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Love 'em or hate 'em, Sublime is a legendary band. Die-hard fans of the Long Beach-based ska punk rockers with the signature skater brand may argue that the group is not the same without front man Brad Nowell after he died of a heroin overdose in 1996.
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It is not often that the worlds of international finance and beer consumption collide, but such is the case with an undercover effort by the Wall Street Journal, which uncovered a growing trend in tavern operations. At issue is a dilemma bar owners face as the price of beer increases faster
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It is not often that the worlds of international finance and beer consumption collide, but such is the case with an undercover effort by the Wall Street Journal, which uncovered a growing trend in tavern operations. At issue is a dilemma bar owners face as the price of beer increases faster
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Love 'em or hate 'em, Sublime is a legendary band. Die-hard fans of the Long Beach-based ska punk rockers with the signature skater brand may argue that the group is not the same without front man Brad Nowell after he died of a heroin
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Well, Tacoma, this is certainly a first. Every week you turn to this section of the Weekly Volcano to find the booze soaked thoughts of my partner till death do us part — Bobble Tiki. But this week things are different. This week, as Bret Michaels prepares to invade the
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Well, Tacoma, this is certainly a first. Every week you turn to this section of the Weekly Volcano to find the booze soaked thoughts of my partner till death do us part — Bobble Tiki. But this week things are different. This week, as Bret Michaels prepares to
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No matter how much you read about wine, there’s no substitute for personal experience. But there’s often a vast difference between the wine we can consume — or afford — by ourselves and the wine we’d like to try given unlimited funds (and a liver of steel). Thus, there exists
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No matter how much you read about wine, there’s no substitute for personal experience. But there’s often a vast difference between the wine we can consume — or afford — by ourselves and the wine we’d like to try given unlimited funds (and a liver of steel). Thus, there exists
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Yes, the Goldfish Tavern is a dive. I’ll cut right to the chase on this one. I think all dive bar fanatics are well aware of this. But the ambiance inside this local fish-themed tavern gives off a sensation of actually sipping cold brews on a beach. It’s not the
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Yes, the Goldfish Tavern is a dive. I’ll cut right to the chase on this one. I think all dive bar fanatics are well aware of this. But the ambiance inside this local fish-themed tavern gives off a sensation of actually sipping cold brews on a beach. It’s not the
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Nothing is more enjoyable then catching a few rays while lunching on a North End Tacoma restaurant patio or deck. I spotted Jaimie McNew looking fresh and fun while enjoying a yummy sandwich with a light crisp salad and glass of ice tea at the Rosewood Cafe on the corner
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Nothing is more enjoyable then catching a few rays while lunching on a North End Tacoma restaurant patio or deck. I spotted Jaimie McNew looking fresh and fun while enjoying a yummy sandwich with a light crisp salad and glass of ice tea at the Rosewood Cafe on the corner
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane is so suspenseful and subtly sinister that Edgar Alan Poe likely would have felt jealous. It is one of those plays that ... well, can’t be explained without giving it away. But here is just a snapshot since Olympia Little Theatre is ending its season
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The Beauty Queen of Leenane is so suspenseful and subtly sinister that Edgar Alan Poe likely would have felt jealous. It is one of those plays that ... well, can’t be explained without giving it away. But here is just a snapshot since Olympia Little Theatre is ending its season
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Tacoma’s maritime heritage is about to make a comeback with style. The century-old, once-decaying Balfour Dock, which is perched on Dock Street near the Museum of Glass, will soon be filled with art, amazing watercraft, people, activity and homage to the city’s long, and oft overlooked maritime history. When completed
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Tacoma’s maritime heritage is about to make a comeback with style. The century-old, once-decaying Balfour Dock, which is perched on Dock Street near the Museum of Glass, will soon be filled with art, amazing watercraft, people, activity and homage to the city’s long, and oft overlooked maritime history. When completed
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Kate Monthy is a dancer. She looks like a dancer, she walks like a dancer, and she speaks as if conversation were a carefully choreographed partnership in articulation. “MLKBallet is an organization that produces and teaches dance,” she says curtly of her organization, and then with a little bow of
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Kate Monthy is a dancer. She looks like a dancer, she walks like a dancer, and she speaks as if conversation were a carefully choreographed partnership in articulation. “MLKBallet is an organization that produces and teaches dance,” she says curtly of her organization, and then with a little bow of
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The de la Torres brothers’ motto must be anything worth doing is worth over-doing. They exploit the transparency and glimmer of blown and cast glass the way a bad comic exploits a cheap laugh. Similarly, their art celebrates and parodies Mexican and Mexican-American culture. Mexicans who immigrated to Southern California
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The de la Torres brothers’ motto must be anything worth doing is worth over-doing. They exploit the transparency and glimmer of blown and cast glass the way a bad comic exploits a cheap laugh. Similarly, their art celebrates and parodies Mexican and Mexican-American culture. Mexicans who immigrated to Southern California
