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Bike Racks for Proctor Hit Speed Bump
For two years now, Zach Oulette has been working on a project to design, produce, and install a pair of new bike racks near where the Proctor Farmers’ Market sets up every Saturday morning. Zach is there most weekends with his mother, Cheryl, selling the pork, chicken, duck, beef, and other meats they raise on their farm. Zach noticed that there seemed to be a shortage of bike parking for market-goers, and decided to make it his Eagle Scout project to fix that…
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Ruston Development Moratorium
There’s an interesting drama playing out for our neighbors over in Ruston: the town council there has put an emergency moratorium on any new commercial development.
On March 19 the Ruston town council passed an ordinance putting an immediate six-month stop to applications for new or re-development within the town’s commercial zones “until such time as the city finishes the process of code review and amendment relating to uses and development permitted” in those zones. No permits. No new businesses. No development. Sounds drastic. ...
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Take the Bike Commuter Challenge
We’re about two-thirds of the way through Bike Month 2013, and while the weather may not be perfect today, we’ve been enjoying seeing so many of you out riding bikes all month. Which brings us to this month’s Bike Commuter Challenge.
Although the challenge has been going all month, it’s not too
Read moreTacoma City Business Preview - Week of May 21, 2013
Taxi Cab Cameras
The main item on this week’s City Council study session agenda is a discussion of amendments to the code regulating taxi cabs in Tacoma. We heard about the amendments last summer when the City would have begun enforcing changes to the code passed in 2006, requiring the
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Peoples Park Reopening and Public Art Dedication
Join Metro Parks Tacoma and the City of Tacoma for the reopening of Peoples Park and dedication of Paul Rucker’s Human Rights Legacy public art project. Meet Paul Rucker and collaborators from Fab-5, enjoy live music, a performance by DASH Center for the Arts, and refreshments.
Read moreBike to a Better Tacoma
Join with fellow bicyclists and City staff members to learn more about hopes, visions and plans for a more bike-able Tacoma. Meet members of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Action Committee and get updates on implementation of the Mobility Master Plan. If you bike to the Hub, grab a free slice
Read moreCaring to a Tee Golf Tournament
7th Annual Catholic Community Services “Caring to a Tee” Golf Tournament. Proceeds to benefit Homeless Services: Hospitality Kitchen, Tacoma Avenue Shelter, Nativity House, and Phoenix Housing Network. Together these programs provide the largest, most comprehensive and compassionate outreach to
Read moreTacoma Runners - Guadelajara en Mayo
The Tacoma Runners close out the month of Mexican and nearly Mexican - or in at least one case, not Mexican at all - bars this week with an easy 3-mile run from Guadalajara on 6th Avenue. The concept is simple: jog, order adult beverages and have fun. All are welcome! 21+ in the bar. More
Read moreTacoma Runners Saturday 5k
Come on out before all the fair weather runners start! Join us for Tacoma Runners Saturday 5k # 21.You know the routine by now - register, complete your profile, print your barcode, then come out and run.
THE ROUTE
Our primary 5k route is in Point Defiance Park along Five Mile Drive. The
Read moreTacoma Runners Trails Day @ Point Defiance
A lot of us use the trails at Point Defiance. A lot. So here’s a great chance to give back to improve the park.
We are putting together a team of Tacoma Runners to participate in the annual Metro Parks Trails Day. They need volunteers to do maintenance and restoration work on the trails, so we
Read moreIndependence Day 5K
What better way to start the day than running one of the fastest 5k courses in the Northwest? This point to point course, starting near
Be sure to stick around for a day and evening full of festivities at the Tacoma
Read morePierce County operations consolidation could affect Tacoma office market
Pierce County may consolidate its operations in a new building on Pacific. Really? New construction?
Read more at Puget Sound Business JournalCommission unanimously approves Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll hike
Prices are going up on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It’s official. Start saving those quarters.
Read more at The News TribuneHilltop’s Le Donut C’est Magnifique!
We’ve driven pass this sign for years. Maybe we should stop next time, because ... donuts.
Read more at Post DefianceHilltop Workplace Garden Prompts New Enterprise
We’re suckers for gardens in unused places. A parking pad? Absolutely!
Read more at Tacoma WeeklyShake Shake Shake: Contemplating Comestibles and Desire
The most straightforward review of Shake Shake Shake we’ve read yet. Mmm ... burgers.
Read more at Post DefianceE1 MLK/Hilltop Link Rail “NEW TACOMA” Conspiracy Alert!
If you yell gentrification in a crowded Tacoma room full of hipsters, what happens? RR Anderson. LINK. Gentrification. Sound Transit. Hilltop. All sorts of good Tacoma conspiracy material here.
Read more at FeedTacoma : TacomicPort of Tacoma, EPA reach tentative $4.65M agreement over wetlands issue
The TDI has a summary of the agreement reached between the Port of Tacoma and the EPA over a wee little issue involving invasive snails ...
Read more at Tacoma Daily IndexGoing Beyond Grit
Post Defiance’s Timothy Thomas McNeel explores our nations latest fascination with the word resiliency and looks to how we can apply it here in Tacoma. Can we make it happen?
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