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LIVING LARGE ON THE WAY TO TAYLOR SWIFT >>> THING: One rad limo Full of: Eight rad chicks Headed to: Taylor Swift at Tacoma Dome Driven by: Jeff Call Owned by: Jeff Call Associated with: Stonegate Pizza & Rum Bar Where: We gorged before the show Bartender Dave: Made me do a Three Drink Minimum I did not: Fight
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WHEN TWEENS GO WILD >>> I've seen countless performances of the old-school Country and Western genre, such as George Strait (four times), Tanya Tucker, Brooks & Dunn, The Judds and Reba McEntire - just to name a few. These experiences occurred mainly during past Houston Livestock Show and Rodeos, plus
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SOMETHING AWESOME IN FIFE >>> Place: Tahoma Market Located: Highway 99 in Fife Disregard: The faux casino next door Unless: You have a surplus of nickels Because: It's primarily nickel slots Unlike: A real casino Which: Allows you to blow more cash With: One roll of a dice Such as: Craps So, like I said: Disregard the faux casino next
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WESTPORT RULES >>> Thing: Fresh fish Company: Boat Seafoods, Inc. Boat: Howard H. Float: 7 In: Westport, Wash. Deckhands: Five total Owned by: Barb and Douglas Fricke Been fishin': Over 40 years Nicest couple: I've ever met (for fishermen) Steph DeRosa defends Westport, Wash., and come sclean on its fresh fish. Read her column here.
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THIS WEEK >>> Thing: Lemon bars Made by: Melanie Manista-Rushforth I just call her: Melanie Rushforth I will not: Respect her hyphenated name Mainly because: I'm lazy If it were up to me: I'd just call her Mel Which, actually: I will start calling her Mel No, wait: I don't like the name Mel But I do like: Her
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THIS WEEK >>> THING: Delicious handmade caramels Created by: Clay Richart He wields: A bad-ass mustachio Because: He's a bad-ass candy man Who can: Get away with a mustachio Whereas: If I didn't pluck my rogue chin hairs He might: Have some competition You now think: I'm hot Because: You love a bearded lady Let's just focus: On the caramels To
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This week ... Thing: Meat Place: Blue Max Sausage Co. Person: Evan Greco Who is: One of my favorite butchers And works in: An everything meat shop In which: Protein reigns In the form of: Dead animal I'm OK with this: As long as I don't know the cow's name And: It is grilled perfectly Served with: An ice-cold Bud
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This week ... 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 To read this week's full column click here.
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This week ... Person(s): Ben Toombs and Marisa Mezs Place: My super-duper MacBook fantastico Thing: A local blog worth taking a gander at Called: Clearance Cuisine Found at: Clearancecuisine.com If you can't find it online: I feel sorry for you You remind me of: My mom Who says: She's "calling" a website When she goes: Online Old people: Are funny Except:
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This week ... Place: Mr. Jalapeño Serving: Mexican food Not actually: A dude named Mr. Jalapeño Much: To my disappointment Where: Bonney Lake I hardly: Go to Bonney Lake Because: It's too damn far away I get it: If you live in Bonney Lake But: Why would you live in Bonney Lake? It's: Too damn far away! To read this week's
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EQUALITY IN TACOMA >>> As I signed a card supporting equal rights at yesterday's Out in the Park event in downtown Tacoma, the young man soliciting my signature tried desperately to convince me it was the right thing to do. He said his quest for signatures was not a gimmick.
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THIS WEEK ... >>> Thing: Fruit-flavored rolling papers available at The Hippie House Made by: Zig Zag and Juicy For sale at: The Hippie House Located: 3109 Sixth Ave., Tacoma Co-owners: Justin Stieglitz and John Anderson Opened: May 21, 2011 Not your: Normal, dirty head shop Considered: The Nordstrom of head shops If only: I could visit Santa at
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BARBECUE AT DAVE'S MEATS AND PRODUCE >>> Our romance has blossomed into something special, to say the least.What once was just a simple gander across a crowded Nosh League event has now had us locking eyes all night long. No sake tasting, fish filleting, or chocolate espresso
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This week ... Thing: Plain white buns Place: Barrel No. 51 BBQ truck Located: In a parking lot Corner of: South 23rd and South Cedar, Tacoma Used to be: Tacoma Central Theater Now: A church Which: Makes me giggle Because: Both movies and churches will empty your pocketbook Speaking of money: Barrel No. 51 takes CASH ONLY Go online and
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TOP-NOTCH ROLLER DERBY ACTION >>> Rarely does Olympia's roller derby team, the Oly Rollers, host a double-header. Even more rare, for any roller derby team, is hosting three bouts in one weekend. Leave it to the Oly Rollers to take part in such a rarity. This past Saturday, the Oly Rollers hosted the Kansas
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YWCA FUNDRAISING EVENT BROUGHT OUT THE BIG NAMES >>> Sunday morning over 200 women (plus a few brave dudes) infiltrated Hotel Murano's Bicentennial Pavilion for the very first YWCA Glam that Gives fundraising event. Created serendipitously through a random Facebook status update, Glam that Gives quickly became a hot-ticket and a low-cost
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IT HAPPENED SATURDAY IN TACOMA >>> Saturday at the Foss Waterway Seaport building Tacoma's increasingly-legendary rollerderby bad-asses, the Dockyard Derby Dames, celebrated the league's championship bout. The night's first bout, the Maurading Mollys vs. Femme Fianna, warmed things up for the big showdown, Hellbound Homewreckers vs. the Trampires - a grudge
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YESTERDAY AT WRIGHT PARK >>> Yesterday in Tacoma Wright Park played host to the second annual Tacoma Hempfest -- organized by Justin Prince, Cat Jeter and Kevin Heiderich. Our preview cover story of the event can be found here. As Liesl Deisel and I stopped to get feathers crimped into our hair
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HOOKING UP HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER READ >>> According to the staff, come Friday and Saturday nights, Buck Wild Saloon fills from wall to wall with anxiously horny cowboys, military men and, fortunately for them, girls who like cowboys in the military. As for my single sidekick, Bandito, she could
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This week ... Persons: John and Jeff Spevak Place: Urban Art Festival Thing: Bahama Mama Sausage With: Stadium bun Price: $5 each Loved by: Adam Richman Of the show: Man vs. Food Confession: I have a crush on Adam He doesn't: Even know I exist Doesn't matter because: I will still eat the sausage And: Dream of Adam Richman To read this