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Kristin Kendle on May 16th, 2012
Improlympia 2012, an improv comedy festival-starts Friday night at 7 p.m. and goes all weekend long at the Evergreen College Campus in Olympia. This fourth annual Improlympia brings in comedy acts from cities as far as New York City and as near as Seattle and, of course, Olympia.
Comedy groups and
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Kristin Kendle on May 12th, 2012
The Way of St. James goes by many names - the Way, El Camino de Santiago or just the Camino. It is an ancient path cutting a swath through Spain, stretching from southern France almost all the way to Spain's western coast. For over 1,000 years, pilgrims have walked this
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Kristin Kendle on April 18th, 2012
Traditionally, a wayzgoose was a party thrown by a master printer. Now that we are in the age of Kindles and Nooks, the term just means a party thrown by or for printers and literary sorts.
Tacoma's Wayzgoose is headed up by King's Books owner sweet pea Flaherty and letterpress printer
Then There's This
Kristin Kendle on April 18th, 2012
CASTINGS is a group dedicated to empowering local youth and community members to make neighborhoods better, especially through agriculture. The mission is front and center Saturday, April 21 when CASTINGS – Communities Actively Strengthening Tacoma In Neighborhood Gardens and Schools – gathers several community groups to do some gardening
Then There's This
Kristin Kendle on April 12th, 2012
Bike use in Tacoma is on the rise - and with more bikers, comes a need for more places to park and secure bikes. The City of Tacoma is on it.
After participating in the statewide bike/pedestrian counts in October at 15 locations around Tacoma, the City's Bike Rack Program strives
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Kristin Kendle on April 12th, 2012
TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing knowledge and ideas. Most people with an Internet connection probably know about the TED talks posted online, but now Tacoma will have its own TED event.
TEDx are locally organized versions of TED talks, and TEDx Tacoma is set to take place April
Then There's This
Kristin Kendle on April 10th, 2012
On April 19 at UW Tacoma, an event titled "Why We Vote" will engage and challenge young voters to answer the question - why do we vote. Why We Vote is geared at getting more young voters to the voting booths and seeks to empower them with knowledge of how
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Kristin Kendle on April 4th, 2012
Whether you have a bike gradually rusting in your garage or you cycle to work every day, the upcoming Green Drinks event is for you. It's an opportunity to learn about Tacoma's Bike Month and tip back some beer at The Hub while enjoying happy hour prices. Being green has
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Kristin Kendle on March 7th, 2012
Crime-fighting vampire cats and old men holding sunflowers that never die are taking over Tacoma.
Online anyway.
Local creative extraordinaire Kali Kucera is a music composer. He also helped to found the Tacoma Poet Laureate program, and is the arts development guy at Urban Grace Church. Kucera has told stories at libraries
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Kristin Kendle on February 9th, 2012
The Spaceworks Tacoma program, described as a joint initiative of the City of Tacoma, Shunpike and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, strives to match creative groups and empty spaces in downtown Tacoma. Recently, local band Goldfinch took up residence at 1310 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, on Hilltop.
"We look
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Kristin Kendle on May 11th, 2012
Treasure! There's tresaure in there them streets.
The Sixth Annual Gig Harbor Street Scramble, a kind of treasure hunt,is May 26 with a 10 a.m. start. Typically done in teams, this is the largest street scramble in North America. It's also the only free street scramble in the Puget Sound.
The Gig
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Kristin Kendle on May 9th, 2012
We are going to have words with Steve Pool if he's wrong, but he says this weekend looks sunny and warm. If that's true, here's where to find us.
SOUTH SOUND BEACHES
Unlike most parts of the world, Pacific Northwest beaches aren't just for sunbathing and splashing in the water. Even in
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Kristin Kendle on April 30th, 2012
Snoqualmie is about the same distance from Tacoma as Seattle, but with a lot less traffic and better scenery. Snoqualmie is most-known for impressive Snoqualmie Falls and Snoqualmie Casino-and while these two attractions could fill the better part of a day, they are certainly not all there is to do
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Kristin Kendle on April 29th, 2012
The Pacific Northwest has some of the most amazing hikes anywhere, but you don't have to venture out to the Olympic Peninsula to find awesome scenery. Tacoma is a great city to find urban hikes - many with quintessential Northwest scenery and a place to grab a snack or a
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Kristin Kendle on April 4th, 2012
LEARN ABOUT TWO-WHEEL AWESOMENESS AND DRINK HARMON BREW >>>
Whether you have a bike gradually rusting in your garage or you cycle to work every day, the upcoming Green Drinks event is for you. It's an opportunity to learn about Tacoma's Bike Month and tip back some beer at The Hub
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Kristin Kendle on March 23rd, 2012
TACOMA'S NEW POP CULTURE COLLABORATION >>>
Very soon, a change will be upon downtown Tacoma. Box Top Vintage, a store we all know and love, will transform into something new. Something strange, and yet welcomed.
"It's all true. The rumors you've heard are true," says Jooley Heaps, owner of Box Top
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Kristin Kendle on March 9th, 2012
SWEET SEARCH >>>
Cupcakes are all the rage these days - and for good reason. Kids have long loved the individualized treat of cake-y goodness, and over the last several years boutique bakeries specializing in the cupcake have been popping up everywhere. There's simply no avoiding them.
Here's a look at
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Kristin Kendle on February 10th, 2012
GO GREEN >>>
Dining out as a vegetarian or vegan can sometimes be a pain, complete with steamed vegetables and the same old vegetarian burgers over and over. This is true even in Tacoma and Olympia.
Luckily, there are places that offer vegetarian or vegan fare galore, including vegetarian foods you just
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Kristin Kendle, Steph DeRosa on January 20th, 2012
SLUSH DAY SPECIALS TOO >>>
Whether you like to shoot a game of pool in a boisterous tavern or want to bring the kids along, there are tons of places with pool tables in the area. Many restaurants and bars have a pool table. Farrelli's Pizza joints always have a table
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Jennifer Johnson, Kristin Kendle on January 2nd, 2012
SIX AREA WINE BARS WORTH YOUR ATTENTION >>>
Tacoma and Olympia's wine bars can be the perfect places to gather with friends or with a date. Most are small, providing intimate and cozy atmospheres. The best of the best offer both a list of wines worth sipping and small bites or
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