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Tacoma City Council Meeting - June 18, 2013

CONSENT AGENDA

ASSESSMENT ROLLS

The Director of Public Works presents the Assessment Rolls for the following:

LID No. 5729 for the installation of a 12-inch water main and related appurtenances crossing East D Street to serve the Harold E. LeMay Museum development…

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Le Port de Tacoma

We’re not quite sure what to say about this, mainly because we’re not quite sure what they’re saying about Tacoma. Anyone speak French? ...

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On The Market: Tacoma’s Premier Development Site

​The biggest block of City-owned property in downtown is finally on the market.

Today the City of Tacoma released a Request For Proposals for the 7-ish acre/block site that has been sitting vacant for more than a decade. When the City inventoried its properties last year, this site came up as a

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High Density Development, More Intense Recycling

Last year the City of Tacoma introduced food waste recycling - you all got those little brown bins to collect all types of food scraps, which you can then toss in the bigger brown bin to be picked up and composted by the City with the rest of your yard waste. 

Now New York City is getting in on the

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Pac Ave Coffee Talk

The Office Bar & Grill June 19, 2013 at 10:00 am

Join the City of Tacoma on Wednesday, June 19 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am at The Office Bar & Grill located at 813 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA 98402 for Coffee Talk on the Pacific Avenue Streetscape. 

Get information on the project’s upcoming schedule, ask questions, and provide feedback. Representatives

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Community Transit Equity Forum

Salishan Family Investment Center June 20, 2013 at 6:00 pm

Join us as we meet to discuss transit equity and what it means for you and your community’s future.

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We Are VeloFemmes

Tollefson Plaza to the Harmon Tap Room June 20, 2013 at 5:00 pm

VeloFemmes are women who cycle and have fun doing it!

This free cycling celebration is open to all women – experienced cyclists, those who are new to cycling, and those who just wanted to get out on a bike with other women who ride. The festival will include bike maintenance support, commuter

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Drunken Telegraph Live Storytelling Workshop

King's Books June 20, 2013 at 7:00 pm

Megan Sukys and Tad Monroe, co-producers of Tacoma’s real-life storytelling show, Drunken Telegraph, will share techniques and tips that can help you craft a stage-worthy story from memorable events of your life. 

Megan Sukys draws on twelve years of radio experience with KUOW as a story producer as

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Apartment Lights + Travis Barker (Elk & Boar) Perform at Tacoma Brewing Co.

Tacoma Brewing Co. / Amocat Cafe June 20, 2013 at 6:00 pm

How about a free,Thursday night early show where you can enjoy some Tacoma Brewing Company beer and maybe even cry into them a little while you listen to Apartment Lights & Travis Barker?

Tunes start around 7pm, there’s always something special on tap and this is your last chance to catch Apartment

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TRIPOD monthly slide show:  TRAVEL WITH AN OBJECTIVE

Madera Architectural Elements/Madera Furnishings June 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm


The presenters, each doing a short slide show:

Leonard Hill and Cathy Stevulak (Kantha Productions)  share . . .Threads of Bangladesh

Steve and Kristi Nebel  explore. . . Journey to Japan - Searching for Atomic Justice

Sallie Shawl  presents . . .Israel/Palestine: The Writing on the Wall 

$5 donation

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Grit City Grindhouse - GRAND OPENING!

Grit City Grindhouse June 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm

The latest Spaceworks Tacoma Creative Enterprise is about to open its doors!  Grit City GrindHouse will offer a diverse selection of skateboards, plus a fully functioning art production facility.  The shop owners Taylor Woodruff & Robert Boyle and Spaceworks Tacoma invite you to the grand opening

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Wine & Roses

Point Defiance Park Rose Gardens June 22, 2013 at 5:30 pm

Join us for an elegant evening in the rose gardens at Point Defiance Park.  Enjoy live music and take in the exquisite beauty of the gardens in full bloom.  This premier garden party features remarkable wines and beer, delicious appetizers from local restaurants, enticing auction items, and an

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‘Transit’ Might Not Be Essential to Transit-Oriented Development

The Atlantic Cities

​Could the benefits of transit-oriented development come from something other than the “transit?” As we look forward (perhaps very far forward) to the next iteration of the Link, can a focus on factors other than rail proximity create similarly desirable neighborhoods, and reduce dependence on cars?

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The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: The Next-Gen in U.S Protected Bike Lanes

Streetfilms

​The Indianapolis Cultural Trail is an interesting project to consider in light of recent conversations around parking on Tacoma’s Prairie Line Trail and recurring guerrilla crosswalks and bike lanes

Thanks to James for pointing us to this story.

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#OCCUPY Vigilante Renegade Rogue Crosswalks!

Tacomic

​RR Anderson contributes to the crosswalk conversation…

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Service Changes Effective June 9

Pierce Transit

If you use Pierce Transit to get around, you ​might want to be aware of some of the cuts that went into effect over the weekend.

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Seattle’s Native American art reconnects with Salish tribes’ traditions

The Guardian: US

It says Seattle, but Tacoma gets attention too. Recent totem pole conversations make this discussion of local Salish art seem kind of timely.

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Kidical Mass: Making Room for Families of Cyclists

Post Defiance

A second ​Kidical Mass in Tacoma happens this Saturday.  Post Defiance gives a little background, and what to expect from the event with the slogan “Kids are traffic too.”

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Fab-5 hits new high with indoor graffiti commission

Spaceworks Tacoma

Tacoma’s Fab 5 group recently completed a $90,000 art commission for a Kent company. The multi-dimensional, two-story indoor mural that wraps around corners and over workstations. The design and implementation process sounds kind of fascinating…

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Fix Your Street Challenge

Good.is

​We’re wondering if someone else in Tacoma read this too and got some ideas - maybe for a guerrilla crosswalk/bike lane...

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Humane Society celebrates 125 years of “Making Happy Happen” at Tacoma Rainier’s first annual K-9 In

Humane Society celebrates 125 years of “Making Happy Happen” at Tacoma Rainier’s first annual K-9 Innings

Tacoma, WA – June 18, 2013:  It has been 125 years since the Humane Society for Tacoma

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Pet of the Week: Dolly

Who’s a good girl? Dolly is. She’s our beautiful and inquisitive Featured Pet of the Week.

It’s rare to find a dog with the perfect balance of energy and poise, as Dolly does. The pup inside of

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Foss Waterway Seaport to exhibit classic wooden boats

Starting June 22 more than 20 classic antique wooden boats will be exhibited at the Foss Waterway Seaport

TACOMA—The Foss Waterway Seaport—the Puget Sound’s premier maritime heritage, education

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Museum of Glass Welcomes Visiting Artist Gabriella Bisetto

Museum of Glass Welcomes Visiting Artist Gabriella Bisetto June 26 – 30

Tacoma, Wash. — Australian artist Gabriella Bisetto will be the Visiting Artist in the Hot Shop at Museum of Glass from

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“Science on Screen” from The Grand Cinema & the Health Department

The Grand Cinema & The Tacoma Pierce County Health Department present an evening of “Science on Screen”

The Grand Cinema and The Tacoma Pierce County Health Department are proud to share that they

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