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You can bank on them

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You can bank on them

Last year I opened an account with Venture Bank in downtown Tacoma. Across the street from the Matador on Pacific Avenue, this bitching banking boutique offers free freshly baked cookies and a hot pot of coffee to anyone who comes in the door. They do the same in Lakewood and

You can bank on them

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You can bank on them

Last year I opened an account with Venture Bank in downtown Tacoma. Across the street from the Matador on Pacific Avenue, this bitching banking boutique offers free freshly baked cookies and a hot pot of coffee to anyone who comes in the door. They do the same in Lakewood and

Three owners and a bistro

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Three owners and a bistro

Tacoma does not have a butcher or a candlestick maker (that I know of, if you all are out there, make yourself heard). Tacoma does, however, have a baker. Her name is Julie Rex, and in that case, one out of three ain't bad. Walter and Jessica Gaya hired Julie

Three owners and a bistro

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Three owners and a bistro

Tacoma is the city of Destiny because it is possible to find out right where you fit in.  Like a criss cross crust on a cherry pie, Julie Rex has found her destiny as a baker.  Walter and Jessica Gaya hired Julie Rex as a baker at their local hit,

Learning the tea Ropes

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Learning the tea Ropes

Urban Pioneer Tobin Ropes used to be a wine man. He knows all sorts of fancy dumbass words to describe the taste of fermented grapes. He is a snob about it, and you feel good about what you have in your glass because he is somehow making everything very comfortable.

Learning the tea Ropes

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Learning the tea Ropes

Urban Pioneer Tobin Ropes used to be a wine man. He knows all sorts of fancy dumbass words to describe the taste of fermented grapes. He is a snob about it, and you feel good about what you have in your glass because he is somehow making everything very comfortable.

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RampArt Riches

Steve Craig, owner of RampArt Antiques in downtown Tacoma, lived an interesting life. Sadly, on Feb. 19, he was found dead at his home. Friends are still waiting for a report about the cause of Craig’s death, but very few details have been released. Craig lived on the third floor

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RampArt Riches

Steve Craig, owner of RampArt Antiques in downtown Tacoma, lived an interesting life. Sadly, on Feb. 19, he was found dead at his home. Friends are still waiting for a report about the cause of Craig’s death, but very few details have been released. Craig lived on the third floor

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Fish mightier than the sword

With federal money, a municipality called Metro Parks is refurbishing the Tacoma recreational resource, Wright Park. Because she is a master at the concrete, local celebrity artist Lynn Di Nino was hired to repair the Lady in the Lake. Once there lived on the unnamed island located on the unnamed

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Fish mightier than the sword

With federal money, a municipality called Metro Parks is refurbishing the Tacoma recreational resource, Wright Park. Because she is a master at the concrete, local celebrity artist Lynn Di Nino was hired to repair the Lady in the Lake. Once there lived on the unnamed island located on the unnamed

urbanX  interchange

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urbanX interchange

“Hip” is reserved for the young, and the people who are wise enough to encounter the young and learn the new style. I am not as young as I was, but neither is anyone else. When we are shopping for clothes, we wonder what people will think of us if

urbanX  interchange

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urbanX interchange

“Hip” is reserved for the young, and the people who are wise enough to encounter the young and learn the new style. I am not as young as I was, but neither is anyone else. When we are shopping for clothes, we wonder what people will think of us if

It’s easy being green

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It’s easy being green

Jennifer Foster, owner of Underground Green Clothier and Country Girl Gardens all natural body products, says her business tripled when she added clothing to her store in Sanford & Son’s Middle Floor Merchants. Foster has a unique philosophy toward creativity and business. She knows her green thinking sets her apart

It is easy being green

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It is easy being green

Jennifer Foster, owner of Underground Green Clothier and Country Girl Gardens all natural body products, says her business tripled when she added clothing to her store in Sanford & Son’s Middle Floor Merchants. Foster has a unique philosophy toward creativity and business. She knows her green thinking sets

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OurSpace

You may find yourself asking, “What the hell is the creative class?” You may find yourself asking, “Aren’t I in a class all my own?” For answers to both of these questions and much, much more, we must turn back into the pages of Tacoma’s recent past. Three years ago

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You may find yourself asking, “What the hell is the creative class?” You may find yourself asking, “Aren’t I in a class all my own?” For answers to both of these questions and much, much more, we must turn back into the pages of Tacoma’s recent past. Three years ago

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