WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2010 >>>

1. Coldnote plays smooth, sexy soul and funk that's more Marvin Gaye than Prince at 8 p.m. inside The Swiss.

2. William Hazzard, M.D., will speak on "Living Life to the Fullest ... to the Very End" at 7 p.m. inside Kilworth Memorial Chapel on the University of Puget Sound campus.

3. Architect and City Councilperson David Boe, author and Pierce county Prosecutor Mark Lindquist, and Dr. Hans Ostrom from the University of Puget Sound are the panel for a community conversation concerning the Tacoma Reads Together book The Maltese Falcon at 7 p.m. inside the Olympic Room at the Tacoma Pubic Library Main Branch.

4. Learn easy gardening tips and tricks and how to start a raised bed garden from Master Gardener and TAGRO guru Gordy Behnke at 10:30 a.m. inside the City of Tacoma EnviroHouse.

5. Kareem Kandi Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. inside Pour At Four wine bar in the Proctor District.

LINK: More arts and entertainment events in the South Sound

THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010 >>>

1. Henna-influenced art is on its way up from the underground, and it's powerhouses like Jada-Moon who are helping take it there. Jada-Moon's henna art will be included in The INK Show, which opens at 7 p.m. inside the Mad Hat Tea Company. Expect the unveiling of new work by artists that dabble in ink like Zachary Marvick, Maria Jost, Adam Jackson, Jeremy Gregory, Kenji Fullmer and Maureen McHugh. Also, Carson Churchill and Jena Stedtler will channel their inner musical Kukla, Fran and Ollie as a sideshow.

2. A community roundtable discussion on how to make Tacoma a healthier place to live will be held at 11 a.m. at King's Books.

3. The South Sound Blues Association hosts another Thursday Night Blues show at Happy Days Casino in Lakewood. Tonight at 7:30 p.m. the Michal Miller Band will rock the casino's mirrored lounge.

4. With his newly launched monthly battle series, "Go Hard or Go Home," held at Olympia's Royal Lounge at 9 p.m., SP aka Slo Poke has created a venue for rappers and MCs to sharpen their game and stack some change at the same time - $500 for the monthly winner to be exact. Read the full story here. 

5. Vinyl Tribe will spin techno and dubstep beginning at 9 p.m. as part of "Tribal Thursdays" at Sax Restaurant and Lounge on Sixth Avenue.

LINK: Movie showtimes in the South Sound

WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TODAY >>>

R.I.P. Peter Graves

Obamacare starts today. Can you feel the SOCIALISM?

Bill Gates wants his own nuclear reactor.

The Chinese government lashes out against Google's attempt to give mainland users access to Hong Kong's uncensored site by blocking computers' content and questionable search queries.

Not a tourist: On the evolving role of the travel writer in the age of mass tourism and YouTube

Tiny Mix Tapes reports that Sleater-Kinney, that went on indefinite hiatus four years back, may get together to release a new record.

WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TODAY >>>

Here's how South Sound lawmakers voted on the health care proposal.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, after calling for Internet censorship in his country, says he is "pro-Internet" and will begin blogging from the presidential palace.

Similar to our Tournament of Tacos only with beer

Did the CIA dose a French village with LSD?

Chinese sandstorm strikes like dragon.

WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TODAY >>>

Alex Chilton of '70s rock band Big Star dies. The group was to have played SXSW this weekend.

India loves Facebook! Hey India, join our Facebook!

Walmart PA announcement in New Jersey store orders black people to leave.

Bernie Madoff attacked in prison. Body parts were broken.

Have a St Patrick's Day hangover? Click here.

WHAT WE HAVE FOUND TODAY >>>

Could parachute-wearing bears sniff out Osama bin Laden?

Today in 1999 the U.S. Department of the Interior listed nine salmon species as endangered, which impacted many people in the Northwest.

Don't feed those babies just to shut them up. A Penn State prof says the practice may increase the likelihood of your youngster becoming overweight or obese later in life.

Fearless Felix is back for his most daring plunge ever.

WHAT WE'VE FOUND TODAY >>>

Climate change makes birds smaller.

Classical music has become too solemn.

Obama's not leaving the country until the House can get its health care legislation passed.

Man sues airline for not looking at his scrotum.

The growing popularity of e-books has raised a difficult question in the publishing marketplace that used to have an easy answer: What's a book worth?

WHAT WE'VE FOUND TODAY >>>

Obama rolls up his sleeves, literally, and pleads with Congress to move forward on a health care bill.

Totally Toyota: A man in California was finally able to stop his over-accelerating Prius after 20 minutes alongside California State Patrol at 90mph. We didn't even know they could go that fast to begin with.

A chef serves cheese made from his wife's breast milk.

Apparently, there is a trend in some gay nightclubs to have Avatar themed dance parties.

Dumb or clever? The homemade centrifuge:

And a good morning to you.

GO MEXICAN >>>

Infamous for its college crowd weekend dance nights, Masa Comida Mexicana is also a fine, nongreasy alternative for nursing a wicked case of the day-afters. According to eHow, Mexican food spices helps calm the stomach. Sipping a cup of Stumptown from embedded Satellite Coffee (yeah, dehydration bad - but whatever) amid Latin colors and sports broadcasts is oddly comforting.

Open for breakfast Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Masa serves a bevy of tasty options including: a burrito stuffed with scrambled eggs, crema, guacamole, pico de gallo, pepperjack cheese and taco meat; a breakfast burger with a ground chuck patty, over-medium egg, queso fundido, bacon, pico de gallo on a potato bun; huevos flatbread with queso fundido, scrambled eggs, house sausage, bacon, pico de gallo, and green onions on house made flatbread dough; chilaquiles in red enchilada sauce; breakfast quesadilla with scrambled eggs, house sausage, bacon, and green onions; huevos rancheros, carne asada and eggs; and more.

Worry about all those drunken text messages you sent last night later.

TUESDAY, JAN. 26, 2010 >>>

1. REI offers a free GPS 101 class at 7 p.m. You can find it at ·47° 13.333' N and 122° 27.95' W

2. Audio Atonement presents an all-ages show featuring The Ghost Inside, For The Fallen Dreams, Suffokate, Your Demise, Oblivion, Cowardice, and Culling The Weak at 6 p.m. inside The Viaduct.

3. Doug Walsh discusses your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health at 7 p.m. inside Marlene's Market & Deli in Tacoma.

4. Comedian Ralph Porter hosts Ha Ha Tuesday with opening MC D Lamont Hall and guest comic Rodger Lizaola at 8 p.m. inside Jazzbones.

5. Saxophonist Kareem Kandi hosts an open jazz jam at 9 p.m. inside Sax Restaurant.

LINK: Live music and DJs tonight in the South Sound