Military Life
Tacoma Restaurant Week is back and serving up the best darn dining deal around town! Dates: October 24-27 & 27-31. Local restaurants will be serving three-course dinners for $30 and two-course lunches for $15. Keep checking back as more restaurants and menus are added.
Housing
AD:Get your teaching certificate online in just 9 months - even get started while still in the military. CLICK HERE Military.com reports that chiropractic services and acupuncture could soon be covered by Tricare. Currently neither are offered to military family members. "The proposal will be issued in an official regulation change notice no
Housing
Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan, along with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and secretaries from the Army and Navy, gathered with privatized housing project owners Oct. 2 to address the progress in reforming the Military Housing Privatization Initiative. AD: Free Halloween Parties for military
Stage
Like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Delicious Revenge of Princess Rubyslippers by Brendan Murray is a tasty romp that appeals to audiences of all ages. Now playing at Olympia Family Theater, directed by Pug Bujeaud, Rubyslippers is 80 minutes of laughter. Ruby (Gabriela Tatone) is a girl of indeterminant age. She's
Reviews
ANNOUNCER: Tacoma locals Sean and Gretchen Doyel -- hoping to offer fast, fresh, healthy options to other Tacoma locals -- have finally opened their doors this past month. The success of similar juice bars in Seattle helped fuel this ambition, and early traffic results would suggest that the neighborhood is
South Sound Cinema
It's time, once again, for Three Easy Pieces, the column where I take you aside and gab about a particular corner of pop culture. First, we start at the beginning, and then take you on through to how it looks today. This month, I'm talking about one of my favorite
South Sound Cinema
At this point, we shouldn't really be surprised by the continued expansion in both quality and quantity of the Tacoma Film Festival's (TTF) lineup, but honestly: looking at the schedule, we are awestruck to see what the 14th annual TFF has to offer. Tacoma's preeminent celebration of movies, put on
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(Photo: Retired Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Robie, the National Airspace System Defense program manager for the 225th Support Squadron, runs 81 miles during the Joint Base Lewis-McChord 24-Hour POW/MIA Remembrance Run Sept. 19-20. Robie placed first in individual standings.) More than 50 members of the Western Air Defense Sector ran a
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On Oct. 1, more than 3,500 enlisted Reserve citizen airmen saw upgrades to their grade authorizations. MAJCOM senior enlisted leaders and other key members reviewed, evaluated and restructured the enlisted grade authorizations as part of the Enlisted Grade Council, established in 2016. The council grew out of a continuous process improvement
Travel
Yellowstone National Park is one of the most visited in the United States, with the number of visitors peaking in the summer months. In October, those numbers slow down before the park roads close in early November. This makes fall a perfect time of year to visit, and the town
Military Life
(Photo: Teamwork makes the dream work! The new Captain Meriwether AUSA Board Members are all smiles as they show off their AUSA Volunteers T-shirts. Shown from back left: Tina Torfin (Second Vice President), Janine Dorsey (Chapter Secretary), Sandi Lewis (Co-Director of Community Partners), John Colvin (Individual Membership), Isabella Colvin (Chapter
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Last Wednesday afternoon, an explosion behind a concrete enclosure at Training Area 4 captured the attention of 58 soldiers comprising 28 teams in the 25th iteration of the Army's Best Medic Competition. The Force on Force/Prolonged Field Care portion of the 72-hour competition had begun. Standing in a clearing, Col. Aric Bowman,
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(Photo: Staff Sgt. Gabriel Wright, a signals intelligence analyst with the 780th Military Intelligence Brigade, grades the Hand-Release Push-Up event May 17 as part of Army Combat Fitness Test Level II Grader validation training, held at Fort Meade, Maryland.) Major changes are coming to the Army Combat Fitness Test, officials announced
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A major milestone was reached at the end of September in the multi-jurisdictional effort to relocate businesses from an encroachment area north of McChord Field known as the North Clear Zone. A multi-party cooperative agreement that commits up to $80 million in federal Department of Defense funds for the purchase of
Housing
Affordable Homeownership Redefined! That's the motto of the Homeownership Center Northwest. (HCNW) The Homeownership Center is a non-profit housing development corporation building new and refurbishing existing homes in the Tacoma, Lakewood and Parkland communities and throughout Pierce County. Its mission is to use homeownership as a tool for neighborhood revitalization, equity
Military Life
We all know Military Spouses hold the families together and run the household when their service members are gone (and usually when they are home!) Enjoy the day with complimentary beauty services, fashion shows, and raffles sponsored by USAA and presented by the Ranger and NW Airlifter
Archives
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM: Opens Christmas day. (R) Galaxy Tacoma 6: Tues-Thurs, Dec. 27 12:45, 2:55, 5, ,7:10, 9:25. Lakewood Towne Center 12: Tues 10:15 a.m., 12:45, 3:15, 5:45, 8:15, 10:40. Yelm Cinemas @ Prairie Park: Tues noon, 2:15, 4:35, 6:45,
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Charlie Wilson’s War Based on a true story. Tom Hanks as a hard-drinking Texas congressman who, at the urging of a Houston socialite (Julia Roberts), uses his congressional subcommittee to arrange a secret $1 billion arms deal between Israel and Afghan freedom fighters, with Pakistan as the intermediary. That results in
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AD: Free electric toothbrush for new patients to Gentle Dental. Info here (CLICK) The next salmon giveaway is still scheduled for 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 3 at the Nisqually Clear Creek Hatchery.For more information, call 360-438-1180 x304. Each year, when the salmon begin their long journey back to their
Online Interactive Guides
CFC is your opportunity to give to local and national charities through your payroll. Millions of dollars are donated annually. From September to December, you can choose the CFC organizations you'd like to support. Inside this guide are
