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17.7 mi

Bill hosted by son's 10th birthday and I have nothing but positive things to say. Bill worked with…read moreme to make sure the theme and gift bags matched my son's personality and helped find a place the trailer could be parked close to my (very hilly!) street. He and his daughter were helpful in managing a lot of kids with tech needs and remained patient and positive. The trailer is clean and spacious. I would hire him for any event!

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Kameron Messmer

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2.1 mi

Kameron was amazing setting up for a large family party. He did way more than I thought I would…read moreget. The photo pops made the theme!

I really can't say enough great things about Kameron. I first met him at Halloween when he came to…read moreour work party and did balloon animals for about 50 kids. He was so entertaining that I hired him for our daughters 6th birthday. He was professional, arrived ahead of time and was easy to work with. Most importantly he was super engaging and entertaining to all the kids AND the parents. Not only does he do magic, but he also does balloon animals at the end. I hardly had to do anything myself because all the kids (age 1-9) were enraptured by him for 90 minutes. Even when he's making balloons for one child, the other kids are fascinated. I will definitely be hiring him again in the future.

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Ted Brown Music

I reached out to this local music store for advice on my two ukaleles. They are family heirlooms…read morethat I guess are each at least 70 years old. Since I don't know what I don't know, I was given information about them from two lovely gentlemen Jeff and Brian. Thank you both for your sense of humor, information on how to travel with them safely and also your outstanding customer service. Thank you again!

We very helpful with replacing a string I had popped on a violin I had checked out from the…read morelibrary. The library had just gotten the violin recently, but didn't include rosin. The staff were nice enough to donate a piece of rosin for the library's instrument, and helped replace the string, and tuned afterwards. :)

We utilize every square foot of our location to fill it with all the accessories and products for musicians of every level and ability.

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We utilize every square foot of our location to fill it with all the accessories and products for musicians of every level and ability.

Dynamic Edge Athletics

4.6

(5 reviews)

2.8 mi

Nothing but positive things to say. One of my daughter's good friends who I adore left the school…read morecheer team to this all star team a year ago and she has evolved so much! Her confidence, her skills! I remember her mom telling me how kind the staff was and the energy of the team being so positive. Fast forward, my daughter joined an all star team that needed a temp gym and we ended up at DEA! They are organized, put together and skilled! I would recommend DEA

DEA used to be a strong program with a true family atmosphere. The coaches knew the athletes and…read moretheir families, and there was a sense that the kids genuinely mattered. Unfortunately, that version of DEA no longer exists. Since the sale of Full Out, the program has steadily declined. Routines were criticized as boring, yet nothing was done to improve them, and results reflected that lack of effort and direction. There are also serious concerns about how the gym is being run. Coaches have reportedly gone unpaid for months, and multiple experienced staff members have been let go. Most concerning was the firing of the athletic director just three weeks before Worlds--she was one of the only consistent, reliable coaches who showed up to every practice. Meanwhile, other coaches had outside jobs that prevented them from attending practices regularly. The program itself is shrinking quickly. Last year there were 8 teams (4 prep and 4 elite). This season that number was cut in half, and since the season ended, many athletes have already left. At this rate, it's hard to see how the gym will sustain even one strong elite team moving forward. Athlete management is another issue. There are no real tryouts for positions, and athletes are placed where coaches decide, regardless of readiness or comfort level. On my daughter's team, athletes were made to fly even when they were clearly scared, which raises concerns about both safety and coaching judgment. At this point, DEA feels unstable, disorganized, and in decline. If you're looking for experienced coaching, consistency, and a program focused on athlete development and safety, this is not the place. The only thing it still offers is a sense of familiarity--but even that is fading as more families and staff continue to leave.

Elite Team Coaches and Staff 2023 - World Champions Coaches Kiana and Brielle

Tiny but mighty!

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Midland Cooperative Preschool

(2 reviews)

1.0 mi

A preschool for 1 & 2 year old's!!!…read more When I started the program last year with my 2 year old, I didn't really understand it; the whole learning-through-play, the parent education, the committees, Bates affiliation, and the real meaning of co-op/cooperative. But this one-day-a-week school really changed the way I am as a parent. This is my second year at the co-op, since I signed up my 1 year old. My daughter's love the sensory table-it changes often; cornmeal, rice, dry pasta, water, potato flakes, lentils, oatmeal, and more. The toys around the classroom are constantly rotated and every single toy has a specific purpose-nothing was picked up from Toys-R-Us because it looked pretty or was on sale. There is a lot of thought behind every detail. What motor skills are they using and what are they learning. The teachers are so lovely and sweet. The epitome of preschool teachers, seriously. I liked having the parent educators, because I constantly had questions about how to handle my rambunctious daughter. Parents don't go and simply sit and chat, but are led in discussions with your child and their age in mind, so it's all directed towards you being able to apply it now. This isn't a traditional sit-down-and-learn-letters sort of preschool. Midland really emphasizes the importance of play. As a parent, you learn the importance of play too, and how much children are actually learning while playing, which I was completely unaware of. My only regret is not starting this program with my first daughter when she was 1 years old.

A small cooperative preschool listed in the Midland area of Pierce County. Midland cooperative…read morereally excels at its mission. Fostering a environment for children to be able to learn about themselves and the world with other children in the class. Teachers Erin and Jennie lead their classrooms with great care and thought. My son cole loves his teacher. I was able to attend a class and saw how he interacted with the other children and the teacher, and could tell he was in great hands. Midland follows a fairly similar schedule. Free play time to start, then the parents go and have their 'education' while the kids and the teacher play and work on activities. After this it is time to clean up and have a snack. Finally there circle time for songs. This is a wonderful space and with such caring and attention by the teachers and staff, it really feels great knowing there are places like this out there. As a parent however, there are expectations that you help out during the classrooms and on various boards and committees. Cooperatives offer a less costly alternative compared to non-cooperative pre schools where the costs are higher, but there is less parent involvement.

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Charlotte's Blueberry Park

4.7

(24 reviews)

1.1 mi

What a treasure! The berries aren't ready, but I will definitely be going back in a few weeks. The…read moreline of car/houses can be worrisome, but we experienced no problems. I recommend this for a fun outing alone or with kids.

We came mid-August on a rainy day when I saw an IG post about this place and thought it would be…read morefun for my Mom and the pups to get out. It was. Mom put a bowl in a bag so she could go hands free as she picked the berries. Unfortunately we were too early, as there were some berries that were ripe, but they were all very small, maybe the size of peas. We made note and plan to come back at the end of August to let things ripen a bit. Mom only got a handful of berries, but we'll probably put them in a smoothie or on a parfait.

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Berry season again yay

Nth Degree Creative

1.0

3.4 mi

The owner of this company, Jeff Silverman sold me a piece of industrial equipment stated to be in…read moregood used condition. In all reality the machinery was broken and taken out of commission due to the damage it suffered a long time ago. Jeff failed to disclose the damage, maybe he knew, maybe he didn't. His actions afterwards speak leagues to his character and I would urge any and all to avoid doing business with this man. He took weeks to ship the item in the first place, nearly burning 75% of the return window waiting on actual shipment. The day after it arrived and I unwrapped the undamaged pallet I made him aware of the old paint & dust filled crack rendering the equipment scrap ( verified by the manufacturer to be non-repairable ) he stated it must have happened in transit ( how exactly?? ) he purported to have opened a damage claim with the logistics company ( as I later found out only to buy time ) but never actually did. Every time I checked in Jeff asked me to be patient, he was waiting on the claim to process. Once the return window closed Jeff turned into a ghost and I have been dealing with him fighting a very legitimate credit card charge back for months now. Jeff owes me $740.09 and refuses to be a honest and upstanding person. I have no doubt he runs his business with the same constitution. Jeff shipped scrap metal, lied about the condition, lied about filing a claim, and is lying to the credit card company about it all.

From the owner: Providing spectacular lighting, lasers, special fx and holiday lighting and New Years Eve shows…read morefor over 25 years to deliver the results you need for your event. Other services include home theater and automation, as we as contracting of finish work including all technical and schematic work, electrical and low voltage for security, AV, residential and landscape Lighting services.

Lighting installation and programming for a church

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The Grand Cinema

4.6

(200 reviews)

4.7 mi

I think I will bump up The Grand Cinema to five stars for the simple fact as I have realized that…read morethey carry some programming content in the way of film selections that not even some of the Seattle art house theaters get. For example we watched a movie called Dead Lover quite recently and apparently a few people came from Seattle to see it as it was not playing at any of the movie theaters up there. They also had a movie called Frybread Face and Me which was a great Native American film and one I immensely enjoyed. Afterwards they had snacks and tea in the lounge which consisted of frybread. It was quite good! These event and film combinations are a lot of fun here and the more I come to The Grand the more my favorability grows with it. Definitely keep a close eye on the film schedule because some films are only screened one night and that's it.

Great old time style movie theatre. Love supporting this organization. Everyone is so friendly and…read morewelcoming.

Jules

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Picha Farms

My family and I have been waiting for Pica to open and go there for over 15 years. We travel farter…read morebecause they are locally owned The main reason is that they are THE BEST TASTING STRAWBERIES THAT WE HAVE HAD NEVER TOO RIPE BUT ALWAYS JUST RIPE. We buy them for ourselves and our neighbors. Lot of of pies and of berries and whipped cream or ice cream or cookies. The best.

We came to Picha Farms for U-pick strawberries with a couple of friends. The actual picking…read moreexperience was okay. The field was small and the strawberries were on the smaller side, but that was expected and similar to other farms we've visited before. The reason I'm writing this review is because of an uncomfortable checkout experience. While we were waiting in line to weigh our strawberries, we noticed the staff member at the scale zeroing out the container for the customers ahead of us so they wouldn't be charged for the basket/box itself. She even explained it out loud, which we thought was considerate. However, when it was our turn, she did not zero out the scale. We didn't say anything at the time and assumed maybe it was an honest mistake. What felt disheartening was that immediately after we paid and stepped aside, she zeroed out the scale again for the customer right behind us. My friends, who are of Hispanic ancestry, felt very uncomfortable and singled out by the interaction. I don't want to accuse anyone of racism or say this was intentional, because I don't know that. But I do think it's worth sharing because these kinds of small differences in treatment can really affect how people feel in a space. Our overall experience was okay, but that checkout interaction left a bad impression.

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Box of mini pumpkins

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Duris Strawberry Farm

4.4

(14 reviews)

14.5 mi

We visited Duris Strawberry Farm on the first day of strawberry picking (Jun 13, 2026) and it was a…read morecomplete madhouse. This was about 30 minutes after opening and the small parking lot was completely full. Cars were parked haphazardly all along the street, making it difficult for two way traffic (we had to drive on the grass). Luckily as soon as we pulled into the parking lot a car reversed out. Score! Picking is hectic but organized. They give boxes out at the main stall and have a flag system to mark how far down the row has been picked. The problem is that most people didn't actually use the flags. On the other hand, it's not like the rows were picked very well in the first place. We started at a random one in the middle and there were still plenty of huge and juicy ripe strawberries even on the first couple of plants. We ended up filling our entire box, weighing in at 8.25 pounds by around half way down the row. At $4.75 that was almost $40 in strawberries! The employees said that they would rotate to a second field of strawberries later in the day for more fresh picking. The strawberry variety of the day was Puget Crimson. Since this was the first day, the cream of the crop were still available, meaning huge, juicy, flavorful, ripe strawberries all over. Puget Crimson typically seen at farm stands and markets are medium and small size; these were massive, with the larger ones averaging over 35 grams a piece. Nicely sweet too - I measured a mash of five strawberries at 10.9 brix and a second at 12.1 brix! This particular variety has a decent amount of acidity, but are all full flavored, unlike the first pick of Sweet Sunrise I had a couple of weeks ago, which were huge but somewhat watery. They are deep red/crimson in color, especially for the extremely ripe ones, and mostly conical, although we found a small number of mutants, one looking like 4 or 5 strawberries fused together! Check out is easy. Pro-Tip: there are two checkout lines, one on each side of the stall. The line furthest away from the pathway to the strawberry fields seems to always be shorter. In my case, only 3 groups in line instead of 20+ groups. Warning: these strawberries are planted on top of very sandy dirt, which sticks to the strawberries. Even after soaked and scrubbing, dirt still sticks onto the skin! I will definitely be revisiting Duris Strawberry Farm next year for their first day of strawberry picking!

We stopped and bought some strawberries today and they were spectacular. We received the tip to…read morevisit Duris today from our waitress Lisa at Mama Stortini's during lunch. She said they have great produce so we stopped there on the way home along River road and I'm so glad we did. They had big juicy sweet strawberries picked today just like she said. It was a great tip so I'm paying it forward for anyone who is looking for strawberries. It's best to call them before you go since when they run out, they close and we barely made in time after a late lunch. They only had a few half flats of strawberries bu the time we got there. GPS got us there the back way but once we found it, I have to say it's very easy to find.

Price for U-pick is $4.5/pound

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Jen M.

367

14 years ago

Scrooge The Musical is one of the best Christmas traditions in the Northwest. We've been attending for years and each year it gets better with new songs and additions. It's also very affordable for the entire family at Christmas time. We love that the cast is in the lobby after the show to take photos and greet everyone. I would highly recommend this production to anyone in the area at Christmas time. read more

Nicoleta D.

12 years ago

It was so much fun to watch this great show. I loved the flying angels, the snow, and the special effects. The decoration and the voices were excellent. It is a perfect show to watch with family and friends before Christmas. read more

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