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Saturday night Sarah, ensie, and I went to the third bout of the Dockyard Derby Dames' season. We didn't entirely know what we were getting into but had a great time. More »
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Call 1-800-ZIPP-TIE for all your trucking security needs. Got any amusing pics or video you'd like featured on Sunday (or whichever day I happen to post them)? More »
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Local restranteur and all around great guy Joe Stortini of Joeseppi's is feeding crews on the set of an Extreme Home Makeover happening in Kirkland. A truck has been hauling grub up there to feed between 300 and 500 hungry do-gooders. More »
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Like downtown Tacoma and want to hear what some local decision makers and business leaders have to say? There's a town hall discussion about it (though not at town hall) tonight organized by Pierce County Councilmember Timothy Farrell. More »
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I'm heading out today through Saturday so it'll be a bit quieter here on the ol' website. Our company is taking a retreat to the Hood Canal area to a house we've rented out there. More »
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We didn't feel anything due to an afternoon nap but we awoke to news of the explosion down in the Nalley Valley. Sounds like there were a series of explosions involving a propane truck and tanks. More »
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Just wanted to post a couple more shots of the aftermath from that Atlas Foundry explosion yesterday. Local damage to the Atlas facility is pretty severe with partial collapse of one structure near the exploded propane tanks. More »
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Seems like an unavoidable combination since the Grand Cinema and One Heart Cafe next door to one another. We certainly took advantage of it yesterday during an afternoon downpour. More »
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How absolutely charming. Probably a good move for the spot, however, considering how many of the windows have been broken out there lately. More »
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After grabbing food at The Red Hot a couple weeks ago Sarah and I remembered we needed some milk so we crossed the street to Neighborhood Market. [ map ] Nothing from the outside would really urge me away from this place with its available off-street parking and clean enough facade. More »
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Seriously. Something like this should have banners all over town because I can't think of a much better topic for a festival than chocolate. More »
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The pieces of our urban waterfront are coming together nicely for all the world to see at the Tall Ships 2008. Approval of a loan from the City Council last April has come to life as construction begins on the Balfour Docks. More »
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The Madison Park Medical Center could soon be joining the Snake Lake neighborhood. The now green space and former junk bus lot at the end of Proctor on 19th may soon become a three building, 69K square foot medical complex. More »
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Today is Puget Sound Pizza's 3rd birthday and Jim couldn't be more proud. Celebrate with them tonight as DJ Aaron Mack will be spinning 80s music and more starting about 8:30pm. More »
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Photographs from the August photo safari through Tacoma's National Guard Armory are on display now at City Hall. The tour led people and their cameras through the 100 year old structure that proved a worthy subject. More »
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Citizen's for a Healthy Bay want to get the word out about Oct. 25th's "Day of Conversation on Climate Change". More »
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Green power from burning blue herons. Got any amusing pics or video you'd like featured on Sunday (or whichever day I happen to post them)? More »
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Though it wasn't raining so I won't complain. Actually, after a foggy early morning breakfast meet-up at Norma's just off I-5 the weather gradually cleared for us. More »
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After 21 months of construction The Roberson is showing itself to be formidable in the downtown condo market competition. Though visitors this weekend had to remove their shoes airport-style or dawn little baby blue booties it was fun to see inside the new place. More »
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Received via the TacomaArt listserv: David Derickson created this six minute 'review' of Chaos into Order, a six hour performance art piece at Art on the Ave 2007, Tacoma, by 75 local artists, orators and musicians. If you like it let David know: universalagent@yahoo.com. More »
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After [re]viewing the Roberson we headed down to a now veteran of downtown living space. Thea's Landing may have just the ticket if waterfront apartments (with a few condos on top) are more your thing. More »
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The News Tribune posted a surveillance video from the site of the Atlas Foundry explosion two weekends ago. In it you can see the truck begin fuming white gas and eventually ignite. More »
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Last stop after the Roberson and Thea's Landing on the tour took us to Walker (don't believe there's a "the" in front of that). Big dislike first: the place was awesome enough to make my wife think seriously about figuring out how we could live there. More »
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The regional online publication Crosscut has a thoughtful piece from the other day about Tacoma's growing arts community. The article centers around a theme of Tacoma's age old rivalry with Seattle and how that attitude may overshadow local growth in the arts. More »
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While prepping a presentation for work I took a glance at the News Tribune's events calendar. Though a bit of a mess there's some good info on there. More »
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Despite a cancellation of today's Go Local wrap-up and final Broadway Farmers' Market of the season (babies) Art Walk is still on tonight. The winds are picking up out there but you don't really have to take the "walk" part literally if you don't want. More »
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The company that owns the docks where two military cargo ships sit along Schuster Parkway wants to clean up their dock and possibly expand. The article in the News Tribune focuses mostly on exactly what the dock owner would've wanted -- the environment. More »
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This weekend wasn't much for resting from the work week. Instead, Sarah and I set out to re-create our front yard with the help of a couple great friends and local resources. More »
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We had a great time this weekend making over our entire front yard. I setup one of my webcams to snap shots of the project and came up with the following video. More »
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It's the fourth Thursday of the month again and time for another Coffee & Rhetoric. Tonight's topic is the Middle East. More »
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Ever tire of collection plates in church? Maybe the whole "giving" thing isn't the problem but passing that plate around is really a time drainer. More »
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With our office only half a block away it was a bit of a shock this morning to see the crime scene around McCabe's blocked off. This afternoon, via MySpace, the manager Tee speaks out. More »
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Avanti at the Marriot downtown has been made over. It's now Biella by Ruth Michelle and offers more than just the regular spa. More »
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I met up with a few folks from the office for lunch on my day off at the new Sushi Revolution [ map ] restaurant over by the Tacoma Mall. They boast the longest sushi conveyor belt in the Northwest -- and I believe it! More »
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Anyone can now get into the local blogging action over at FeedTacoma. My inaugural post has brief instructions to get you started. More »
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Jamie from Thrice All American has rallied together a pile of sheet music and a group of musicians to play at this Friday's Dia de los Muertos celebration on 6th Ave. Our last rehearsal is tonight so email Jamie if you want in. More »
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Being the big fan of SoDo Tacoma that I am, I'm sometimes encouraged and sometimes not so much. In the case of graffiti in the area, I'm not sure where things are going. More »
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As a part of their annual open house and new building "C" MultiCare is offering free health screenings and flu shots. Most importantly, however, they're offering free valet parking. More »
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Some wacko ninja who fancies himself a blogger emailed me the following account of his day.8:47amNo good looks from other drivers. Bummer. More »
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