside from
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As a self-professed "bookish type," it's exciting for me to have the opportunity to sit down and interview Marissa Meyer, the local scribe voted Tacoma's "Best Author" by our readers. Tacoma has a rich, literary community abuzz with both novice and established talents. However, Meyer is a Tacoma author who
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Thank you to all who took the time to vote in our Best of Tacoma 2014 Readers' Poll. You are the Best. Best Filmmaker: Isaac Olsen Best Movie Theater: The Grand Cinema Most Creative Person: James Bender Best Theater Company: Tacoma Little Theatre Best Dance Company: MLKBallet Best Performance Space: Pantages Theater Best Actor: Alex Smith Best Actress:
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BEST LAST LAUGH Lakewood road painting Puget Sound Energy and the city of Lakewood Public Works tested the nerves of those accessing Bridgeport Way and Custer Road Southwest this past winter and spring. Long lines of cars backed up on both roads and weaved through interested temporary lanes as a gas main
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Thank you to all who took the time to vote in our Best of Tacoma 2013 Readers' Poll. You are the Best. Best Politician: Mayor Marilyn Strickland Best Politician You Love To Hate: Gov. Jay Inslee Biggest Nuisance: Pot holes Best Pierce County Nonprofit Organization: YMCA Best Local Hero: Sonics Guy Kris Brannon Best Pierce County-based
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Those of us who love the City of Destiny for the great city that it is today - and all that it will one day become - know that in a city this size, change takes work. Every achievement, every successful event, new local business and great stride forward is
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Candice White is one busy gal. By day, she's a busy military spouse, mother to two young children, pet mom of a dog and cat and runs a household. By night, she's Mia Gravedigger, a dedicated member of the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Bettie Brigade, the all-female, player-run, fast-track roller derby team
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It's difficult enough to eat right and stay healthy when there are lots of food choices and plenty of time for exercise in your life. But in the military, this isn't always the case. Soldiers often face long hours and limited healthy food selections. Chicken and dumpling MRE, anyone? Moreover,
