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ANNOUNCER: Remember the amazing soul food in the back room at Lincoln Bowl Lanes? The folks who served those heaping dishes of Southern comfort have moved out on their own. Thurmond Brokenbrough and his wife, Linda, ran Uncle Thurms Soul Food inside Lincoln Bowl before moving a year and a
Stage
I guess it’s only natural that the Paramount would want to stage a pre-Broadway show since its crosstown rival, Fifth Avenue, did so well with the show “Hairspray” a few years back. In fact, “Hairspray” not only went on to the Great White Way, receiving a few statues along the
Music
A reunion of sorts is brewing in Tacoma. The old gang from Victory Music’s hey day will gather once again to share music, memories and renewed friendship. This will be a very special open mic where only those who played at one of the Victory Music open mics (at Antique
Arts
The two self-titled guerrilla artists behind the thought-provoking posters spotted around Tacoma aren’t what you might expect. Describing himself and his partner in the “slightly illegal” undertaking that is Beautiful Angle, Tom Llewellyn says, “We’re not twenty-something taggers; we’re forty-year-old fathers.” And their families are involved in
Food Matters
Leave that box of chocolates to Forrest Gump to give out for Valentine’s Day — He was a simpleton, and you’re not. Being the savvy T-town shopper you are, you know the best ways to give that most decadent of treats synonymous with love. Or maybe you don’t,
Show And Tell
Just in case you haven’t had enough chocolate for the upcoming Chocopalooza holiday, here are a few of our favorite films to check out to give you something to think about while you munch on truffles and kisses. For even more ideas, go to the Internet Movie Database — www.imdb.com
Music
When three tenors get together, there’s a butt-slapping bravado going on that smells an awful lot like a men’s locker room full of sweat and testosterone. Get together three divas, individually incomparable singers of great accomplishment, and you’d probably have something like rapier-sharpened nails and French perfume. Put
Music
Editor's Note: This show will not be held at Bob's Java Jive unless the owners can make electrical repairs to the building immediately. Rob McNair-Huff, Tacoma Community Relations supervisor, confirmed that the city shut down the Java Jive, a Tacoma landmark, yesterday. McNair-Huff said the Jive was served an "emergency
Arts
A plaintive e-mail was sent out over the Tacoma ListServe on New Year’s Eve, requesting the return of Lola to her family. Lola was stolen from the parking lot at Trader Joe’s on Dec. 30 while her owner was shopping. Lola is a family art car with decals covering
Food Matters
HONEY BEE BBQ The ribs, chicken and brisket are slow-cooked over an alder wood fire until the meat is tender but not soft, and infused with smoke all the way down to the bone. 1314 72nd St. E., Tacoma, 253.535.0588. PAPA EDDIE’S CORNER CAFÉ & RIBS Papa Eddie’s offers more than standard barbeque
Features
The intense emotion of an operatic aria occupies the space aurally while the strong aromas of Italian cuisine fill it spatially. In the middle of this intensity, I enjoy the best Caesar salad of my entire life at Sorrento Ristorante Italiano (430 Legion Way, Olympia, (360) 352-9915), appreciating the intricacies
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Sorrento Ristorante Italiano Where: 430 Legion Way, Olympia, (360) 352-9915 Hours: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, and 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday Cuisine: Classic Italian with a flair. Scene: This small, Tuscan color restaurant has a warm feel with an open kitchen and an owner who visits patrons personally. Drinkies:
Attractions
It is a very special holiday indeed for the resident animals at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Park staffers will provide the animals special holiday-themed treats and activities during the annual "Winter Willdand" winter break event Dec. 29 and Dec. 30. While great fun is planned for the animals, here's what's even
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This week my fate has officially been sealed — and it’s on wheels, four per foot. In December I scored a spot on the Dockyard Derby Dames, Tacoma’s very own all-girl, flat track Roller Derby league. Amidst my already overbooked schedule, I’ve been training like crazy, up to three nights of
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“Stretched Horse,” 2004, concrete and steel, by Mike Moran ‘Survey’ says ... mike moran’s paintings are the real treasure at the evergreen galleries / by alec clayton The Mike Moran exhibition continues through March 16 at Evergreen Galleries, Gallery IV in Olympia. The survey of works created between 1982 and 2007 covers the
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Two Sarahs arrive in Tacoma this weekend with a mighty tough assignment: trying to capture one of the greatest icons of female sexuality ever created — Carmen. Massachusetts native Sarah Heltzel, who spent the last two seasons with Seattle Opera’s Young Artist Program, performed her first Carmen this fall at Skagit
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Thursday POP the lund bros. It’s one thing to have one musically inclined child, but two? Good genes I suppose. In the tradition of Oasis and the Kinks, the Lund Bros. are considered the kings of pop in their hometown of Tacoma. With catchy guitar hooks, poppy rhythms, and in sync harmonies,
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They describe their music as “modern hard-rock melodies with a few old school headbangers sprinkled in.” Old School Drop Out is not a band that caters to people who would be just as happy with a jukebox. They don't take quarters for song requests. They stake their territory as a
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On Friday, March 2, the Mob Law, Totalisti, Counterfist, and the Funky Monkey’s Damon Stuart will be at The South Sound Garage, unleashing their real-deal metal chops, and in Stuart’s case his mouth, to celebrate the club’s grand opening. Although The Garage opened its doors briefly in December to give
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Sitting in the lobby of the Sheraton Tacoma Hotel as Wintergrass swirled around him, Josh Carter looked conspicuously non-banjoesque and took some time to describe elements of his look for the Weekly Volcano. The fabulously zebra Guess? pants were found at urbanXchange, several sizes too large. Carter’s girlfriend (coincidentally last week’s