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Last week I was getting to the point of a nervous breakdown. The work world was relentlessly beating at my door, social endeavors were as demanding as ever, I could barely get to my volunteer activities, and on top of all of that, I had my first statistics test. Well, supportive
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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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Community Council: Mad as hell at Metro Parks The Community Council of Tacoma, which is made up of representatives from all of Tacoma’s Neighborhood Councils, will not be ignored. They’re mad as hell at Metro Parks Tacoma, and they’re not going to take it anymore — or at least much longer. Angered
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Community Council: Mad as hell at Metro Parks The Community Council of Tacoma, which is made up of representatives from all of Tacoma’s Neighborhood Councils, will not be ignored. They’re mad as hell at Metro Parks Tacoma, and they’re not going to take it anymore — or at least much longer. Angered
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Hags to riches My boyfriend of a year has his own home, as do I. He needs a roommate to help pay bills, and only a woman has responded. She'll have her own bedroom, but they'll share a bathroom. He advertised in the campus housing office, so she must be young,
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Hags to riches My boyfriend of a year has his own home, as do I. He needs a roommate to help pay bills, and only a woman has responded. She'll have her own bedroom, but they'll share a bathroom. He advertised in the campus housing office, so she must be young,
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When I first bought my house on the Eastside of Tacoma five-plus years ago, so many people in this city told me that I was making a horrible mistake, a terrible investment, and that my life would be in jeopardy if I lived there. Whatever. I knew exactly what I was getting
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When I first bought my house on the Eastside of Tacoma five-plus years ago, so many people in this city told me that I was making a horrible mistake, a terrible investment, and that my life would be in jeopardy if I lived there. Whatever. I knew exactly what I was getting
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Shirts, tanks and sweaters have progressively gotten longer and longer over the past few years. This trend has made it difficult to find pants that won’t cause the bottom of the shirt to bunch up, making your lower stomach look like a giant round bulge. For 21-year-old Geraldine Picardol, studying
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Shirts, tanks and sweaters have progressively gotten longer and longer over the past few years. This trend has made it difficult to find pants that won’t cause the bottom of the shirt to bunch up, making your lower stomach look like a giant round bulge. For 21-year-old Geraldine Picardol, studying
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Fantastic designer labels with excellent flattering cuts in some of the newest and hottest styles and pattern trends are what one will find at Envy, a North Tacoma boutique fully stocked with women’s clothing and accessories. Accessories, ah yes. Envy’s large wall displays that imitate art hold a princess’s ransom in
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Fantastic designer labels with excellent flattering cuts in some of the newest and hottest styles and pattern trends are what one will find at Envy, a North Tacoma boutique fully stocked with women’s clothing and accessories. Accessories, ah yes. Envy’s large wall displays that imitate art hold a princess’s
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Tacoma is the city of Destiny because it is possible to find out right where you fit in. Like a criss cross crust on a cherry pie, Julie Rex has found her destiny as a baker. Walter and Jessica Gaya hired Julie Rex as a baker at their local hit,
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It’s that time of year again. Time to shell out $150 per ticket to look at masterful works of famous art and then eat them. Chefs paint with wine and sculpt in foie gras as Tacoma Community College hosts its eighth annual Tacoma Wine Classic to support the TCC Foundation.
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It’s that time of year again. Time to shell out $150 per ticket to look at masterful works of famous art and then eat them. Chefs paint with wine and sculpt in foie gras as Tacoma Community College hosts its eighth annual Tacoma Wine Classic to support the TCC Foundation.
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About a year ago The Acme Grub Cage was purchased by an eager bartender and his customer. Together they are changing the way Tacoma views this once dilapidated dive bar. New wooden cabinets are stained and ready for the multitude of liquor bottles that will be available once their liquor
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About a year ago The Acme Grub Cage was purchased by an eager bartender and his customer. Together they are changing the way Tacoma views this once dilapidated dive bar. New wooden cabinets are stained and ready for the multitude of liquor bottles that will be available once
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Born and raised over on the West-sigh-eed, I lived this crazy cloistered existence, which encompassed unincorporated University Place (now citified), Lakewood and Ruston Way (see last week’s column). Everything else was too far away, and downtown Tacoma was strictly off-limits. I now live in the heart of Tacoma and make
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Born and raised over on the West-sigh-eed, I lived this crazy cloistered existence, which encompassed unincorporated University Place (now citified), Lakewood and Ruston Way (see last week’s column). Everything else was too far away, and downtown Tacoma was strictly off-limits. I now live in the heart of Tacoma
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ANNOUNCER: What the heck is a hidden gem, anyway? The phrase rises from the mist of culinary cliché, a cheery, primordial beast eager to swallow any eye-opening South Sound dining experience that wanders unchained out of our delicious quotidian. So precious! So unexpected! So Dockside Bistro & Wine Bar! JAKE: Hidden
