Reviews
While the dark wood interior of the Topside Bar & Grill looks welcoming enough, particularly with the numerous windows looking down to the quaint Steilacoom street and out to the Puget Sound, there is no question about where you want to sit, even where you need to sit. Its deck
Military Life
Amy Shick is involved with Army life. As a youngster she was small, loud and hyperactive. Growing up in Redding, CA, her family always had hamsters, bunnies, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, birds, pigs, donkeys, cows, ponies and horses for her to be with. "Not all at the same time!" she exclaimed. Moving to
Music
Full disclosure: I'm hyping my brother-in-law's dirty 30th birthday party. BUT, I'd write about it even if I didn't know the man, as this really will be a stellar night. Not only will it be a great opportunity to give out 30 spankings, but this show marks the return of
Stage
I could fill this 500-word review of Lakewood Playhouse's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with disclaimers and disclosures, but I'm obliged to review the play itself so I need to dispense with them quickly. First, I auditioned for Forum and made it as far as
Food Matters
The Spar is more than just a historical, eclectic bar in Old Town Tacoma. Aside from their selection of twenty beers on tap and extremely addicting Spar Chips, The Spar has a section set aside for families and early morning risers. Monday through Friday morning-time friends, along with their kids, can
Cup Check
Fingers crossed, if the weather is nice this weekend, we will be playing Dropsy Drinksy. The game is fairly simple. Everyone stands in a circle around a keg ( Cups filled with beer can be used if you don't have a keg). One person starts by
Focus
Divided in half, Wilson Sports and Fitness Center screeched with sounds of tennis shoes in motion on both ends of the court Saturday. The buzzer sounded after every round during the "Summer Slam" three-on-three basketball tournament as a new team took over the court in a
Resources
Chaplain (Capt.) Jonathan Entrekin envisions a time when it becomes the norm for people to work past their traumas, past accepting their "new normals," and into a place in which they grow from their experiences in new ways- a phenomenon called post traumatic growth. The Warrior Transition
Military Life
With their families and friends looking on, future doctors, nurses, teachers and engineers received scholarships from the JBLM Family Member Scholarship Fund at the Family Resource Center on Joint Base Lewis-McChord June 8. The 24 recipients are the children and spouses of Soldiers stationed at JBLM,
Downrange Journal
KABUL, Afghanistan - During the past three weeks, hundreds of Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord have returned home. Led by Lt. Gen. Mike Scaparrotti and Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell, the Soldiers, members of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, I Corps, spent a year leading more than 130,000 Soldiers,
News Articles
It's not every race that starts with an announcer asking squads to tighten up their formations - but it's a pretty standard way to kick off the Sound to Narrows Military Run each year. This year's run marked a resurgence in numbers that organizers are hoping will become a
News Articles
Sergeant Timothy Mills didn't have high expectations when former National Guardsman Sgt. Michael Knapp was first assigned to his section in 2009 as a private first class. But after working with him, Mills came to admire Knapp as one of the best Soldiers he has ever met or worked
Kids
WIESBADEN, Germany - A new fee policy for child and youth services goes into effect Sept. 2, 2021, and impacts community members who use child care facilities, school age care, family child care, middle school and teen programs, youth sports and fitness programs. Child Development Programs, Department of Defense Instruction 6060.02,
Kids
Educators have long known that summer reading bridges the learning gap during the school break between June and September. With that in mind, Defense Department libraries have kicked off their third annual summer reading program with a challenge to military members and their families to outpace the 10 million minutes they
News Front
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD - The Department of Defense recently approved a request for assistance from the State Department to provide temporary housing, sustainment, and support inside the United States for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) principal applicants, their families, and other individuals at risk, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, and Fort Bliss, Texas,
Archives
You can find Tab Benoit’s CDs in the blues section of your local record shop. Not sure why. To me, blues means shuffles and slow blues, which Benoit rarely performs, and akin to country, blues has a very distinct sound. So where would I stock his records? I’d probably give him his
Archives
“Dames at Sea” “Dames At Sea,” a version of the long-running, off-Broadway musical homage to the classic Hollywood musicals of the 1930s, follows the story of a bumpkin girl who finds her way to the big city. [Paradise Cabaret Theatre, through July 8, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 4 p.m. Sunday, $15-$20, 9911
Archives
Festival season is upon us, and that means sunshine on your shoulder, cold drink in your hand and people around who are feeling, well, festive! There’s just something magical about the sound of music echoing down a car-less street or billowing across a grassy field. We’ve already whet our musical palates
Archives
iRetarded. iEmbarrassing. If you take an honest look at the iPhone phenomena — you know the one, it’s been endlessly reported on, talked about, blogged about, and generally forced down our throats since the iPhone was released last week — how can you not hang your head in shame? Driving around Tacoma
Food Matters
Cheers Bar and Grill, with locations already in downtown Tacoma and the South Hill, recently opened its doors in Lacey. The new shop features the favorites of the other two locations, 20+ tvs covering all the sports, pool, 20 beers on tap, and the same food/ drink items. Now everyone will
