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The Things We Like
SCULPTURE UNVEILINGTacoma Art Museum will unveil “Soul of the Forward and Faithful,” a bronze WWII U.S. Marine Raider memorial. The unveiling kicks off the TAM Summer Community Festival, July 13, from...
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Culture Corner, A Guide to the Museums of Tacoma
Museum of the Week:Museum of Glass1801 Dock St.Wed.-Sat.,10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun., noon to 5 p.m.Info: http://museumofglass.orgThe Museum of Glass provides a dynamic learning environment to appreciate...
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Nightlife
Friday, July 4LEWIS-MCCHORD: Sugarland's Kristian Bush (country) 6:30 p.m., NC, AAGREAT AMERICAN CASINO: Idol Eyez (dance) 9 p.m., NC KEYS ON MAIN: Dueling pianos, 9 p.m., NCUNCLE SAM'S: Hambone Blues...
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SPORTSWATCH
BEFORE MOVING UP TO SEATTLE, WALKER NABS PCL PITCHER OF THE WEEKTacoma Rainiers pitcher Taijuan Walker has been named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week for the week of June 23-29, the league...
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Stupid Criminal of the Week
We're brainstorming strategies here, but generally it seems a bad move to threaten to kill a police officer and his family when you are fighting the court system to get your child back following a...
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OUT OF MY ELEMENT VOL. V: HIGHLAND GAMES
As I drove through yet another rainstorm toward Graham, I felt my blood begin to heat up. It was Saturday, June 28, and on today’s menu was the 45th Tacoma Highland Games. On television I’ve seen the...
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South Sound FC tightens grip on first place with 2-0 shutout
Tacoma’s South Sound FC put together a stellar performance on both sides of the ball Saturday, June 28 as they handed the visiting Yakima United FC a 2-0 shutout at Lakewood’s Harry Lang Stadium. The...
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TACOMA’S HOT TICKETS JULY 3-13
THURSDAY JULY 3 – TRIPLE-A BASEBALLReno Aces .vs. Tacoma RainiersCheney Stadium – 7:05 p.m.THURSDAY JULY 10 – MEN’S SOCCERSeattle Stars FC .vs. South Sound FCHarry Lang Stadium, Lakewood – 7:30...
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Tacoma Athletic Commission honors Alan Shelton Family
The Alan Shelton family is certainly no stranger to the Puyallup Tribe and citizens of the Tacoma area. Along with his wife Shari, the couple moved to Tacoma in 1984, raised six children and have been...
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Browns Point park at center of changes, agency overlaps
Metro Parks Tacoma has three design options for improving Browns Point Lighthouse Park involving adding parking spaces, outlining event spaces and designating open patches of grass. Some money would...
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Local Restaurants: Blue Max Meats offers nostalgia a long with meats
Walking into Blue Max Meats, located at 9512 Canyon Rd. E. in Puyallup, feels like a blast from the past. Not just because of the bow tie wearing employees who look like they are from the 50’s but the...
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Make a Scene: Delicious fashions highlight ‘100 Feet of Fashion’
Chance Fashion took the vintage car venue by storm on Saturday, June 28, at LeMay-America’s Car Museum. A team of six talented designers to transform the space for a night of fashion. “Chance Fashion...
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Arts & Entertainment: ‘In the Spirit’
For the past nine years, Washington State History Museum has hosted an annual exhibit of contemporary Native American art called “In the Spirit.” This year’s “Spirit” show consists of 27 works of art...
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Bulletin Board
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING SEEKS FEEDBACKThe City of Tacoma is developing its first ever Transportation Master Plan (TMP). The Transportation Master Plan will be the city’s roadmap for accommodating...
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‘Our Friends in Chairs with Wheels’
In 1997, when young singer-songwriter Faith Ecklund was in a car crash that permanently paralyzed her, she used her situation to try and inspire others.“I spoke to a lot of groups about life and how...
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Wapato Creek work is out to bid
Flood control mitigation work on Wapato Creek linked to improvements on Port of Tacoma Road is out for bid on two fronts.The City of Fife is seeking contractors for up to $3.5 million in wetland...
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Guest Editorial: The U.S. should not be more like France
President Obama thinks the United States should be more like France. He made the comment recently while pushing for mandatory paid family leave. “France has worked this out, why can’t we?”Really! Look...
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