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In 2011, one of the best sports movies ever made was released, and no one really noticed. If you haven't seen it - and most people haven't - do yourself a favor and check it out. The movie's called Goon, and it tells the underdog story of Doug, who, despite
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ANNOUNCER: It's not often that Fircrest gets much mention in this column, let alone in this newspaper. The sleepy town only recently received the blessing to sell alcohol, and with only a few commercial areas, there's not much room for anything new. A few weeks ago, Sammy's changed that, bringing
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Back when rock and roll had fewer rules, bands had yet to figure out that letting people with cameras hang out backstage wasn't such a keen idea (see the Rolling Stones in Cocksucker Blues). Today, you need to go through a cavity search to acquire a photography pass to shoot
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Every once in awhile we all need a night on the town, to unplug and unwind. Maybe you have a favorite hangout, or you want to try something new and go somewhere you have never been before. However when you have a 9 to 5 or even a 5 to
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There is no more pressing matter impacting the future well-being of Tacoma than the state of our educational system. There is much to be concerned about: achievement and opportunity gaps between white and minority students remain wide; the Tacoma School District continues to face large deficits; and the debate surrounding
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Thursday is one of the busiest days of my week, from sunrise to sunset and then some. Yet I carve out time for the magic that starts early in the morning and lasts until late afternoon every Thursday on Broadway in downtown Tacoma at the beloved Broadway Tacoma Farmers Market,
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Some say the Indoor Football League experience is like watching an NFL game on a postage stamp. It's fast It's rough. And it's in Kent. The Seattle Timberwolves IFL team takes on the Wenatchee Valley Venom at 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 27 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. The
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McChord Field spouse Ashley Parker got the chance to see the C-17 Globemaster III up close a couple of times after her husband took her on a static tour of the jet. When she got an email last week from her squadron's Key Spouse asking if she wanted to take part
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How many typos can you count in the title above? The answer is none. That's the correct title for the new show at Fulcrum Gallery, complete with the threes in place of E's and weird capitalization. And the title is about as weird as the art, which is to typical
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The Evergreen Science Carnival promises breathtaking sideshows and unbelievable phenomena.Don't go to the carnival expecting bearded ladies, strongmen or magic shows.Think more along the lines of a chance to view solar flares or learn how to extract catnip - or see a student set his hand on fire, says Peter
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Curtis Salgado, who spent time early in his career fronting Robert Cray's band-including holding down the main vocal duties on Cray's debut album, is a NW blues legend. He's got a blues swagger, the vocal chops and the harmonica magic to put him on a level few musicians reach. Born
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Gypsy jazz geniuses Pearl Django will make a blessed appearance June 2 at Tacoma Musical Playhouse, with local favorites the Lance Buller/Stephanie Porter Experience. Twelve years on the road, Tacoma-born jazz nomads Pearl Django continues to wear out shoes, fingers and kegs on its path to musical Mecca. Neil Andersson,
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Daphne Nixon is a transplanted oil painter, originally from New York and California, just in the past two years drawn to the awesomeness that is the Tacoma area. Now based in Gig Harbor, Nixon currently has work hanging at both the Proctor Art Gallery and Gallery Row in Gig Harbor.
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“It was pretty much a surprise,” says Ethan Newberry, best friend of “American Idol” contestant Blake Lewis, who lost to Jordan Sparks Wednesday night. “After one of Blake’s concerts here in Seattle a friend came up to him and said, ‘I’m taking you to the “American Idol” auditions tomorrow.’ Blake
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OK, so maybe YMCA dance recitals aren't the type of hipster fodder that typically land in the It List. So what? Diversity is the spice of life, yo. This weekend the Morgan Family YMCA Dance Department busts out It's Showtime! – described as a "showcase of dance through all art
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The 8th Airlift Squadron at McChord Field has a long, proud history of setting the standard for airlift capability. When it came time to find a way to capture some of that history to help tell the squadron's story, leaders knew just where to turn. The 8th AS unveiled a detailed wall
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As I’ve mentioned in this column several times now, my wife and I are expecting a baby in early June. It’s a little girl, and she’s due June 10. Her name is Lily Judith Driscoll. She has big feet. I’ve seen them on the ultrasound, and I’ve seen at least one
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STRIKE ONE Hines Ward has something new to smile about ... just what the toothy, dimpled, horribly irritating Steelers wide receiver needs. In an event you surely TiVo'd, Ward took home this season's Dancing with the Stars title earlier this week, beating out fellow competitors Kirstie Alley and Chelsea Kane. While I
