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>>> BEST NEWS FOR TACOMA'S HEALTH & HAPPINESS The Tacoma Food Co-op Finds a Home What do places like Tacoma, Olympia, Portland, Seattle, Bellingham and even Port Townsend have in common? Well, soon they'll all have a food co-op ... a food co-op with an actual physical location! I don't
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Best Gym/Health Club: YMCA Best Farmers Market: Proctor Farmers Market Best Local Clothes Designer/Store: Anette B. Best Butcher: Dave's Meat & Produce Best Cupcake: hello, cupcake Best Grocery Store: Metropolitan Market Best Furniture Store: Posh Home Best Eco-Friendly Store: Marlene's Natural Foods Market & Deli Best Vintage Clothing Store: Vanity Best Place to Buy Shoes: Nordstrom Best Tattoo Shop: House
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Almost anywhere can sell bikes. Lots of places do. Old Town Bicycle, started in a Tacoma garage almost two decades ago by friends and cyclists Dylan Stanley and Dmitri Keating, sells more than just bikes. Old Town Bicycle sells cycling, smiles, Tacoma and an underlying philosophy that a small, passionate, dedicated staff
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>>> BEST NEW POLITICAL POWER Laurie Jinkins Laurie Jinkins took the 2010 election cycle by storm. Leading an enthusiastic army of volunteers and raising more than $200,000, Jinkins beat out early favorite and popular Tacoma City Council member Jake Fey for the opportunity to represent the 27th Legislative District in the Washington
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Best Good Politician: Marilyn Strickland Best Bad Politician: Dale Washam Best City of Tacoma Project: Downtown renovations Best Local Hero: Vicci Martinez Best Local Villain: Dale Washam Best Bus Stop: Tacoma Dome Station Best Friendly Face: Jaime Kay Jones Best Hidden Gem: Secondhand Hound Pet Store Biggest Nuisance for Downtown: Parking Best Local Non-Profit/Charity: YMCA Best Place to People Watch:
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Vicci Martinez is no ordinary hero. She doesn't wear spandex. She doesn't have a cool nickname. She doesn't bend steel or shoot lasers out of her eyes (that I know of). She's not a hero because she got to be on network television. She's not a hero because she came
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I first met John Munn at auditions for his production of Sleuth at Tacoma Little Theatre. I didn't get the part, but he was the first director forthcoming enough to tell me why. I remembered him fondly and looked forward to an opportunity to work with him somewhere down the
Music
Sadly, the man who calls himself Fences, Chris Mansfield, was unable to be reached in time for my deadline for an interview. The thing is, I feel like I know him pretty well anyway. Fences' debut self-titled LP is almost uncomfortable in its confessional style. Listening to it feels like
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The summer gray that's been hanging over our city is finally starting to dissipate. I welcome the sun and all the new artists to our scene. Craze‘8, Double G and the Abom Kid have been some of this year's busiest newcomers. Craze‘8 is part of the new class of do-it-all hip-hop
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L.A. LUNGS >>> Thursday, July 28 L.A. Lungs is the project of Nathan Markiewicz and wife Lori, and, as you might expect from a couple of steadfast oddballs (Markiewicz has a terrific track record as the booker for the Olympia Experimental Music Festival), L.A. Lungs' music is bracingly unique, unfiltered and hard
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When I first met legendary headman of Hell's Kitchen, Ken "Flash" Connell, I immediately knew he was a force to be reckoned with. Not only was he in a killer punk band, A.M.Q.A., he was a fixture at the premier Tacoma live music venue - the world-famous Community World Theater,
Arts
It was a long and winding road that led songwriter, actor and pianist Steve Schalchlin from New York City to Olympia to perform a song cycle about a search for peace in a violent world.Schalchlin will perform the song cycle, New World Waking! (along with selections from his musicals) this
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"Who's to say that love needs to be soft and gentle?" That's a line from Secretary, a movie written by Erin Cressida Wilson. It could also be a fitting tag line for Dakota's Belly, Wyoming, a one-act dramedy by Wilson, in which Vern flees to his sister Dakota's ranch to
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Over the past four years, Tacoma Art Museum has acquired more than 400 new works. Many of them were gifts from the Safeco Insurance Company collection, and many of those are currently on exhibit.Check it out. There's some good stuff here.The first thing to catch the eye is a large
Features
On September 6, 1924, the Tacoma "Dry Squad" dug out an elaborately concealed illegal bootlegging operation hidden in a "cave" under the house at 7813 A St. - two stills were found, each with a capacity of 50 gallons. One man was arrested and 200 gallons of finished moonshine seized. This
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In the early part of 2010, the popular underground venue known as the Warehouse was forced to shut down by the City of Tacoma. The residents of the Warehouse proved intrepid in their desire to bring exciting shows to the people of Tacoma, regardless of whether they had a permanent,
Food Matters
NOW OPEN Kimberly's Café has opened for breakfast and lunch in the former Lakewood spot Vive Bene - and all the way back to Mime's Kitchen - once occupied at 1126 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW. Open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., the restaurant serves traditional breakfast dishes, flat bread pizza, Connecticut
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Thing: Tacoma Wine Pundits Group: Closed Focus: Wine Brings: Potluck food Began: Three years ago By: Jennevieve Schlemmer I crashed: Their event Specifically for: This column I'm probably not: Invited back At least: I drank their wine When Jennevieve Schlemmer mentioned Tacoma Wine Pundits to me at last month's Weekly Volcano Nosh League event, little did she think I would
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Mandolin Cafe Tacoma - Central. Megan Slankard. All Ages. 6 pm. Hannah's Bar & Grille Olympia - Downtown. Open Mic. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. COMEDY/GAMES Pints & Quarts Pub Westside Olympia - Westside. Bingo. Win prizes. 8:30 pm. Free. Tacoma
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Lewis County. Adam Sweeney. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. 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