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This month, a tradition is being revived in downtown Tacoma and everyone is invited to come and take part. Saturday, Aug. 24, the city of Tacoma and the Daffodil Festival will partner to host the inaugural Celebrating Military Service Parade. Historically, downtown Tacoma has hosted Armed Forces Day parades but in
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For many people around the South Sound, venturing into a comic book store for the first time can be a terrifying experience. Don't worry, the super hero-centric Capes & Cowls Book Club - billed as a "... book club adapted to mutants, aliens, technogeeks and puny humans who like to
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We can't pass up a glass of wine. Just ask our rehab counselor. But stir it up in a bowl along with some local art, shopping the Stadium District, and all to benefit the Historical Stadium District - you've made a dinner we'll heat 'n' eat any day of the
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The Weekly Volcano gears up for the annual Tacoma Maritime Festival like the Super Bowl. We just can't get enough of celebrating Commencement Bay, and the "Working Waterfront" as it's known. This year marks the 21st annual Maritime Fest - and it might host the most fighting ever. Expect harbor
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“It’s getting to be fall. People want to take a vacation from their tanks, they want to shop!” Mary Johnson, co-owner of the University Place boutique institution of three years, Cake, is speaking the truth, as I see it. As those individuals who may be grabbing Starbucks just a couple of
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There comes a time when you realize there are a lot of things you've never had a chance to do. You've never painted with artichokes, run with the salmon, tasted garlic ice cream or spent a little face time with a llama. But as sure as Mel Gibson has kicked
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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
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The Olympia Pub Crawl begins with a 5k run from Swantown Marina, then leads to a kick-off party at the 1230 Room and pub crawl along Fourth Avenue and culminates with live music at the Capitol Theater. Participants can attend one or all of the events. Full Moon Radio, 10 Cents
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Don't be misled by the "new" in The Grand Cinema's 25 New Faces film festival (which opens today and runs until August 22nd). Though the word may imply a lack of experience, many of the moviemakers receiving recognition for their freshness and originality have already spent years honing their craft. Like
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TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan (AFNS) - Boarding a C-17 Globemaster III at Kandahar, Afghanistan and headed to Transit Center at Manas here, U.S. Army Maj. Daniel Garcia prepared for the first leg of a special flight: the journey home after several months on his deployment. At the heart of this
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What if your work center had the latest, cutting-edge technology that nobody else in the military had ever seen or used before? For the 62nd Maintenance Squadron, June of this year was forever benchmarked in their organization with the installation of their new prototype wheel and tire machine. The machine, which
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As a 20-year-old, Spc. Jerae P. Perez already has 20 years of experience in the U.S. Army. Jerae was born at Madigan Army Medical Center while his father was stationed at Fort Lewis in 1993. After 20 years, he finds himself back here wearing the same uniform as his father. On Aug.
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Soldiers from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade took on members of the University Place Fire Department and University Place Police Department in an exhibition softball game Aug. 3 during the University Place Festival at Cirque Park. The festival marked University Place's 18th year in existence. However, history holds a strong spot
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When the chance to train and work as a career counselor presented itself five years ago, Staff Sgt. Jesse Ryan, a nuclear, biological, chemical non-commissioned officer, raised his hand. "I really liked doing retention at the company level as an additional duty, but did not know everything there is to know
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Staff Sgt. Mark Mina dipped his brush into a red paint bucket and began to apply even strokes to the side of a newly constructed house. "Being here is a great opportunity for us to get out and help out," said the soldier assigned to Alpha Company, Warrior Transition Battalion. "Doing this
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The captains, lieutenants and cadets of the fighting 508th Military Police Battalion gathered for the first ever Guardian Officer of the Year Competition (OOY). Fourteen personnel faced off in a contest that tested the mental, physical and spiritual resiliency of the individuals. For three straight days they battled neck and
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You could hear a pin drop as one Vietnam veteran removed his glasses and wiped tears away. Across the room, a Pearl Harbor survivor's hands shook. Women dressed in turquoise blue skirt suits - members of the Ladies Auxiliary, bowed respectfully as they lined the walls of the Veterans of
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The Army is getting back to the basics with the Performance Triad Pilot Program to ensure soldiers get the education they need to get proper daily activity, nutrition and sleep. The new program, which debuts on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Sept. 9, addresses the three key components to prevent injury and maximize
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This month, a tradition is being revived in downtown Tacoma and everyone is invited to come and take part. On August 24, the City of Tacoma and the Daffodil Festival will partner to host the inaugural ‘Celebrating Military Service Parade'. Historically, downtown Tacoma has hosted Armed Forces Day parades but in
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Among the new artists showing at Matter in Olympia are Mark Randall, Steven Suski, Rachel Juzeler and Lita Kenyon. Suski is certainly not new to Olympia, but he has some new works in Matter that are exciting. They are paintings of rock stars in acrylic on long play vinyl records.