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Appreciation and free food

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Appreciation and free food

Being a successful small-business owner today is a huge risk; often times with very little reward. The competition from large, corporate chain stores and restaurants has forced local businesses across the Nation to close their doors. Though being able to say he owns several locally owned restaurants is a huge

What fun!

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What fun!

The Gallery at Tacoma Community College is celebrating Pop Art, the movement that revitalized American art half a century ago and has never quite gone away. Elements of Pop keep joyfully popping up. Students from area schools and anyone else who wants to make a Pop Art piece to be displayed

CONCERT ALERT: Devo, Motopony, The Black Angels, Peter Bjorn and John ...

Concert Alert

CONCERT ALERT: Devo, Motopony, The Black Angels, Peter Bjorn and John ...

We list major concerts going on sale this weekend, as well as national touring acts performing in the Puget Sound this week and down the road. 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 Anat Fort Trio and Pierre

Through Feb. 13: "The Drowsy Chaperone

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Through Feb. 13: "The Drowsy Chaperone

The opening lines of Tacoma Musical Playhouse's production The Drowsy Chaperone epitomize what I have thought every time I've waited for one of the theater company's shows to begin: "Dear God, please let it be a good show. And let it be short, oh, Lord in Heaven, please.

Through Feb. 19: "The Last Schwartz"

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Through Feb. 19: "The Last Schwartz"

The Schwartz siblings have gathered in late winter in the Catskills to commemorate their father's yahrzeit, the one-year anniversary of his death. We come to learn Manny Schwartz was a proud Jew but a difficult man. His DNA recurs most strongly in daughter Norma (Ann Flannigan),

Local love stories

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Local love stories

If the Weekly Volcano wanted to be predictable (read: Helpful), we could produce a Valentine's Day special section loaded with wonderfully romantic restaurant and dreamy little clubs. Because a pigeon could come up with that sort of special section, we decided to investigate the loves and passions of local folks. Cody

Coloring Seattle beautiful

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Coloring Seattle beautiful

Like his work, glass artist Dale Chihuly stands out in a crowd. With his black eyepatch and willful hair, he is Seattle's own fiery fusion of Picasso and Warhol. When he was growing up in Tacoma, his kindergarten teacher at Sheridan Elementary held up a ceramic pig Chihuly had adorned

First date test drives

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First date test drives

People have been falling in love (or at least in like-you-a-whole-lot) in restaurants and over shared food since the beginning. It's no secret. Rather than be obvious and point out swanky places established couples go for Valentine's dining, here's a list of places for potential boyfriend or girlfriend test drives

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Johanna the May Monkey

Every other month at the 100th Monkey Party there is a drawing, and the winner becomes the honored 100th Monkey at the next artist community critical mass party. The rules are simple: bring food and drink to share and introduce yourself to at least three people you’ve never met before.

The "Big Game," Big Ben's "adversity," and the big chill in Big D

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The "Big Game," Big Ben's "adversity," and the big chill in Big D

Yay! Super Bowl Big Game edition! STRIKE ONE Sorry. I got a little carried away there and almost slipped. As you've probably noticed - on TV, radio, even online - it's that time of year again; the "Big Game" is around the corner, and the NFL and its many, many lawyers are

Big Tom goes green

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Big Tom goes green

There's something green at Olympia burger shack Big Tom - and it's not on the menu, which is bare of all vegetables save the humble potato and a few lonely burger toppings. Instead, it's just about everywhere else. Owner Michael Fritsch has taken the classic drive-in and made it green, with

A new hope?

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A new hope?

I'll be honest: ordinarily there are few subjects I'm less excited about covering than job fairs. I've been to a few bloated, résumé-tossing cattle calls in my time, and I find them utterly soul-crushing. But the Olympia Volunteer Center sent the cluttered, taco-scented Weekly Volcano head office a pitch that

Common frame of reference

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Common frame of reference

In a lot of ways, 2010 felt like the year of the bully. It was difficult to turn to any national media outlet without finding yet another news story about a teen suicide tied to bullying, be it by conventional schoolyard methods or the continually escalating electronic means. Secret webcams,

There is a God

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There is a God

The opening lines of Tacoma Musical Playhouse's production The Drowsy Chaperone epitomize what I have thought every time I've waited for one of the theater company's shows to begin: "Dear God, please let it be a good show. And let it be short, oh, Lord in Heaven, please. Two hours

One shady bachelor

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One shady bachelor

When I was a child, my dad showed me a Jerry Lewis and Tony Curtis vehicle called Boeing Boeing. The manic comedy was based on a well-liked play by Marc Camoletti, and it featured the very farce-friendly concept of a bachelor in France juggling three girlfriends, who are conveniently unaware

Loose endgame

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Loose endgame

Linda Whitney, director of the Harlequin production of The Last Schwartz, references Tolstoy in her director's notes: "Happy families are all the same; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Yet it's the work of another Russian writer that is stamped most indelibly here.The Schwartz siblings have gathered

"Zombie Tacomapocalypse"

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"Zombie Tacomapocalypse"

Tacomans carry on about their lives as if nothing were amiss, but all the while  two artists plan our demise in the month of February with the Zombie Tacomapocalypse. While stores stock up on chocolates in heart-shaped boxes, Kendra Breeden and Stuart M. Dempster of Treefish Studio in Tacoma plot

Saturday, Feb. 5: Drew Grow Benefit

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Saturday, Feb. 5: Drew Grow Benefit

Roughly three weeks ago, Portlander Drew Grow (of the Pastors' Wives fame) was in a devastating automobile accident, which left him saddled with piles of medical bills, including costs covering a stay in the hospital, surgery and the months of rehabilitation he will likely need. In

Tacoma hearts Drew Grow

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Tacoma hearts Drew Grow

The best and worst thing about the Tacoma music scene is how tight-knit it can be. This quality can manifest itself as stubborn resistance to expanding the sonic palette of our town, but it can also result in inspiring gestures of care and support for one another. Tacoma takes care

CRITICS' PICKS: Malaikat dan Singa, Heatwarmer, Clinton Fearon, Psycho 78

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CRITICS' PICKS: Malaikat dan Singa, Heatwarmer, Clinton Fearon, Psycho 78

MALAIKAT DAN SINGA >>> Thursday, Feb. 3 Malaikat dan Singa is the love-drunk project of Old Tim Relijun's Arrington de Dionyso, who - after falling hard with someone he knew would be spending months overseas in Indonesia - actually learnt Indonesian and started writing love songs in the language in anticipation of

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