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Quirk and workplace gardens collide
We love it when one story bumps into another, and when someone sends us an idea that makes us smile whenever we imagine it.That’s what has happened with our first Tacoma Quirk Contest and our Workplace...
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Make a Scene: Black Sabbath meets the Beatles in Mosquito Hawk
Tacoma Weekly caught its first glimpse of Olympia hard-rock quartet Mosquito Hawk back in March at Hilltop party house the Dwell Hole, a cozy setting that could scarcely contain the band's frenetic,...
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Arts & Entertainment: Cyndi Lauper delivers offbeat, spontaneous performance
Cyndi Lauper had plenty of reasons to party on June 16 when she headlined the Pantages Theater. For starters, her Broadway musical, “Kinky Boots,” just racked up a whopping six Tony Awards, putting her...
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Arts & Entertainment: Taste of Tacoma
Emerald Queen Casino’s Taste of Tacoma is a highlight of the summer festival season. Cuisines ranging from Caribbean to Cajun to Greek will be represented among more than 50 food booths at Point...
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Workplace Garden Challenge: Gardensphere’s Gabe and Travis Valbert Take Their...
You would think a store full of plants, plus chickens, would be enough.Not at Gardensphere, the garden/chicken/art emporium Travis and Gabe Valbert founded at 3310 N. Proctor St.The brothers have...
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Richard Sherman Celebrity Softball game is a hit
A packed house, 80-degree weather, and a host of Seattle Seahawk players – along with the always colorful Terrell Owens – added up to fun, excitement, and even some on-the-field hijinks as Team Russell...
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Taijuan Walker a great addition to Rainiers’ pitching staff
Taijuan Walker has risen through the lower minor leagues of the Mariners’ organization in a way that can only be described as incredible. He was drafted out of high school in 2010 at the age of 17....
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Studs marching toward World Series again
The Cheney Studs are in a convenient situation. With an automatic berth to the postseason and the national baseball tournament already in hand, they are able to use the regular season as training. And...
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Make a Scene: New things are at store for Old Town Rhythm and Blues Festival
The Old Town Rhythm and Blues Festival (formerly known at the Old Town Blues Festival) will return to Old Town Park on July 13 after a stripped down version of the event held entirely indoors, at...
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Tacoma Quirk: Two quirks, three winners
Here, Gentle Readers, are the answers to the Tacoma Quirk challenges that should have, but did not, send you to Tacoma Public Library’s Northwest Room and keep you up all night scanning Google maps. On...
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Our View: The SR-167 debacle
Another legislative session has come and gone without funding for the final six-mile leg of State Route 167.Local transportation and business boosters are used to such disappointment. The plan has been...
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Things We Like
LINDQUIST FUNDRAISERLocal and nationally known authors, along with notable wines, will be featured in the fourth annual Signed Book and Wine Auction fundraiser for Pierce County Prosecutor Mark...
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Local Restaurants: Dave’s of Milton attracts national talent at weekly comedy...
For many years, Dave’s of Milton has been a go-to venue for local comedians looking for an intimate atmosphere and a fun audience. And after owner Mary Tompkins expanded the stage and performance area,...
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County, cities block pot industry until rules are ready
Pierce County Council has unanimously voted to delay the start of the marijuana market until state licensing rules are set and the county adopts permanent zoning regulations. Tacoma has been on the...
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THE FAME RIOT brings their brassy indie-dance-pop to Art on the Ave
Shazam “Tea Time” Watkins and Liz Scarlett are Tacoma buzz duo, THE FAME RIOT. They insist those are their real names and not quirky alter egos, and that THE FAME RIOT be spelled in all caps, as if...
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