Posts tagged ‘August 2011’

Find Taste-makers, Outfitters and Artists at Tacoma is for Lovers

The Tacoma is for Lovers fair has grown exponentially from a humble gathering of a handful of talented artists and crafters to a bustling, much-anticipated event featuring a rotating roster of dozens of talented local artists and hundreds of alluring, one-of-a-kind creations.

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Film Review: Another Earth

Showing now at Tacoma’s Grand Cinema. Another Earth is a film primed to usher the Donnie Darko generation into a sentimental middle age.

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Romantic Comedies – What’s to Love?

There is a soft spot in my heart that compels me to watch Sleepless in Seattle whenever I’m channel surfing. I see this not as weakness, but as devoted appreciation for very specific components of successful Romantic Comedy.

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Board in the Grit: Skate or Comply

Last month I was stopped literally just outside my place of residence by a security guard. Apparently, the method of transportation I was enjoying was not permitted in that area and I was asked to halt my activity immediately.

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Tacoma’s Pace of Culture: Skateboarding

Skateboarding has reached a moment of tentative yet official acceptance in Tacoma.

On June 14, 2011 the City Council voted unanimously to reverse the ordinance banning skateboarding downtown. Incredibly, Tacoma is the first city in the nation to reverse such an ordinance, which was put in place decades ago to protect downtown properties from potential damage.

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The Grand Cinema Presents “25 New Faces of Independent Film"

It’s in the can! In August, the Grand Cinema will be honoring winners of Filmmaker Magazine‘s prestigious “25 New Faces of Independent Film” awards with a week-long film fest, the only one of its kind in the country.

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Art and History Connect on the Prairie Line Trail

In June, urban planner Todd Bressi and the design team of Lucy Begg and Robert Gay (Thoughtbarn) held a lively series of speaking engagements in Tacoma on the public art plan for the much-vaunted Prairie Line Trail.

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The Warehouse: Giving Music A Home

This Tacoma-based company is quietly making its mark by turning the notion of “underground” on its head and engaging the community and artists in a bold synthesis of freedom and hospitality.

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Welcome to Post Defiance

Post Defiance is a digital-only magazine written for Tacoma, about Tacoma and by Tacomans.

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