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First Night Tacoma is hosting a pop-up picnic Thursday, Sept. 26, at Wright Park, asking diners to wear as much white as possible. The picnic, title Le Diner en Blanc, grabs inspiration from the Parisians, which began in Paris in 1988, when a man named Francois Pasquier arranged
Arts
These days, the concept of a library has reached new heights and there is a phenomenon that is sweeping the nation, one neighborhood at a time. The Little Free Library brings the love of reading, literacy, sustainability and community building with a simple concept: build it and they will come. The Little
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Fife is a pit stop of a town north of Tacoma and just south of Federal Way. I say pit stop because Fife is quite literally a truck stop destination with several 24-hour dining destinations and loads of diesel fuel available at the pumps. Once upon a time, sweeping farm
Rocket Science
An explosion rocks the ground as a shockwave rips through the air. Smoke billows from the shattered windows of a city bus. Chaos ensues as screaming victims scramble to exit the twisted wreckage. Wounded and deaf passengers with a constant ringing in their ears stumble about the aftermath of the
Veterans
An estimated 500 soldiers and airmen that will be leaving Joint Base Lewis-McChord each month for the next few years as the military downsizes will all be asking the same question. What's next? Finding that next job will be a tough challenge in a struggling economy with high employment. A three-person panel from
People Rule
"I always wanted to be a pilot in the Air Force, but my vision wasn't perfect," explained Lt. Col. (Dr.) Arunas Banionis. "Then I got accepted into medical school and needed to figure out how to pay for that when I was offered a scholarship through the Air Force." Once his
News Front
Air Mobility Command's chief scientist credited birds, dolphins and surfers for the success of recent ground-breaking C-17 flight tests expected to save the Air Force millions in annual fuel costs. Dr. Donald Erbschloe flew aboard the test flights involving surfing aircraft vortices for energy - or "$AVE" - from Edwards Air
Critics' Picks
[BLUEGRASS] + FRI, AUG. 23 As much as I've always enjoyed the tone of bluegrass, I've tended to think that a lot of the bands in that genre more often than not sound very similar. There's not much distinction, I've found. While the Bottlecap Boys are planted firmly in the bluegrass
Schools
The schoolhouses never looked so good. This fall, students in grades K through 5 who will attend Carter Lake Elementary (McChord Field) or Hillside Elementary (Joint Base Lewis-Main) will begin the school year in brand new buildings featuring state-of-the-art technology. "This is a great step forward for learning and the students," Lynn
Recreation
The 4-mile run was all about hearts, pride and shields. "It's the magical type of stuff that brings a unit together," Col. Louis Zeisman said early this morning before leading 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division on its first unit run - The Lancer Brigade Run - since returning from Afghanistan. "This is
Stage
During the Renaissance, artists learned their craft by spending countless hours in museums painstakingly copying the works of earlier masters. That kind of dedication and discipline is rare today, but we see it in Paris Reid's paintings, a few of which are now on display at Olyphant Art Supply in
Features
Every business, it seems, has its signature product. In the case of Olympia's raw deli Peace, Love & Raw, it's the RawNaimo bar. With a crunchy crust, a creamy filling and a rich cacao topping, it tastes like a nutritional nightmare, but in fact is made primarily of almonds, coconut and
Features
It might be cliché to say, but "highly anticipated" is the only way to describe the early August opening of Hilltop Kitchen in the former Tempest Lounge space at 913 Martin Luther King Way in Tacoma. Fans of Chris Keil from his time at 1022 South now have a new
Music
In 2009, Olympia native Molly Sjoboen got together with a few friends to start the Olympia Pub Crawl, a benefit for childhood cancer research. They had a good run, got some attention and made a modest $200. The group grew, the awareness spread and the tally rose from $250 in 2010
Music
The older I get, the less interest I have in music taking itself so seriously, or having other people chastise me for not always taking music seriously. On occasions when I've DJ'd, I always put on a mash-up of "Rockin' Robin" and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" to gauge the room.
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As much as any journalist who gets his kicks from seeing drunks in the park curled up under his byline in a weekly rag, and has learned to live on a cents-per-word basis, Bobble Tiki loves to see his name next to a big story. Bobble Tiki loves to deliver
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Singer/songwriter Robbie Fulks of Chicago, Ill., is not afraid to speak his mind. He’s also not afraid to bite the industry that feeds him. Fulks made known his dislike for mainstream modern country and the country music industry in true songwriter fashion when he wrote the song “Fuck This Town”
