Food Matters
Soft and savory breads, sweet and fun desserts, and homemade pizza crusts to-go are just a few local favorites at San Francisco St Bakery in Olympia. Summer adds something new to the menu – dinner. The beloved bakery has expanded summer hours and provides an open air restaurant
SouthSoundland
Have you heard of wish necklaces? A friend of mine recently gifted me with a beautiful wish necklace. With delicate tobacco silk thread and dainty little dragonfly charm, the necklace was delivered on a card that has a mushy love note of friendship. It’s the cutest thing ever. The idea is
Focus
(JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash.) - The verdict is in for Soldiers with the 508th Military Police Battalion: Sometimes, slide show presentations just don't cut it. To train properly, you need to go outside once in a while. You need tents, you need generators, you need to break the field equipment out
Kids
The sun was out in full force last week, which made it a perfect time for outdoor fun along with a little boot camp. More than 90 children participated in the 593rd Sustainment Brigade's second annual Boot Camp event, held July 19 on Seay Field on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Many of
Veterans
If Clyde Drury were an old-fashioned postal carrier, he'd probably spend his weekends hiking. Instead, he coordinates the activities of the Pierce County Veterans Bureau - and spends his weekends looking for agricultural internships for homeless veterans. "I don't have a budget for what I do on my own time," he
News Articles
As Betsy Reed Shultz shook hands with President and Mrs. Obama last Memorial Day, a wave of sadness washed over her. Exactly one year earlier, she was at Dover Air Force Base receiving the remains of her son, Capt. Joseph William Schultz, a Special Forces Soldier who had been killed
News Articles
Army engineers are designing and implementing important Stryker vehicles upgrades. The efforts are focused on technologies that will provide the platform a stronger engine, improved suspension, more on-board electrical power and next-generation networking and computing technology. The Army's more than 4,187 Stryker fleet includes
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I recently took a tour of the parking options of downtown Tacoma with a good friend of mine, Joe Korbuszewski. We will call him Willy. Willy works at Paddy Coyne’s, which as I’m sure you know is a restaurant on the north end of Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. If
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I recently took a tour of the parking options of downtown Tacoma with a good friend of mine, Joe Korbuszewski. We will call him Willy. Willy works at Paddy Coyne’s, which as I’m sure you know is a restaurant on the north end of Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. If
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The readers have spoken! The 2012 Weekly Volcano Best of Tacoma Readers' Poll is tallied, and the winners are featured in the annual guide. Dive in and discover a Tacoma that has caught the fancy of those in the know. BEST OF TACOMA 2012
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Tacoma Farmers Market - Broadway. Tacoma - Downtown. Billy Farmer. All Ages. 12 pm. NC. BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Billy Shew Band Open Jam Session. 8 pm. NC. The Junction Sports Bar and Grill. Lewis County. Blues Jam. Hosted by Blues Attitude. 8 pm. Eagle's Hall. Olympia - Downtown.
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ACOUSTIC/FOLK/CELTIC Harbor Greens/Forza Wine Bar. Gig Harbor. Brandon Morgan. 7 pm. Olympia Farmers Market. Olympia - Downtown. Joe Capoccia. All Ages. 11 am. NC. Port Plaza. Olympia - Downtown. Music In The Park, featuring M-Pact. All Ages. 7 pm. NC. Matrix Coffee House. Lewis County. Song Circle. All Ages. 7 pm. $2. Al Forno
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BLUES Dawson's Bar and Grill. Tacoma - South. Blues Jam, hosted by Tim Hall. 8 pm. Stonegate Pizza. Tacoma - South. Chicago Blues Jam. 8:30 pm. NC. City Hall Saloon and Eatery. Enumclaw. Rockin' Blues Jam Session. Hosted by Max Renshaw. 6 pm. Uncle Sam's American Bar & Grill. Spanaway. Sunday Blues Jam Night.
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It’s on! Congratulations to President-elect, Barack Obama for starters, but additionally — in contrast to what many uninformed opinion leaders may believe, hip-hop has a heart. I have to mention this, because hip-hoppers and hip-hop organizations such as The Universal Zulu Nation, The Temple of Hip-hop Kulture, Free Ya Mind
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It’s on! Congratulations to President-elect, Barack Obama for starters, but additionally — in contrast to what many uninformed opinion leaders may believe, hip-hop has a heart. I have to mention this, because hip-hoppers and hip-hop organizations such as The Universal Zulu Nation, The Temple of Hip-hop Kulture, Free Ya Mind
