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Get us a 40-ounce of Powerade, homie! The city of Tacoma will commemorate the completion of Tacoma's 13 Miles of Bikeway and Pedestrian Improvements Project in Wright Park Sept. 4. Wave your hands in the air for 58 new pedestrian ramps, 2 miles of bike lanes, 296 sharrows, five pedestrian
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Plants were here before us, and they will survive us. Silent partners in our evolutionary endeavors, they may also make fruitful creative companions. Moss + Mineral gallery and store knows this, and will spread the green word through October 12 at the W.W. Seymour Conservatory in Wright Park. ETHNOBOTANY: An
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The 2014 Washington State Fair celebrates the U.S. armed forces by hosting its annual Military Monday Sept. 8 and 15. Free gate admission is offered to all active, reserve, and retired military and National Guard and their dependents, plus disabled veterans, when each shows valid military ID at any gate.
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Have you heard the latest in disaster developments? No, it's not a virus. No, it's not an asteroid, and no, it's not Dr. Evil's new reality show. This particular end game is definitely gonna go down. Someday. Earthquake. An earthquake is absolutely guaranteed to mess everything up in the South
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[PSYCHEDELIC INDIE POP] + FRI, AUG. 29 They say good things come in threes. Bandolier, People Under The Sun and The Echo Echo Echoes, are all celebrating a record release, a trifecta of "Hell yeah!" for Tacoma. But if you've seen your share of these bands, and think you'll just
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Amina Figarova Seattle. Sept. 16-17 7:30 pm. $22.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Earl Klugh Seattle.
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NATIONAL EAT OUT DAY Sunday, Aug. 31 is National Eat Out Day! What does that mean? Well, grab some picnic goods, to go grub or a little something to snack on and get outside to nosh. Local culinary personality Aura Mae - a previous champion of a culinary face-off with Maxwell's
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You should really stop reading this right now. Seriously. It isn't that Searching for Sugar Man's plot developments are gotcha!-like, but this documentary does boast some bowl-you-over reveals best experienced blind. Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul treks his camera to South Africa to investigate the legend of Rodriguez, a '70s-era singer-songwriter
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You poor, tragic thing. Your friends have all but deserted you for a fabulous holiday weekend camping in the mountains, and you are stranded, Banarama-style, here in the South Sound. The only way to exact revenge is to have a better time than those so-called friends. This calls for some
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Nate Jackson's Super Funny Comedy Show has returned to downtown Tacoma. The Lacey comedian organized a super funny collection of super comedians weekly at the Varsity Grill. Jackson's show disappeared when the Varsity converted to country bar Steel Creek. It was a super sad day. Jackson is a super funny
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The all-African-American Buffalo Soldiers of the 9th and 10th (Horse) Cavalry served in America's wars from 1866 through the end of World War III. They participated in cross-country cattle drives, escorted wagon trains and stagecoaches through often-volatile territories of the Wild West and fought in the Spanish-American War and both
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Farm-to-fork, farm-to-table, pasture-to-plate: Whether industry buzz phrases or genuine attempts to improve the quality of meals for restaurant diners, the trend has blossomed into a nationwide obsession for restaurateurs and dedicated gourmands alike. Embracing the bounty of gardens and farms, harvested locally and prepared at home, the idea is to
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College isn't just about studying, it's also about learning how to be a unsupervised adult. There are a few things you need to know right away. One), dry humping in public doesn't improve your street cred. Unless you're a declared exhibitionist, you will regret finding photos on Facebook next week.
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[HIP-HOP] + FRI-SAT One way to get some sun and stay cool with the hip-hop club closures in the Olympia-area is to participate in the Park Daze Concert Series at The Artesian Well Park in downtown Olympia - series sponsored by the city of Olympia, Barb's Famous BBQ, Hip-Hop 4 The
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We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, 253.627.TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TWEB = Ticketweb, 866.468.7623, www.ticketweb.com >>> ON SALE NOW Eric Bibb, Paul Midon Seattle. Sept. 9-10 7:30 pm. $24.50 (Jazz Alley, jazzalley.com) Diane
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WINE FESTIVAL The Red Lion Hotel (2300 Evergreen Park Dr. SW, Olympia) invites you to "wine down" from summer at their Corks, Forks, Wine and Food Celebration at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21. The featured menu highlights Cuban-inspired flavors paired with an extensive wine selection. There will be music, dancing and fun
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You have to walk up stairs. You have to walk down long halls. Technically, to see the art in the Tacoma Post office Building you have to, well, walk. Held the same night at the third Thursday Tacoma Art Mingle, the city-wide art walk, the Tacoma Post office Building ART
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Here's a novel idea: Put rags and ribbons on the floor at the Museum of Glass. After all, there is breakable glass everywhere. Check that. Rags & Ribbons is actually a melodic rock band from Portland, Oregon. The band rocks the anthems, driven by classically-inspired piano. Progressive and post-rock influences
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If little red Porsches are for emasculated middle-aged men and monster trucks are for tattooed mullet-heads in muscle shirts, what rides do cool guys roll in? The answer idles among the motorcycles in the third annual Vintage Motorcycles Festival Aug. 23. That's right, see how they made them when they
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During the Napoleonic war in 1814, Denmark lost control over Norway, a territory it had held for more than 300 years. Unable to cope, Danes hit the Copenhagen bars, a force that still has a hold on them, often times until 5 a.m. Sunday morning. Norwegian leaders quickly came together