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I've made it no secret that I'm a fan of the 2013 Best of Olympia Best New Band Full Moon Radio. Saturday night they will host a free EP release and one-year anniversary party at Le Voyeur. Copies of the new EP, Drop Off, will be available, and auditions for
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Well, the birthday has come and gone, however with one small change. The birth “day” has morphed into the birth “week.” This extensive celebration is fabulous for my social life, but not so much for my figure. I enjoyed seven days of decadent food and libation with family and friends.
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Well, the birthday has come and gone, however with one small change. The birth “day” has morphed into the birth “week.” This extensive celebration is fabulous for my social life, but not so much for my figure. I enjoyed seven days of decadent food and libation with family and friends.
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LAKEWOOD - "If this, then what?" is the basis for a hypothesis in a science experiment. So if you put 60 Soldiers together with hundreds of middle school children and have the Soldiers judge their science projects, what do you get? The hypothesis is a bunch of
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The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) was a progressive step for the military community, but for the families, couples and individuals most affected, it was just the first step. Fort Bragg spouse Ashley Broadway's name has been splashed across headlines for the past month; despite being married to a
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With the instant slice of a red ribbon, Citizen Airmen with the 446th Aeromedical Staging Squadron here celebrated the inauguration of their new home in Hangar 12, Feb. 9. Originally, they shared Bldg. 691 with the 446th Aerospace Medicine Squadron. However, packing two squadrons with more than 300 Reservists into one
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CAMP ANDERSON-PETERS, Texas - The unit deployment manager calls you into his office. He has something to tell you and you know he is about to say that you are going to deploy. Without missing a beat, he lets you know that you have been selected to head to Afghanistan for
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Just as a track star battles exhaustion to be the first to the finish line, a 446th Airlift Wing recruiter strived to conquer all obstacles she faced in her career last year. By going above and beyond expectations, she earned one of the top awards in recruiting for Fiscal Year
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Aloha, Bobble Tiki is pleased to report that he now has email again. Let's all thank the Eastern European goat herders who handle his tech issues for getting right on this 36-hour-old problem. You'd think Bobble Tiki was trying to rebalance the Murray Morgan Bridge with the amount of fussing this
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For Audrey Henley, who made a name for herself booking crossover bands, indie delights and enticing acts, it's always been about community. Hailing from Turlock, Calif., a small town outside of Modesto, Henley grew up watching her parents serve their community by being business owners. Her father owned a restaurant, Pioneer
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BEST BURGLARY Matter Gallery We don't want to encourage burglaries, but surely the one at Matter Gallery last January deserves just a little more note. The sheer Mission Impossible nature of the crime drew national media attention. Thieves rappeled movie-style into the gallery after breaking through a skylight. Heavy snow had left
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Dawn Gillnett, voted Olympia's Best Bartender, is a bit nervous having her first newspaper interview, but when asked to talk about her work mixing drinks and befriending customer's at King Solomon's Reef, she opens up. "I LOVE it," she says. "I love the schedule. I love being around the people. You
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Michael Elvin of Olympia's Bar Francis is as much a scholar as he is a barista. Elvin, named Olympia's Best Barista, speaks knowledgeably about the flavors of coffee (butterscotch and vanilla were mentioned one recent morning) and methods of its brewing - and he sounds equally expert when he talks chai. "I'm
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BEST EDDIE MUNSTER HANGOUT Burial Grounds If former child star Butch Patrick, who played boy werewolf Eddie Munster on TV, needed a coffee fix in Olympia, Burial Grounds would sure to be his haunt (because Cryptatropa would send him back to rehab). Boy Munster would find comfort among the Burial Grounds' black
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There's little doubt Jason Haws is Olympia's go-to guy for heady, hardcore theatrical emoting, the kind which requires him to dredge up childhood traumas and bawl like Anne Hathaway after a haircut. (Or who knows, maybe he's balancing his checkbook in there. He insists his method isn't immersive.) After a
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BEST NEW HIRE Lauren O'Neill at Capital Playhouse Just when Capital Playhouse seemed out of the woods, it got slammed with the horrifying pubic implosion of its artistic director. It needed a top-quality replacement, stat. Enter Lauren O'Neill, a bright, sparkling stage presence whose résumé seems tailor-made for the struggling company. "Solvency,
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The doctor is in. If you've been grappling with making your lifestyle choices greener, the presenters and exhibitors at the fifth annual South Sound Sustainability Expo have the answers you've been seeking. Around 70 vendors and resources are included in the cost of admission, which is FREE written
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The tragic, yet ultimately inspiring story of Rachel Corrie made its way from Olympia to around the world in a matter of days back in 2003 when The Evergreen State College student made her way to the Gaza Strip to protest the destruction of homes of Palestinians at the hands
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Last year Broken Water released an album that pushed the band further into the limelight than any of the its previous, amazing releases. Most bands would relish that moment and memory as a triumph, however with the unfortunate timing of a looming line-up shift on the horizon Broken Water was
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Approximately 1,500 military children and their families made their way to Tacoma's Star Center facility on Sunday, February 10 to take part in a special and spirited event honoring them and their important roles and efforts within their families and in their communities. The afternoon-long event hosted by The Ranger
