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Remember the cocktail cubbyhole with a tiki motif called The Monsoon Room? The exotica lounge disappeared in the Fall of 2008 and the 1022 South lounge emerged from its ashes last year. Well, the Weekly Volcano World Headquarters just received the follow email from former Monsoon Room owner Laura Malone, who now signs her name Kimberly Laura Mychal Malone. Apparently, Malone will resurrect The Monsoon Room close to the Spanish Steps in downtown Tacoma, which Malone urges everyone to help restore said Steps.

Dear Monsoon Room Friends, Family and Lovers alike:

Due to the urgency of the below request we do not have time to fill you in completely...

We hope it is enough to have the insider information that The Monsoon Room will once again be welcoming you into her warm embrace, once again, by the close of November 2010.

Not sure you will recognize her at first. Don't worry, you'll see. We ain't shy about introductions anymore (plus, she's more of a wild woman these days;-)

In the mean time please take notice below!

The Monsoon Room's new projects will be founded in the neighborhood around the Spanish Steps (one of our favorite Tacoma landmarks.) So yes, the request for your votes to preserve and restore this landmark is totally self serving.

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Vote now to help the City of Tacoma raise funds to restore the Spanish Steps!

Here's the link to vote:

http://www.preservationnation.org/partners-in-preservation/seattle/vote.html

American Express has partnered with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to create Partners in Preservation, an initiative that will grant $1,000,000 to deserving historic sites in the Seattle-Puget Sound area. There are twenty-five sites that have been selected as finalists, including the Spanish Steps in Tacoma.

The winner will be determined by your vote.  Competition will be tough, and we need your help to make sure the South Sound is represented well.

With your help, the City may receive money to assist with the restoration of the Spanish Steps, including construction of a state of the art sustainable landscape and irrigation system.

Vote for the Spanish Steps!  You can vote once a day per email address through May 12th, 2010.

Visit www.tacomaculture.org/steps.asp for more information!

Kimberly Laura Mychal Malone

Co-Founder & CEO

The Monsoon Room Inc.