Reviews
The Foss Waterway in Tacoma is quickly becoming a destination spot for walking, socializing, and anyone looking for a casual and comfortable dining experience. One of those places is Paesan Kitchen and Bar, established in 2013. Located on the west side of the waterway, Paesan has a small comfortable feel
News
Lt. Harry Spieth was one unhappy B-17 bomber pilot. He was transferred to the Philippines in 1942. As he flew to his duty station, his personal items were shipped by boat. Among the items were his prized golf clubs. There was a mix-up, and his belongings wound up in Java, never to
Outdoors
Never let it be said that the Pacific Northwest isn't filled with adventurous pursuits. From watersports to amazing aerial adventures, get out of the city, and you'll find high adventure around every bend. Skydiving If high adventure is what you seek, jumping out of a plane to catch sight of Northwest scenery
News Front
Military Occupational Specialty, or MOS 12B, Combat Engineer is now open to all female-enlisted soldiers of all components, according to Army Directive 2015-27. The June 16 directive from Army Secretary John M. McHugh makes available 20,563 additional positions for women and opens the last of the 16 engineer MOSs, which were
News Front
In 2003, Master Sgt. Traci Williams needed a way to not only support and have the ability to watch her hometown favorite, Seattle Seahawks, but also wanted her fellow servicemembers to be able to better support the Seahawks as well. So marked the birth of the Military Sea Hawkers. The official military
Outdoors
As a hard-working, active-duty member of the military, a retiree or a Department of Defense civilian employee, your service is much appreciated, and you're duly deserving of some R&R. Fortunately, Army and Navy installations in the Pacific Northwest are home to some beautiful outdoor recreation, and opportunities abound for relaxing overnight
Military Life
It takes 10 minutes in the presence of Col. David Kumashiro, out-going commander of McChord Field's 62nd Airlift Wing, to know he's not an egomaniac. Self-deprecating, humble, on the margins of extroversion, Kumashiro prefers to use the "we" than the "me." He also employs the word "team" so often that
Music
Lacey Days, kicking off this weekend, isn't just one event, it's a new title for a whole buffet of fun that gets summer started in Lacey - and the Lacey South Sound Chamber and the city of Lacey are hoping you're ready to dig in to two weeks of events
Stage
The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Lakewood Playhouse is a deliciously funny romp through merrie olde England. Based on an unfinished novel by Charles Dickens, Drood is a musical comedy that asks the audience to vote on whodunit. What a fun and ingenious concept by Rupert Holmes, who wrote the
Music
Tacoma bluegrass act Barleywine Revue will celebrate five years of music with a blowout weekend of music at venues throughout their home city. Barleywine will play three shows starting tonight and stretching well into Saturday as part of their "Bluegrass Today for a Greener Tomorrow" tour. Barleywine started as a college
Archives
Do you love the Grateful Dead? Do you enjoy supporting the arts? Then put down that burrito — we have a show for you. Dark Star Orchestra will grace the Pantages Theatre on Thursday, Sept 27 with its unique interpretation of the Dead’s music on their DSO Rex Caravan Tour.
Archives
Remember Donkey Kong? This would have been in the early 1980s, and you would have been standing in a video arcade, bar, truck stop or bowling alley, trying to save the damsel in distress from the gorilla. It was voted the third best coin-operated arcade video game of all time.
Archives
Anticipation is an amazing thing. It can make one fixate on things with almost intolerable clutches. Tacoma is now released from said clutches. Bombay Bistro really truly opened yesterday. Let the gluttony begin. Like locust descending on a field of sweet corn, Tacomans from far and wide poured into Bombay Bistro
Arts
What better area of the country for photos about soldiers? The newest exhibition at the Washington State History Museum, opening June 20, is "The American Soldier," a comprehensive look at the best photographs from 150 years of Americans at war, beginning with the Civil War and continuing through the seemingly
News Front
Ah, summer! When a young man's (or woman's) fancy lightly turns to thoughts of ... shredding! At least, it does if he or she is a skateboarder. If ollies, nollies, caballerials and grinds are your idea of a good time, and getting air leaves you feeling stoked, then you're going to
Military Life
Modern, funny, sexy and strong are a few words that fans have used to describe Katie Kenyhercz's literary series Las Vegas Sinners. The Sinners NHL Hockey Team takes center stage in Kenyhercz's hockey romance novels. Her soon-to-be-released fourth book, Home Ice, focuses on the character of Dylan, the NHL's youngest
Music
Tacoma, as an entity, is both damned and elevated by our self-imposed status as a "gritty" city. The elements that bring us pride and outsiders fear - the vanishing buildings that bore all the markings of a city long past its prime, but with underground music scenes that made downtown
South Sound Cinema
It's unlikely you've ever heard of John M. Zielinski. There's a reason for that: he may well be a kook. But if he's not, there is more going on in Heaven and Earth than is dreamt of in your philosophy. Zielinski was an accomplished reporter by the time he shot photos
Stage
Theater Artists Olympia brings a comedy by 17th century French writer Molière to the Midnight Sun, and it is as funny today as it must have been in Paris 48 years after the death of Shakespeare (whom I mention because lines from Shakespeare are quoted in Tartuffe, probably intended as
