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A Christmas tree certainly brightens the holiday season. AD: $100 off premium bed liners from LineX-NW. COUPON HERE Dec 7, 2019 from 3-7 p.m. the Joint Base Lewis-McChord's Directorate of Morale, Welfare and Recreation will have roughly 550 free Christmas "Trees for Troops" during the base's Winterfest - stay tuned here for
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It was a different kind of Thanksgiving feast for 70 or so soldiers Wednesday, Nov. 25. The setting was Anderson Hall, at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU). The catered meal was served on white tablecloths. The caterers themselves had stayed hours after the other employees of the University were home with
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Monday marks the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor. Harold Johnson was there - literally fighting for his life. Harold Johnson is pretty low-key for a gentleman who has survived some of the most illustrious battles in maritime history. He talks about his World War II adventures
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Bluecifer’s a philosopher. Take his take on his signature drink, tuaca shots. “Tuaca shots are awesome, best with sugars on the rim and bitters on the lime — kind of like life,” says Tacoman and Tully’s coffee roaster Blue Hampton. Like life, Blue explains, the shot has sweet, bitter, sour, shoot the
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Bainbridge Island is well known for summer tourism and activities. What it is not known for, and probably should be, is the historical and holiday fun it brings to the Northwest. Downtown Bainbridge is one of only 12 locations recognized by Washington's Trust for Historic Preservation. This distinction not only brings
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Once upon a time, shopping in Gig Harbor was primarily a thing for Ladies Who Lunched. The quaint town had antique shops, art galleries, clothing boutiques and novelties one would fully expect from a picturesque postcard town. But as the town has grown, so have the shopping opportunities. Of course,
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You don't need a mansion to celebrate the holidays in style. Whether you're at home or on the road, your small space can be big on holiday cheer. While traveling last year during the holidays, photographer Sarah Sloboda wanted to decorate the apartment where she was staying. "I got inspiration on Instagram
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The holiday season is here, and with it comes festivities all around - indeed, there's no need to limit the festivities to the weekends and evenings. The holidays are a great time to get out of the office with your co-workers of choice (and maybe a few that aren't of
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What started as a celebration of the completion of the new City Hall in Port Orchard 17 years ago, has turned into a beloved annual tradition. The building featured new chimes in its clock tower, and during the unveiling, the chimes were rung to celebrate the city's efforts to build
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With the holiday season now upon us, what better way to get into the festive spirit than to pull out those traditional carols and sing. And if you've ever wanted to take it a step further and sing Christmas carols for a good cause, then the Pike Market Senior Center &
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The holiday season kicks all of that wanting into overdrive. Drones are trending as the latest gadget du jour. They're everywhere these days. Amazon.com wants to deliver packages with them. Paparazzi are using them to get celebrity photos. And odds are that your kid wants one, too. But what are
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Tacoma and wider western Washington have a bevy of local shopping options. We have a booming Small Business Saturday scene and local shops out the wazoo. There are stores to serve every shopping need, from antiques and jewelry to running gear and beyond. But one of our greatest treasures is
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When it comes to craft breweries, the Puget Sound Region revels in an embarrassment of riches. From Olympia to Bellingham, from Gig Harbor to Kingston, dozens of boutique breweries dot the landscape. While all have their own unique signature offerings year-round, come Christmas, some brew up something special to celebrate
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As magical as gathering ‘round the tree on Christmas morning is, the weeks spent shopping beforehand can be somewhat daunting and stressful. Thankfully, venturing to downtown Olympia for this year's holiday shopping is sure to help you find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Located on lively 5th Avenue,
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Maybe you're the kind of person who spends half of Thanksgiving Day watching animal videos on YouTube. Perhaps your family needs additions to its regimen of well-loved but timeworn holiday activities. Either way, there's an animal park nearby to spice up your holiday fun with something wild. Cougar Mountain Zoo Our first
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Once a month, the USONW Shali Center at McChord Field puts on their No Dough Dinner event, which serves to provide complementary meals to servicemembers and their families on the evening before payday. Each dinner caters to a specific unit, and the menu varies from month to month in order
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They’re cooking Everyone knows at least one annoyingly perfect woman who not only prepares the entire Thanksgiving dinner by herself and brews her own beer but also makes Greek dishes, prepares elegant, formal dinners, and knows her way around collards and mustard greens. Well, the Martha Stewart reign of terror is
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The U.S. and Japan have a close alliance. Ironically, this alliance is in many ways the product of the bloody rivalry between the two during World War II and which culminated in the Americans dropping the first nuclear bomb - the most destructive weapon in human history. But the American occupation
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December is upon us, and that means a smorgasbord of Christmas stories at area theaters, but not so much the tried and true holiday sentimentality that's usually trotted out. There are some twists on the usual holiday fare this year, including a holiday whodunit and the traditional A Christmas Carol
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South Puget Sound Community College art professor Joe Batt has created a world of charcoal, wood and ceramic adults and children - mostly children. Digital media have taken control of their lives - a comically surrealist world not too far removed from the world most of us live in today.