Sliders in the MoG Hot Shop (Fri Jan 27, 12:36 PM by Exit133)
Sliders – good. Local restaurants – good. Museum of Glass – good.
Good + good + good = how can you say no?
Oh, and did we forget to mention beer from the Harmon? Seriously, that seals the deal. You’re going.
On March 3rd, the Museum of Glass will host the Shake, Rattle and Grill Slider Cook-Off. Local restaurants, including the Adriatic Grill, Asado, Bite, Chambers Bay, HG Bistro, Maxwell’s, and Social will face off in a competition on the MoG hot shop floor. Guests will enjoy slider tastings washed down with beer from...
City Seeks Bids for Community Solar Projects (Fri Jan 27, 12:28 PM by Exit133)
It looks like Community Solar is moving forward in Tacoma.
From the City:
CITY OF TACOMA
NOTICE OF A NEW CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY!
January 26, 2012
The City of Tacoma invites you to submit a bid or proposal response to a recently issued solicitation.
Request for Proposals
CITY OF TACOMA SOLAR CITY FACILITIES
Specification No. CM11-0785F
Project Scope: The City of Tacoma (City)...
Rescheduled: MLK Neighborhood Scoping Meeting (Fri Jan 27, 08:06 AM by Exit133)
The MLK Subarea Plan & EIS scoping meeting, originally set for January 19th and cancelled due to snow has been rescheduled for February 9th.
Status
The City of Tacoma is working with residents, businesses and property owners to prepare a Subarea Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Martin Luther King Jr. Neighborhood (“MLK”). The completed Plan and EIS are intended to encourage development and economic revitalization in the MLK Distirict on Tacoma’s Hilltop. The District is one of the City’s 16 mixed-use centers that are identified in the City’s...
What is the Future of Ferries on the Sound? (Thu Jan 26, 08:56 AM by Exit133)
Vashon Island could soon be more cut off from the rest of the world; two of the island’s three ferry routes are being considered for elimination, including our Point Defiance-Tahlequah run, and the Vashon-Southworth run. As budgets at the state level are being re-examined, the state ferry system is one of many parts of the government considering a future of reduced funding.
Washington’s ferry system has been less than profitable for some time now, particularly since losing its funding from the motor vehicle excise tax in 2000. Funding has been patched together over the last decade, but even that...
Challenge to Hollander's Site 4 Plans Dismissed by Court of Appeals (Thu Jan 26, 12:12 AM by Derek Young)
Hollander Investments’ quest to build a hotel on the Thea Foss may be one step closer. Two days ago, after two years of challenges, the Washington State court of appeals reaffirmed the Shoreline Hearing Board’s decision that KS Tacoma Holdings (aka the Hotel Murano) had no standing to appeal the permit revision granted to Hollander Investments.
We’ve been writing about Foss Site 4, the empty building site between the Esplanade and Thea’s Landing since the early days of Exit133. During most of that time, the plans have been for a hotel. Over the years, the hotel and mixed use configuration...
Digital Billboards on State Highways (Wed Jan 25, 10:53 AM by Exit133)
A piece of State-level legislation was introduced last week that didn’t show up on the City’s 2012 State Legislative Agenda Priorities, but we’re wondering if maybe it should get some attention. Apparently Clear Channel hasn’t given up.
The new House bill seems to be an attempt at a bit of an end-run around rules like Tacoma’s recently passed ban on digital signage. HB 2636 would allow the controversial billboards on the state highway system, within incorporated cities and towns. The bill would not change regulations on interstates or residential roads. The bill’s supporters are...
Potholes or Taxes? (Wed Jan 25, 09:06 AM by Exit133)
The findings reported by Tacoma’s Mobility Stakeholder Funding Task Force shouldn’t surprise anyone. Tacoma’s roads have problems, and we’ll need to raise taxes and fees to fix them.
The task force was assembled to study and make recommendations on improvements to Tacoma’s streets, sidewalks, trails, light rail and bikeways. Specifically, the group of stakeholders was asked to consider which projects should be tackled, how much funding would be necessary, and how and when to raise that funding. Their findings, submitted to the City in a letter dated January 11th, led to a sobering conclusion.
… the need for improvements to roads, sidewalks, arterial streets, and pedestrian safety is significantly greater than the available funding sources. To improve pavement conditions
Farewell Sumalee and Sabah (Wed Jan 25, 09:05 AM by T. Hyde)
Two more of the clouded leopard cubs at the Point Defiance Zoo will be leaving the nest this week. On Thursday Sumalee and Sabah will be heading to their permanent home at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Garden. So we will be empty nesters for a while, but we have hope that it won’t be for long. The Zoo’s Facebook page hints at the possibility of new babies…
Tacoma City Council Meeting - January 24, 2012 (Wed Jan 25, 07:33 AM by Exit133)
CONSENT AGENDA
RESOLUTIONS
Resolution No. 38411 Sets Tuesday, February 7, 2012, at approximately 5:30 p.m., as the date for a public hearing by the City Council on the proposed sale of a single-family home and ten acres acquired by Tacoma Power located at 1670 Spencer Road in Onalaska, to John and Ashlee Remmereid, for the amount of $185,000.
Resolution No. 38412 Sets Monday, February 27, 2012, at 5:00 p.m., as the date for a hearing by the Hearing Examiner for Local Improvement District (LID) 8659, for permanent alley pavement in several locations
PROCLAMATIONS, RECOGNITIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Government Leadership Institute (Wed Jan 25, 07:04 AM by Exit133)
For the eighth consecutive year, the City of Tacoma’s Neighborhood Council Office, in cooperation with the University of Washington Tacoma’s (UWT) Urban Studies Program, will offer free public sessions of the Government Leadership Institute.
The purpose of these sessions is to provide an opportunity for the general public and students to share time in the classroom and educate each other about the impacts of various municipalities on the development of the city. The sessions will also provide an opportunity for those attending to think critically and creatively about urban politics and policy in Tacoma, and to open dialog with...
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