Jobs & Education
The passion to teach and the ability to relate to her students is what set one local professor apart. "I feel I can relate to our mostly military student population since I've experienced both serving and supporting my soldier as a family member. I understand how difficult it can be to
People Rule
Airman Dominic Luka, 28, is poised to begin his military career and start a new chapter in his life. However, the Air Force trainee, who is currently assigned to the 446th Airlift Wing's Development and Training Flight, has already led a life that some may find unbelievable. Luka, who is originally
Benefits & Deals
Mike Tassin, veterans services manager for Tacoma Goodwill, is making a difference by helping hundreds of local veterans find employment. For Tassin, who served eight years in the Army, helping fellow veterans was a natural decision. During a 2003 deployment, while on humanitarian missions delivering food and other supplies to the
Veterans Day
The Washington State History Museum, located at 1911 Pacific Ave. in Tacoma, is planning to open its doors on Veterans Day and offer Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Camp Murray's military members and their families free admission. Veterans are also eligible to take advantage of this unique, educational opportunity. Monday, Nov. 11,
Stage
Janice Arnold's Palace Yurt at the Smithsonian in 2009 was a contemporary take on ancient Mongolian palace yurts. Designed specifically for the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's 2009 "Fashioning Felt" exhibition in New York, it was made to fit the arched ceiling of the museum's conservatory and filled the space like
Arts
Tara Reid, Bram Stoker, the Olympia Film Festival. Admittedly an odd list to kick off any conversation, even for me, but trust me when I say they all have one thing in common. Thanks to my tireless fact-finding, I've uncovered a startling truth: T-Reid, the Stokes and OFF each turn
Critics' Picks
[DJ] + Fri, Nov. 8 Friday nights are typically reserved for your release after a week of monotony. If you stop by 1230 Room Friday, your release will be lit on fire and blasted straight into the weekend. The downtown Olympia's award-winning resident disc jockey DJ Drastic celebrates his birthday by
Music
The first time I heard of Tangerine, it was from Jeff Southard over at Swoon Records. Southard was glowing over his experience with a Seattle band that had just come over to his studio to record their debut EP, which they cranked out over two days. This, mind you, from
Features
October brought blustery winds carrying a chill in the air that announced Fall had finally arrived. The very idea leaves me dancing a celebratory jig, because Fall means hats, scarves, boots and hot cups of roasted bean accompanied by baked goods. Thankfully, October also introduced Tacoma's Triangle District to the B
Liquid
After tiring of driving to Seattle for alcohol tasting events, Tacoman Todd Buckley created the Tacoma Alcohol Consortium in 2011. He wanted to create camaraderie between all local alcohol producers, such as The Harmon, Wingman Brewery, 21 Cellars and other future alcohol manufacturers, such as those distilling today in the
News Front
Change is afoot among top-ranking officials at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. It was announced Tuesday, Nov. 6 that Lt. Gen. Robert Brown, who assumed command of I Corps in July 2012, would be moving on. Brown has spent the last 16 months redirecting I Corps' focus to the Pacific Rim; in fact,
Archives
There are healing, mind-expanding and therapeutic properties of theater that are often overlooked by educators these days. In a time of increased pressures on getting students to pass standardized tests that were developed in some educational version of a cookie factory, the dramatic arts are among the first courses to
Concert Alert
We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster,
Show And Tell
A young New Yorker, a loving husband and father of two children, accepts a job offer from two promoters for a lucrative short-term engagement with their traveling circus. It seems legitimate: the man is both a talented violinist and a professional carpenter; both useful skills in any traveling show. After
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Friday nights are typically reserved for your release after a week of monotony. If you stop by 1230 Room Friday, your release will be lit on fire and blasted straight into the weekend. The downtown Olympia's award-winning resident disc jockey DJ Drastic celebrates his birthday by giving up some time
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Combining angelic R&B-indebted vocals with muscular instrumentation and wistfully romantic lyrics, Tangerine sound like very little else on the market right now. Led by Marika Justad - along with drummer Miro Lion (Justad's sister), bassist Ryan Baker, and guitarist Toby Kuhn - Tangerine quickly began gaining traction and attention, aided
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Bay Area band One Hundred Percent channel the sort of guitar-driven alt-rock that dominated the '90s, calling to mind groups like Dinosaur Jr. and My Bloody Valentine. Angular guitars melt into fuzzy atmospherics before exploding into a squall of distortion, all the while accompanied by the sensitive lead vocals of
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I first wrote about Melanie Valera, aka Tender Forever, almost exactly two years ago. But, I never had the opportunity to catch her live until I booked her for my music festival, Squeak and Squawk. There, I finally saw what Tender Forever is all about. While all of the glossy,
News Front
Sticking with the premise that Joint Base Lewis-McChord is "not a military island," Col. Charles Hodges talked Tuesday about the base's master plan of the future. He emphasized that deciding that future is a cooperative effort, one that includes input from the base's surrounding cities. "The plan that we're going to unveil
Food Matters
IN A MEXICAN KITCHEN Soitza Devlin leads In a Mexican Kitchen culinary course at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 at the Bayview School of Cooking (516 W. Fourth Ave., Olympia). Devlin will lead students through dishes that remind her of home, such as Chilitos Rellenos de Atun en Escabeche, chile rellenos
