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Looking good is harder than it seems. I don’t always look good, that’s impossible. Having an easy-to-manage yet hard-to-copy haircut helps me quite a bit. It makes me look good to myself, and that is all that really matters. The people at Embellish Multispace Salon are interested in what helps
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I had been to O’Malley’s a few times in my old Femme Fianna Dockyard Derby Dames days. It was always late at night, dark, crowded, and reeked of beer and sweat. I loved it. The best throw downs, punk bands and bartenders have graced O’Malley’s soil during the after dinner
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I had been to O’Malley’s a few times in my old Femme Fianna Dockyard Derby Dames days. It was always late at night, dark, crowded, and reeked of beer and sweat. I loved it. The best throw downs, punk bands and bartenders have graced O’Malley’s soil during the after dinner
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I am happy to announce that The Dirty Dish is expanding its repertoire. While dishing about restaurant life and cool finds at the grocery store can be ever so fun, there is a part of my life I have been dying to share with you: my love for beverages, and
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I am happy to announce that The Dirty Dish is expanding its repertoire. While dishing about restaurant life and cool finds at the grocery store can be ever so fun, there is a part of my life I have been dying to share with you: my love for beverages, and
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ANNOUNCER: Sixth Avenue continues to grow in eateries, many of which help define Tacoma as a foodie paradise. One of the newer establishments, The Pinwheel Catering’s Herban Café brings a decent wine list, a few out of the ordinary entrees and great attention to detail. JASON: The first message to greet
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ANNOUNCER: Sixth Avenue continues to grow in eateries, many of which help define Tacoma as a foodie paradise. One of the newer establishments, The Pinwheel Catering’s Herban Café brings a decent wine list, a few out of the ordinary entrees and great attention to detail. JASON: The first message
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Capitol Theater Olympia - Downtown. An Evening with ukulele master Jake Shimabukuro. All Ages. 7 pm. $30. United Methodist Church Vashon. Journeys Beyong, featuring David Helfand, Justin Lader. All Ages. 2 pm. The Olympia Ballroom Olympia - Downtown. Love Our Local 2013 Winter Festival & Fundraiser, featuring
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I was waddling into The Swiss the other day to look for my first summer brew of the season. I hadn’t hit the Swiss in a while and totally missed its 15th birthday party last week since I was double booked. So it seemed only fitting that I would venture into
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I was waddling into The Swiss the other day to look for my first summer brew of the season. I hadn’t hit the Swiss in a while and totally missed its 15th birthday party last week since I was double booked. So it seemed only fitting that I would venture into
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21: A formula movie “inspired by” a true story about the M.I.T. students who developed a card-counting system that enabled them to win millions at the blackjack tables in Las Vegas. The excitement is as watered-down as the drinks. It’s not unwatchable, but you could watch it with your eyeballs
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Movies based on books should always tell their stories without the presumption that all audience members have read the book that inspired it. That’s one of the few problems with Prince Caspian, the second Narnia film from director Andrew Adamson and a worthy follow-up to his hugely successful and artful
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Movies based on books should always tell their stories without the presumption that all audience members have read the book that inspired it. That’s one of the few problems with Prince Caspian, the second Narnia film from director Andrew Adamson and a worthy follow-up to his hugely successful and artful
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The two friends in Son of Rambow hang out in a backyard shack that rewards close study. It’s made of rough lumber, hammered together into not quite parallel lines; it’s out of plumb. It could be drawn, but not easily built. Since the 11-year-old hero, Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is
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The two friends in Son of Rambow hang out in a backyard shack that rewards close study. It’s made of rough lumber, hammered together into not quite parallel lines; it’s out of plumb. It could be drawn, but not easily built. Since the 11-year-old hero, Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is
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SECRET TICKET CODE TM = Ticketmaster, (253) 627-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com TW = TicketsWest, (800) 325-SEAT, www.ticketswest.com TWEB = Ticketweb, (866) 468-7623, www.ticketweb.com On sale now Kurt Elling, Ernie Watts Seattle. June 5-7 7:30 and 9:30 pm, June 8 7:30 pm. $24.50 (Jazz Alley, TM). Billy Bragg, C.R. Avery Seattle. June 6 8 pm. $38 (Moore Theatre, TM). Floater,
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Ty Peterson cares about the youth, so much that he helped create the Pacific West Aerospace Academy, a non-profit organization aimed toward assisting in aviation and technical support. The executive director and graduate of the United States Marine Corps, Peterson said the purpose of the academy is to seek out economically
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Bobble Tiki knows it. He’s the oldest music columnist the Weekly Volcano has. That means, when sitting around in the Weekly Volcano War Room with fresh faces like Matt Driscoll, Brad Allen, Paul Schrag and even the hard living Suzy Stump, Bobble Tiki assumes the role of elder. When a
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Bobble Tiki knows it. He’s the oldest music columnist the Weekly Volcano has. That means, when sitting around in the Weekly Volcano War Room with fresh faces like Matt Driscoll, Brad Allen, Paul Schrag and even the hard living Suzy Stump, Bobble Tiki assumes the role of elder. When a
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When I started covering music in Tacoma I was young. 19, as I remember — though it’s tough to recollect back that far because of the herbal jazz cigarettes in between. I remember how I felt when people made a big deal out of my age, inevitably pointing it out, like