For 2010, Rick King is the Weekly Volcano’s honorary Best Tacoman. It’s well deserved.
The Weekly Volcano has spent the past 12 months dining, drinking, rockin' out, sneaking around city hall, and shopping our way across Tacoma, Puyallup, Lakewood, Gig Harbor and the other Pierce County cities - all while wearing 3-D glasses. That's right, we have viewed the past year through funny-looking glasses.
The Best of Tacoma 2010 is in spectacular 3-D.
That's right - Hollywood has arrived in the greater Tacoma area, spinning off bits of Avatar-style, virtual reality technology. The same brand of special effects that produced the billion-dollar blockbuster movie has been used by architects and engineers to design the Weekly Volcano's Best of Tacoma 2010 issue.
As always, we asked you to vote for Tacoma's best people, places and things, and did you ever respond. This year we had twice as many people vote as last year. Good job, people! However, we can't always rely on our readers for the most interesting choices. A Readers' Poll of just Vicci Martinez, Metropolitan Market and Point Defiance Park doesn't cut it. We're glad to oblige in the form of our own staff picks.
Of course, we learn plenty from our readers. Best Food On The Go? "Beer, through a straw," quipped one. Best Worst Band? "Any rock band from Spanaway" bellowed one ballot entry. Best Tattoo Shop?? "No such place, tattoos are for loosers (sic)," someone informed us. Best Break-up Spot? "I take them to Hooters," wrote another. Genius.
So we search. We learn. And most of all, we wish you a good read.
Special thanks to Editor Matt Driscoll for commanding this issue, Tacoma artist James Hume for his amazing 3-D artwork and Patrick Snapp for running around town with his camera. – Ron and Ken Swarner, publishers
The Best of Tacoma 2010 is sponsored by Click Cable TV.
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Benjii Bittle, Mark Lindquist, CJ Johnson Bail Bonds, Planned Parenthood are the best of Tacoma.
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Sweet Pea really is a superhero of Tacoma
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Mayor Marilyn Strickland was nearly the unanimous pick for Best Politician in Tacoma
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We chose Chris Miller, Tap into Tacoma, Bandito Betty, David Boe and more as the Best of Tacoma 2010.
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You chose TwoKoi, Indochine, Marzano, Corina Bakery, The Villa Caffe and Imbibery and more as the Best of Tacoma 2010.
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Primo Grill of Tacoma uses a ton of local produce.
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It is the honesty and family-approach that make Pao's Donuts the best in Tacoma.
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We chose El Mercado Latino, Quickie Too, Amocat Cafe, Engine House No. 9, The Red Hot, Asado and others as the Best of Tacoma for 2010.
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You chose Tacoma Little Theatre, The Grand Cinema, Fulcrum Gallery, RR Anderson and others as the Best of Tacoma 2010.
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Big up to everyone involved in the resurrection of Tacoma's Graffiti Garages.
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Tacoma filmmakers Isaac Olsen and Rick Gratzer tied as Best of Tacoma 2010.
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We chose Jeremy Mangan, Lisa Fruichantie, Northwest Sinfonietta, Gold From Straw and others as the Best of Tacoma 2010.
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You chose Posh Home, Hilltop Loans, Tacoma Wine Merchants, Comic Book Ink, hello cupcake and others as the Bets of Tacoma 2010
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It's about customer service at The Green Room in Tacoma.
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It's romantic, the search and discovery of a great new record.
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We chose Tricky's, Brownie Morrison, Mad Hat Tea, Parkland Putters and others for the Best of Tacoma 2010.
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You chose Vicci Martinez, Evan Purcell, Girl Trouble, Kareem Kandi, DJ dAb, The Mix and others as the Best of Tacoma 2010
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Tacoma's Mahnhammer is definitely heavy and loud.
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EvergreenOne and Todd Sykes may make the most noise as the trio City Hall, which includes the super-talented DJ Slimrock.
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We chose The Den, Tacoma Cross, The Reverend Colin, Fice, Basemint and others as the Best of Tacoma 2010.
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Dennis Flannigan chose not to run for re-election
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We lost the Best of Tacoma this past year
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We honor some of the things Tacoma has lost over the last year
Comments for "Best of Tacoma 2010 - in spectacular 3-D!" (4)
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seriously? said on Jul. 31, 2010 at 9:05am
So, let's see: you talk about the best of tacoma guide endlessly, there are tons of faebook posts from weekly writers, every entry in spew references best of tacoma but you don't post it online until a week later?! way to stay relevant and capture the attentive audience. by next week nobody will give a fuck.
yes! only put in the print edition because everyone knows print media is where it's at!
Aaron Mack said on Sep. 16, 2010 at 8:36pm
Dear Weekly Volcano I am dismayed by your addition of 3D graphics to Best of 2010 online as it nearly gave my Grandmother a heart attack. My Grandmother who is staying with me at present is very senile and has taken to wearing a pair of my 3D glasses around the house. We thought this was odd behavior as you can imagine but figured it was harmless enough. This afternoon I happened to leave my laptop on the kitchen table and had just stepped over to the cupboard to get her animal crackers she loves so dearly when she sat down and started clicking away. This is when i heard the screaming and turned to see the look of terror on her face. After calming my Grandmother down I discovered Rich King jamming a guitar at my face in glorious 3D! You will be happy to hear that she seems to be doing fine, and we have decided not to hold your organization responsible. However we have had to get rid of the 3D glasses. we will not be taking any further chances with that sort of thing.
Monica said on Oct. 12, 2010 at 1:10pm
New to area; do you have a best of ' Car repair? ' The plethora of automotive repair centers in the area is a strong indication that they are all questionable....there certainly are a lot of auto repair places in the area and I'm originally from Detroit.
Bryan said on Oct. 12, 2010 at 2:06pm
Mike Albers Auto Repair
253-564-3789
He is the best
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