The other day, a friend of mine shared on her Facebook page how there were so-called obligatory Life Skills classes at a New York school’s ninth grade. While thinking that it is sad that a lot of parents these days seem not to be able to teach those skills to their kids anymore or lack […]
Central Texas style BK’s Barbecue coming to Tacoma’s 6th Ave
Longtime local chef Kyle Campisi is opening BK’s Barbecue, a Central Texas barbecue takeout spot, this spring in Tacoma’s Sixth Avenue neighborhood. On the menu will be Campisi’s homage to Central Texas style barbecue. The plan at BK’s Barbecue is to specialize in prime brisket rubbed with salt and pepper and smoked over mesquite and/or […]
Keeping Warm Memories – A Short Story
Jacob Farley sat in his freezing living room about forty miles outside of Sweetwater, Texas. He was cold. The wind turbines weren’t doing their job and the power grid left him with no electricity. From the last newscast he had heard it was the same for everyone else in the area . . . perhaps […]
Puyallup’s My Lil’ Cube is back with its excellent soup dumplings and ramen
Puyallup has its ramen spot back. My Lil’ Cube reopened Feb. 18 after an 11-month closure that the restaurant’s owners thought would last just a few weeks. The downtown Puyallup eatery is the county’s only destination for long xiao bao – juicy soup dumplings that burst open with a cascade of porky broth. My Lil’ […]
Letter: Is It Education or Political Activism?
Or is it both? The California Board of Education “wants to turn your children into militant leftists.” In an opinion piece dated March 18, Kaylee McGhee White wrote in the Washington Examiner that “a divisive and radical educational curriculum that would force a series of courses into the public school system based in critical race […]
Pawn Shops and Mo Love – A Short Story
I love pawn shops. They’re kinda like Forrest Gump’s chocolates. You never know until you step inside and look around. I was returning home to the South Puget Sound area from Palouse Falls in Eastern Washington. I was in no particular hurry so I pulled into Cle Elum and The Cottage Café for some chicken […]
Letter: The Miracle Of Life
Because of the time of its blooming and the rose-like shape of its flower buds, The Pink Lady Spotted Hellebore is often called the Lenten Rose. In its center there are five pistils which can remind one of an in-utero baby’s five tiny fingers and toes. A number of years ago, a friend of mine […]
A Glimmer of Hope – Live Stage Productions On the Horizon
Here is the latest news for Washington State local stage entertainment as of March 17th: “Inslee announces statewide move to Phase 3 of recovery plan, return to spectator events.” Most of our local stage production theatres have been almost a year now without live productions. While donations are always accepted, it is live productions, real […]
Tacoma Pie has blocky wedges of Detroit-style pizza, have you had it?
Tacoma Pie produces a pizza style that you’ve probably never heard of. Unless you’re from Michigan. Or Sicily. Interchangeable terms are used for the pie at Tacoma Pie – Detroit style. Sicilian style. Gramma style. Tacoma Pie is a pop-up restaurant operating out of The Gourmet Niche, the shared kitchen space in Tacoma that is […]