“I’m on a boat! Everybody look at me cause I’m sailing on a boat!” (pic of view from boat)
Great day for a short sail on Commencement Bay! Wish I had a boat …
Bigger, Better Stadium Thriftway
Great news for the local neighborhood! “According to the TNT, Mike Hargreaves, the owner of the Stadium Thriftway, is planning a 6000+ foot expansion. The move will take over some space currently used by Premier Collision (who will be moving to a nearby facility) and will allow for many additional services including a larger fresh seafood counter, expanded cheese selection, and an expanded deli among may other improvements.” Via Exit133: http://www.exit133.com/5399/stadium-thriftway-bigger-better-and-a-large-pile-of-fish
Who robs cave fish of their sight?
I was interviewing for the job while my college roommate was visiting last week. He asked about what City Club did and I told him they were a civic organization. "Like the Stonecutters?" He asked. Yes, Joe. Exactly like the Stonecutters. In fact today's Port Commission Candidate Forum looked a lot like this:
More on City Club of Tacoma and what I’ll be up to there …
Today was my first day on the job as the new (and first!) Executive Director for City Club of Tacoma. The non-profit celebrates its 25th year this year. Their mission: "To provide a nonpartisan forum that brings people together to explore issues and ideas affecting the South Sound community." I feel like that mission is a really good fit for me. It's a part time job, so I'll still have lots of time to devote to Mary Holste Design, which I run with my wife, and my other projects (I'll eventually post about those later). I'm very excited about the Read more…
The Flying Boots sign that was missing from the Tacoma sign roundup:
Very cool sign. Via Tacoma Ground
The Bygone Bureau’s Tacoma Sign Survey
via bygonebureau.com The Bygone Bureau (winner of best blog at SXSW this year!) has a great survey of interesting signs around Tacoma. Some are historic, and some are just made to look historic. There’s some cool stuff in here.
The charred remains of the small brushfire last night
Still a few whispers of smoke in the ashes …
Trifecta Indeed: Grocery, McMenamins and the Elks
From the Tribune: Two developers are crafting an ambitious plan that could accomplish three goals high on downtown Tacoma’s wish list in a single swoop: restoring the historic but crumbling Elks Temple building, attracting a McMenamins brew pub-hotel and opening a new specialty grocery store in the central city. Tacoma developer Grace Pleasants and development partner Rick Moses of Southern California on Tuesday unveiled plans to buy the 93-year-old former Elks Temple at 565 Broadway and a large tract of undeveloped land north of the temple from Portland developer Williams and Dame. That was what I was going to do Read more…
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