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Bobble Tiki is back. After a restful vacation spent rediscovering his umbrella drink and suntan lotion heritage in Hawaii, Bobble Tiki resumes his post this week here in the dreary Northwest, rearing and ready to once again put his Tiki nose to the grindstone. It’s funny how even a short
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Is it possible to look cool while riding a scooter? As gas prices continue to wreak havoc on budgets everywhere — even at an ultra-cheap $2-something a gallon — and scooters and scooter riders multiply like fruit flies on the road, it would seem that question is being answered for me. If
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Is it possible to look cool while riding a scooter? As gas prices continue to wreak havoc on budgets everywhere — even at an ultra-cheap $2-something a gallon — and scooters and scooter riders multiply like fruit flies on the road, it would seem that question is being answered for me. If
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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 The Sisters Of Mercy, Romance Seattle. Nov. 23 (all ages) 8 pm. $35 (El Corazon, TW). ohGr, American Memory Project, Deathbed Repentance Seattle. Nov. 24 (all ages) 9 pm. $20-$25 (El Corazon,
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Paradise bossed Before my husband married me, he was engaged to “Vera.” Vera was financially and emotionally dependent on him after leaving friends, family, and her business to be with him. They broke up, and she eventually moved out. My husband didn’t tell Vera we were engaged until she surprised
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Paradise bossed Before my husband married me, he was engaged to “Vera.” Vera was financially and emotionally dependent on him after leaving friends, family, and her business to be with him. They broke up, and she eventually moved out. My husband didn’t tell Vera we were engaged until she surprised
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The Gig Harbor boutique Bloom had residence on Harborview Drive for three years prior to moving to Uptown Center in April. In December, Bloom owners Mark Crowley and Maria Miskoski will celebrate the store’s four-year anniversary. “We based the whole design of the store around our lotus lights,” explains Miskoski. “We
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The Gig Harbor boutique Bloom had residence on Harborview Drive for three years prior to moving to Uptown Center in April. In December, Bloom owners Mark Crowley and Maria Miskoski will celebrate the store’s four-year anniversary. “We based the whole design of the store around our lotus lights,” explains Miskoski. “We
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ANNOUNCER: Not too long ago Quiznos Sub Shop arrived on the scene and folks wondered if they really needed another sandwich shop (Subway had already dominated the local chain scene). Then Panera came to town, and again folks wondered — why? Earlier this year, in a not-so-convenient space, Jimmy Johns
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ANNOUNCER: Not too long ago Quiznos Sub Shop arrived on the scene and folks wondered if they really needed another sandwich shop (Subway had already dominated the local chain scene). Then Panera came to town, and again folks wondered — why? Earlier this year, in a not-so-convenient space, Jimmy Johns
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I often comment about weather in my column because it can have such a great impact in what we eat and how we cook. For instance, this crazy warm and wet spell we’ve been having is prime mushroom growing weather. And oh how I like mushrooms. However, my patience has been
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I often comment about weather in my column because it can have such a great impact in what we eat and how we cook. For instance, this crazy warm and wet spell we’ve been having is prime mushroom growing weather. And oh how I like mushrooms. However, my patience has been
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Last week, I had a lumberjack for the first time. Too much information? Well, consider that the lumberjack in question was a crêpe the size of a vinyl record folded over slices of Vermont ham and cheddar, with the optional smattering of tart apple slices. Sitting in the kitchen of
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Last week, I had a lumberjack for the first time. Too much information? Well, consider that the lumberjack in question was a crêpe the size of a vinyl record folded over slices of Vermont ham and cheddar, with the optional smattering of tart apple slices. Sitting in the kitchen of
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Blame gas prices. As per-gallon rates hit $4 during the summer, cars started to look like less of a convenience and more of a burden. To avoid mounting costs, some people explored rail commuting and jumped on the Sounder or Link Light Rail. Some people hopped on the bus. Some
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Blame gas prices. As per-gallon rates hit $4 during the summer, cars started to look like less of a convenience and more of a burden. To avoid mounting costs, some people explored rail commuting and jumped on the Sounder or Link Light Rail. Some people hopped on the bus. Some
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President-elect Barack Obama received an open letter from author Alice Walker the day after he won the 2008 general election with 53 percent of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes. Walker reminded Obama that he did not create the situation he has inherited and to remember that he, alone,
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President-elect Barack Obama received an open letter from author Alice Walker the day after he won the 2008 general election with 53 percent of the popular vote and 365 electoral votes. Walker reminded Obama that he did not create the situation he has inherited and to remember that he, alone,
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“We’re addressing a basic need that people have — the need for food,” said Claire Acey, director of communications for Northwest Harvest, Washington’s only statewide hunger relief agency. The organization addresses that need via a network of some 300 food banks in 36 of Washington’s 39 counties. Based in Seattle,
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“We’re addressing a basic need that people have — the need for food,” said Claire Acey, director of communications for Northwest Harvest, Washington’s only statewide hunger relief agency. The organization addresses that need via a network of some 300 food banks in 36 of Washington’s 39 counties. Based in Seattle,
