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T acoma is an adjective synonymous with “tough-chic élan,” “quirky” and “groovy, baby.” Use: “That art festival was so Tacoma!” or “That hipster who walked into the Blackwater just screamed Tacoma!” or “The Tempest and the Monsoon Room are so Tacoma.” And the embodiment of the adjective, aside from the aforementioned? Freighthouse Square. No,
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Love Tacoma seeks to bring together people who Love Tacoma. And one of the great things to love about Tacoma? Fabulous boutiques. Bring together Love Tacoma plus boutiques the likes of Dame Lola, Rocky & Cocos, Junior Bizarre, and urbanXchange, and you have a gaggle of happy Tacoma-lovin’ shoppers. Really, it’s just kind
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Love the insect? If you’ve ever dared the bridge prior to the spankin’ new one getting built, happened across the shop Red in Gig Harbor and thought, “Man, I wish we had something like this in our neck of the woods,” then your wish just came true. Dragonfly, uniquely inspired furnishings,
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Local Native American artists, crafters and performers are returning to the Washington State History Museum July 21 and 22 for “In the Spirit: the Northwest Native Arts Native Market and Festival.” The two-day weekend event, which debuted last summer at the museum, is a celebration of Pacific Northwest Native cultural
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FUJI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE:Teppanyaki, the Japanese art of cooking foods — meat, fish, vegetables — on a large griddle rules here. It’s an exhibitionist-lovers delight, complete with flashy knives and flying food. 7914 Martin Way, Suite 3, Lacey, 360.459.4499. FUJIYA: Fujiya owner Masahiro Endo selects the fish from the market, offering
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Martini Club Getting sick of watching “Sex and the City” reruns? Stop by 21 Commerce for its monthly third Thursday Martini Club, at which you can scope out all the Bigs and Aidans while sipping Ketel One and Ketel One Citron martinis. The mesmerizing music will be perfect for you to
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There are certain delicate things you don’t really mention in public, unless you’re me and you mention them just so someone else doesn’t notice first and embarrass the hell out of you — it’s sort of a way of shrugging and apologizing and getting it over with. And so I point
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There’s a buzz in the air, and it’s not about libations. This buzz is Tight Cuts, opening Friday at the Sixth and Pearl location (they have Everett and Kirkland locations open already, and a Puyallup location opening soon.) The concept is all about men’s haircuts — though they cut women, too —
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Bethany Vieth stops to show off her softly-toile goodness in between snapping shots of the Love Tacoma beautiful people last Thursday on the Hispter Boutique Tour. By day, she’s the mild-mannered business development manager for Parkland Chevrolet, but as the work day ends, she’s at home loving Tacoma. Her dress is from
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Recently I won tickets to Summer Jam off of Kube 93 because I was the 93rd caller. At first I couldn’t believe I won. I never win anything. So many things were running through my mind. Who was I going to take? How many people were going to be there?
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George Washington had focus. Martin Luther King Jr. had vision. John Lennon could imagine. Bilbo Baggins knew what he wanted and grasped for that gold ring. None of them had the drive to achieve their goals the way Kevin Cross is focused on reaching the task at hand. He is stepping
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We all have phobias. Some are serious and some are not. For example, many people have an intense fear of heights or confined spaces. Some are silly, like mine. I hate spiders and sit-down dining with a large group of people. Little did I know that I would own a
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When looking for a biker-type bar, you mainly need to decide what serves your needs. Do you desire a drinking establishment with burly Harley guys fresh off the road hanging with their big, sweaty mamas, all cranked up on Jack Daniel’s and PCP? Or do you desire a place with
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For all of you out there who are trying to figure out how to get to the center of my heart, I’ll give you one way to do so in the summertime. Just give me corn on the cob. Corn, yellow as my hair, is such a quintessential requirement for getting me
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Beauty! Some of the most sought after tickets of the year are now on sale. Tacoma Musical Playhouse is producing a stage version of the Academy Award-winning feature film “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.” The trademarked and copyrighted stage version tells the classic story of a lovely bookworm who finds herself
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William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is likely one of the most adaptable of all of his works since it is set in a dream world from the start. Since dreams can involve everything so too can a play based on that dream world. That means the play could involve donkeys
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THE CLASS Beauty tips Roberta Bennett will lead a class on beauty tips Tuesday at Marlene’s Market & Deli. Here are a few terms you made need to know going in: Prosthetic Beak: Term used to describe hideously swollen collagenic lips. Also known as a “Melanie.” Pamelas: Term inspired by Pamela Lee, used to
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The latest show at A.O.C. Gallery is called “Divergent Metaphors.” I’m tempted to call it “The Girlie Show.” But that would be sexist. It is a show of fiber art by four recent graduates of the University of Washington: Julia Waldeck, Robin Sterling Brewer, Liz Frey, and Deborah Gregory. Overall, this
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Oftentimes when looking for fun, you don’t have to go much farther than your own backyard. Lucky for me, my backyard-style good times include living within walking distance of one helluva place: Stanley & Seafort\'s. This restaurant means more to me than I’ve ever explained to anyone until right now. I was
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You thought the Dead Artists were dead, didn’t you? They had you going with their “Death and Burial” spring show at Kulture Lab, making you think it was the end. Well it wasn’t, and a huge Kulture Lab-like party set for Saturday, July 21, starting at 6 p.m. and going all night
