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Stupid Criminal of the Week
Taking the hit pop song “I Want Candy” too literally can lead to some unfortunate consequences, as a youth trying to shoplift from an 'M' Street Safeway on June 8 found out. The girl wandered into the...
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TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS JUNE 13 - 22
FRIDAY JUNE 13 – MENS SOCCERSounders U-23 .vs. Kitsap PumasGordon Park Field, Bremerton – 7:30 p.m.FRI-SUN JUNE 13-15 – BOYS SOCCERRainier Challenge TournamentWashington Premier FC Fields, Puyallup –...
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Arts & Entertainment: Artist seeks blankets and stories for new sculptural work
Tacoma Art Museum needs blankets. NW artist Marie Watt is creating a sculpture using 400 blankets, to be cast and bronzed and installed along Pacific Avenue in November 2014. Watt's work explores the...
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Tacoma Symphony, local singers tackle some of Hollywood’s most iconic tunes
Imagine some of your favorite movies done a cappella: Darth Vader making an entrance without “The Imperial March” heralding his evil intentions; Norman Bates slicing up poor Marion Crane, minus the...
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SPOTLIGHT ON: XAVIER AVERY
Rainiers outfielder Xavier Avery played only three games with Tacoma at the end of the 2013 season after being traded from Baltimore to Seattle on August 31. This year, the 24-year-old speedster has...
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SPORTSWATCH
TACOMA-AREA SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL TEAMS SITTING PRETTY ATOP WWFAThree of the four Tacoma area semi-pro football teams remain undefeated and sit at the top of the 10-team Western Washington Football...
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OUT OF MY ELEMENT IV: BATTLE AT THE BOAT 96
It was Christmas, and I was 9 years old. It was the year that my wonderful parents had obviously suffered through a short bout of insanity as they picked up gifts for yours truly. Among the...
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The Head Start father factor
This Father’s Day, as I reflect on the life challenges and experiences that have helped make me the father I am today, I remember a critical moment in my family’s history: the day we enrolled our...
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Tacoma Charter changes ready for council decision
All is over but the decisions.After more than 60 public meetings and forums concerning proposed changes to the city’s charter, Tuesday night’s public hearing on the issue marked the final leg of the...
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Local Restaurants: Tacoma gets its Southern Exposure and it’s delicious
Tacomans are getting a taste of traditional southern cuisine with the brand new Southern Exposure restaurant, located at 2715 Sixth Ave. “It’s a nice mix of Southern and Caribbean,” manager Angela...
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Hearing-impaired connect at annual picnic
Washington’s hearing-impaired community got an opportunity to congregate over free food and entertainment at the 39th annual deaf picnic on June 6. The picnic, held at Birney Elementary School for the...
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Arts & Entertainment: It’s a ‘Family Affair’
Sunday, June 29, will mark the 8th City of Fife Family Affair car show for the community. The location is beautiful Dacca Park at 2820 54th Ave. E. in Fife. Walt Kaplin, organizer of the show since its...
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Local effort matches bikes with children in need of a summer ride
Jonathan Seamon wandered along the row of shiny bikes. Some were pink. Some were blue. Some had streamers, while others had bells.He test rode a few and narrowed the field between one Teenage Mutant...
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