An update on the Pagoda …
We got some good information last night at the park board meeting, so it's a good opportunity to relay what we're doing to restore the Pagoda: 1) Last night, my fellow commissioners and I authorized more money to be used to stabilize the building and prevent further damage from occurring. Preventing any further damage is the first priority. 2) I know it's been said elsewhere, but it's worth repeating: insurance will pay to restore the historic nature of the building and to get the Pagoda up to current codes. 3) We'll be working hard through the summer to restore the Read more…
Catching up
The Lake! We had a really beautiful Saturday at the lake cabin with family this weekend and then a nice Easter brunch Sunday (though the weather was obviously not nearly so nice). It was great to be back to the lake. I dipped my toes in, but it was still far too cold to think about going in. I read a lot–magazines, books–and looked after our niece and nephew as they played in the sandbox. All in all, exactly the restful recharge I'd wanted. My Google Reader Experiment A couple weeks ago I posted that I'd removed Google Reader and Read more…
Square Up
Today City Club used "Square" to accept payments at our lunch. I wanted to post this because I was so happy with the service and I could see benefits to almost every non-profit or business in Tacoma. It was a free account for the iPhone, iPad, or Android. Easy to set up and easy to confirm the system. A week after I signed up, I got the white square card reader in the mail. Today we gave it a test-drive at City Club. Our lunch with Norm Dicks drew a lot of guests who paid at the door. We don't have Read more…
Planning ahead at the zoo …
A series of public meetings this month will help guide the future of the Northwest’s only combined zoo and aquarium. Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium officials have set three sessions where community members can discuss the features and animals they’d like to see in the facility’s future. The input will help guide the zoo’s 10 year strategic plan over the next decade. The meetings are: • Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. at the zoo in Point Defiance Park. • Thursday from 6-7:30 p.m. at Tacoma Nature Center, 1919 South Tyler St., Tacoma • Monday from 4:30-6 p.m. at Metro Parks Headquarters Read more…
Some movies …
This past weekend Mary and I saw Arthur and The Conspirator. Arthur was meh. Some charm and good jokes every so often, but too long of stretches in between. The Conspirator was ok, but also, a litle slow. It’s the story of a trial of a conspirator of John Wilkes Booth. James McAvoy was really strong in the lead but the movie just never quite worked for me. Put another way, the story looked more interesting than the movie itself was. Still, even with two so-so movies, it was nice to spend in a little time in a movie theater Read more…
Tonight Mayor Strickland is leading a book discussion on “The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind”
We'll be at Kings Books at 7:00. Lots of themes to talk about, but one important one will be "why this book this year?" I hope you'll join us for a great discussion! Book discussions are always one of the best parts of the Tacoma Reads experience.
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