At the February meeting of the Transportation Club of Tacoma our representative from Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital updated our membership about Mary Bridge. The latest news was that Johnson Candy is a partner in their latest fund drive. When Peg and I were first married, we rented an apartment from the owner of Johnson’s and […]
Best Hash Browns I've Ever Tasted – Pine Cone Restaurant Review
Sunday morning is an ideal time for breakfast with friends. Sometimes we travel together and sometimes we all meet at a particular restaurant. Texts and phone messages and had been relayed and conveyed. I set out slightly early and arrived at the Pine Cone in University Place about a quarter to nine . . . […]
Passionate Tosca and her lover Cavaradossi die because of their love – Tacoma Opera
Giacomo Puccini’s Tosca is a passionate and beautifully elegant opera, especially as presented by the Tacoma Opera Society. First mounted in January 1900, it was based on a fictitious events in Rome that happened during the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon’s conquest of Italian territories on June 17 and 18, 1800. Tosca is based on the […]
Tacoma Arts Live – Oleanna Play Review
Tacoma Arts Live description: Named one of Time Magazine’s “Ten Best Plays,” Oleanna is a seething investigation of sexual harassment, political correctness, and the irreconcilable differences between men and women. Pulitzer Prize Winner David Mamet pulls us into a provocative power struggle where “he said, she said” reaches deeply personal and explosive levels. This two-person […]
February is a Proud Month
February can be trying month with storms and floods, but we have much to celebrate as well. As a sophomore at Clover Park High School I used homeroom to write down lines of poetry and words of wisdom from various sources that captured ideals and ideas from around the world. I was an avid reader. […]
Macaluso's Italian Restaurant – Review
We had eaten at Lovino’s in Ruston before and enjoyed the food, but not since it sold and became Macaluso’s Italian Restaurant. It’s been on our list to try for some time. We were in a little time crunch. Peg had to pack her clothes and tools of art for a trip the next morning […]
Let There Be Love – CenterStage! Play Review
Centerstage Theatre premiered a new romantic comedy: Let There Be Love, by up and coming New York playwright Mrinalini Kamath. Let There Be Love takes place in the here and now, and explores timeless concepts such as romance, deception, fame, and family through a uniquely 2020 lens. A mixed media story with slides of art […]
Meridian Café – Puyallup Restaurant Review
My wife and I recently stayed at an ABNB in downtown Puyallup. Up early I walked around by myself looking at the murals, the Sounder picking up passengers, and other sights. Looking down the street I saw an “OPEN” neon sign where I didn’t expect it. Auntee B’s was one of my favorite places for […]
Trellis Café – Restaurant Review
When Peg and I started planning our staycation to downtown Puyallup, we started looking at new places to dine. We have favorites of course, but you can’t always zero in on Giorgio’s Greek Café. At the top of my list was the Trellis Café, I wasn’t really sure what it was, the hours seemed strange, […]