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    5.0 (1 review)

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    Cheney Stadium - Free summer movie night!

    Cheney Stadium

    3.9(105 reviews)
    2.5 mi

    We watched a Banana Ball game (Party Animals vs The Clowns) this weekend at Cheney Stadium, and as…read morea first-time visitor, I was very happy with my visit to this event venue. Cheney Stadium has a fixed seating capacity of 6500, however I wonder if their parking lot takes this crowd size into consideration. The venue has its own parking lot, and also shares the highschool parking lot next door. Event parking was $40, which seemed a bit steep. However, there the lots were clean, easy to navigate, and felt safe and well-lighted. I don't know how old this venue is, but it feels modern and full of great ammenities. The restrooms are clean and spacious, the walkways are wide, there's plenty of signage directing visitors to seating areas, and the seating is roomy and comfortable. The lighting and visuals in this stadium are first rate. The picture on the jumbotron was crystal clear and easy to view during daylight hours. And most importantly, the stadium is situated such that late afternoon sun is mostly blocked by the bleachers. Even though the seating isn't entirely covered, the layout and design reduces the intensity of late afternoon sun. Believe me, you'll appreciate this on a hot summer afternoon.

    Cheney stadium has definitely made us true minor league baseball fans…read more Why are we such big fans now? Well here's a few reasons why: Rainiers fans are fun and lively, This stadium is very open, Parking is convenient, Food and drink lines are fast and reasonably priced, Multiple food options so you're not just eating the same thing over and over, Tickets are CHEAP! And finally, views that are just stunning on a sunny PNW day. I recommend taking the whole family to as many games as you can during baseball season. That way you can truly enjoy one of America's best past times, become a fellow Rainer's fan, and take in all the beautiful PNW views.

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    Cheney Stadium - Free summer movie night!

    Free summer movie night!

    Cheney Stadium - The infamous R Bar

    The infamous R Bar

    Cheney Stadium - Beautiful pictures in the concourse area

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    Beautiful pictures in the concourse area

    Tacoma Craft Beer Festival

    Tacoma Craft Beer Festival

    4.0(3 reviews)
    2.4 mi

    This was The 4Th Annual Tacoma Craft Beer Festival at the 21st Street Park on the Foss Waterway. It…read morefeathered over 50 breweries from allover. The festival was on Labor Day weekend this year which gave it more of an issue to compete with other happenings on the long holiday weekend. As an avid beer nerd there are several things I look for in these types of events, one is is it at a place that is easy to get to and has plenty of parking and then inside has plenty of places to sit. The next is the level of literature about the beers and the breweries featured. And third the "extras" like food and entertainment. Tacoma Craft Beer Festival is at a nice park next to the Foss Waterway which has a major road that goes overhead creating a large shaded area to sit under and that creates an area for the food vendors and honey buckets to be placed. Most all of the breweries are under there own tents and are spread out among the park with almost all on the grass. The stage for the bands was placed a little further away to have more an area for people to listen and not be in other people's way. They had a good list of breweries from all over, local, national and the world. My only real complaint for this year is they did have a map of where all the breweries were in the park, they did not have a list of what each brewery was serving, (This is something every other festival does.) All in all a good summer day spent drinking a lot of good beer.

    I believe this is the same festival as before, it having moved into Cheney Stadium since the…read moreprevious year presumably to handle a bigger crowd. Cost was alright, $30 for 10 tastes was fairly reasonable, my only real complaint here was the additional $10 parking fee, which I felt should have been included. Beer selection was great, and we all found a new favorite from a local brewery none of us had never heard of (real ginger ale at 11% FTW). Crowd was good and setting was pretty mellow, though it might have picked up later (we left around 5). There was live music for most of the day, but they were having some issues there. First off, of the 3 bands, one was okay, one was terrible and the last seemed to be having some serious technical problems. It didn't help that the sound system was also horrible, everything sounding tinny and piercing. Logisitics also did not seem that good, it seeming to take quite awhile to swap out bands. Seeing the question about dancing below? It might have helped to lay down a temporary dance floor assuming there eventually were danceable bands playing.

    132 Slotcar Raceway - Open space racing floor

    132 Slotcar Raceway

    4.8(10 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    Absolutely enjoyed this place, it's a blast of childhood Mario kart memories but love that it's not…read morestaring at a screen. What a fun activity!! Alan made the racing experience exciting with his commentary and Kindness. This place has so many slot cars to pick from. The track runs so smoothly and has fun twists and turns. Highly recommend for kids and adults. You get to kinda experience racing without the risks, you car might crash if you're not careful with the turns ;)

    got up saturday morning looking forward to what I thought was going to be my first time on a 1:32…read moretrack... not unhappy to say that I have rarely been more wronger. turns out that despite what it says on the wall they also race 1:24 scale cars here; 'car' being the operative word. the cars you race actually look like cars, only smaller! about 96% smaller but they are obviously real cars with wheels and tires and electric motors and subject to sudden power loss just like full-size electric cars ;-) wasn't sure if I'd get any track time because it's a race day but I figured that since I was here I'd have a look at how the other half lives. fortunately for me a light turnout left an open space so I was able to borrow a car to get me some laps and enter my first competitive event! yea!! on the down side I still don't know much about the scale racing crowd other than the racers are genial and tracks are a little slower but way drivier; it's kinda like the old VHS -vs- BetaMax discussions. for the casual driver it's not really a question of better or worse, it's a matter of what appeals (more fastly or more drivey?) and what's available. 132 is a great facility featuring scale model racing on a couple of different circuits with a couple tracks currently off-line including a straight line along the wall. Alan is more a host than a front man, ready to share his vast knowledge and stories to entertain as well as educate and introduce people to the world of little cars. and of course parts and accessories and cars are available for purchase. If you never have you really should. if you did you will. if you do you know: race what you like, like what you race, but above all it's supposed to be fun :-) guess I'm gonna buy at least one car when I come back.

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    132 Slotcar Raceway - Vintage slot race cars

    Vintage slot race cars

    132 Slotcar Raceway - 8 lane racing podium where the controllers are.

    8 lane racing podium where the controllers are.

    132 Slotcar Raceway - 11th Annual 24 Hours of Tacoma.

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