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In the fall of 2012, the city of Lakewood welcomed 10-20 Services to the area. The company was the first of its kind in the United States and focuses specifically on the restoration of tactical equipment. These cleaning services offered an incredible opportunity for military personnel of Joint Base Lewis-McChord
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Losing a child is one of the worst things a parent can imagine. Losing two children, within one year, is quite simply unimaginable. For retired Maj. Gen. Mark Graham and his wife, Carol, this is a reality that they have coped with for close to a decade since the losses of
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The Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) casts a large net in order to help veterans. Lourdes E. Alvarado-Ramos, the newly appointed director of the WDVA, believes that your (her emphasis) Department of Veterans Affairs is "one of the best in the country." What follows is a baker's dozen of some
Neighborhoods
The city of DuPont will welcome a new childcare center in the late summer 2013 the DuPont Learning Center. The new and well-appointed facility is slated to be about 9,400 square feet. The center will be located on the corner of McNeil Street right behind Farelli's Pizza in the heart
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Charlie's Restaurant Puyallup. Acoustic Jam Night. Open mic format with Pam Carter from Classic Case as the host. 6-9 pm. NC. Vashon Maury Senior Center Vashon. Great Singers Series: 3 Spanish Operatic Greats. All Ages. 2 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. St. Paddy's Day with
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Traditions Cafe and World Folk Art Olympia - Downtown. Uke-Olympians. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. BLUES Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill Spanaway. Blues Monday. With Billy Pease, Paul Buck and Chris Gartland. 7 pm. NC. The Swiss Tacoma - Downtown. Matison Avenue. 9 pm. Stonegate
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Stonegate Pizza Tacoma - South. Acoustic open mic hosted by Leanne Trevalyan. 8 pm. NC. Olympic Club Hotel and Theater Centralia. Cody BeeBe & The Crooks. 7 pm. NC. Tugboat Annies Olympia - Westside. Open Mic Night. 9 pm. NC. BLUES Red Wind Casino Yelm. Alice Stuart.
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BLUES The Royal Lounge Olympia - Downtown. Alice Stuart Royal Wednesday. 7:30 to 10 pm. $5. Charlie's Sports Bar and Grill Olympia - Downtown. Blues Jam with Blues Attitude. 9 pm. NC. Dawson's Bar and Grill Tacoma - South. Crazy Texas Gypsies Open Jam. 8 pm. Midtown
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British prog-rockers Wishbone Ash's harmony-laden dual-guitar attack predated Thin Lizzy, the group often credited with inventing it. Of course, Wishbone Ash also perfected the slow beginning/fast ending rock anthem. Only guitarist Andy Powell remains from the group's '70s heyday, but despite an ungodly number of
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I was not impressed with the images on the invitation to the alumni art show at South Puget Sound Community College, but when I walked into the gallery I was pleasantly surprised. Not that it is all great - there are some pretty bland and traditional pastel and watercolor landscapes
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Drum 'n' bass currently enjoys not nearly as much of the fawning media attention lavished on it in the mid-'90s, when magazines anointed Roni Size and Goldie the kings of rapid-fire jungle. It's been a while since Bobble Tiki heard the treadmill churn of jackknifing beats and bass riffs. Good news.
Music
The Olympia All-Ages Project's mission statement says it all: "The purpose of the Olympia All Ages Project is to develop, foster and promote music and art as experiences central to the lives of the young citizens of Olympia." The non-profit organization carries out its mission at its permanent home, Northern.
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Rachel Corrie was 23 years old when she traveled from Olympia to the Gaza strip to fight for Palestinian rights. Tragically, she was killed when a bulldozer ran over her as she defended a Palestinian family home. Since the fateful day 10 years ago, a struggle for human rights has been
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Maurice the Fish Records presents an Evening of Keys IX, highlighting six great artists - including Brooke Lizotte, keyboardist for Dreamwreck and Dan Reed Network. Lizotte is also known for his work with Alicia Keys, Amy Winehouse and Jennifer Hudson. Other projects include executing piano, keys, and orchestration in the
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Walking from gallery to gallery, up to Hilltop, down to Pacific Avenue, across town to Sixth Avenue, over to the Dome District is damn tough. Thankfully, for the last three years Tacoma has had the ART BUS to rely on - the creation of T-town's own Angela Jossy, and pretty
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"Can we hire him?" That question was asked about 10 months ago after Matthew Kiepert entered Sweet Melissa's bakery to buy a cupcake. "One of our employees talked with him and was impressed with his knowledge of baking," explained Amber Arrant, the store's manager. "When she asked if we could hire him,
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DESSERT AND DIVINATION Thursday, March 14 Crescent Moon Gifts (2712 Sixth Ave., Tacoma) will take the bake sale to a new level. Its Dessert and Divination offers baked goodies, shop and snag sweet swag like bracelets, tees and uh, more baked goods - with all proceeds going to support the Central
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Look, I'm going to level with you: Live performances are where it's at. This is the thing that I'm trying to persuade you to do. To see live shows. What sounds more fun to you: some chillwave band that will allow you to contact the douchiest and most reposed part
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There's a spot in my musical life that has been left dormant since the days of Bright Eyes and Death Cab For Cutie - these sensitive indie bands that constructed perfectly poppy songs that somehow managed to sum up how I felt as a lost, confused young man. I didn't
