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Wed. July 26, 2006, 10:47am PDT
Photos ~ Tacoma skyline and traffic
Since today seems to be a bit of a slow news I wanted to fill the gap. How? With pictures!
I took a walk up the hill from work yesterday onto the Pacific Ave. overpass of I-5. I had hoped to find some good views of some nearby overpasses recently truncated for freeway construction. I struck out there but had fun snapping a couple photos of downtown Tacoma and of the grueling traffic below.
Slow news day got you down? Send your tips, thoughts, whatever to me at freitaka@blarg.net.
Wed. July 26, 2006, 01:18pm PDT
Tacoma Art Supply open for business (updated)
According to an email tip, the Tacoma Art Supply is now open for business. They're located in the Carlton Building near Pacific Plaza on the corner of Commerce and Jefferson. Although I haven't peeked my head inside yet it seems like having a high profile store like this so near UWT and the local museums is a solid idea. Parking may be a hassle but the best spot would likely be one street up on Broadway. If not that, you could always park at the T-Dome and hop on the Link.
More once I stop by and snag some non-drive-by photos.
(Thanks Erik!)
Update (2006-07-26 @ 7:39pm)
Had a chance to stop by after work today and chatted a bit with the owner Warren Caves. According to him and his website, they're not having a grand opening just yet and still have some work to do. The framing area of the store needs to be unpacked and setup but the rest of the place is pretty well stocked. I told Sarah the store is very utilitarian and feels like a hardware store for art supplies -- which is nice, actually. Some art store can themselves be a little too influenced by the owners idea of art and can overshadow what's being sold.
Their hours will likely be 9am-6pm with some later times toward the weekend. With a few schools so close, Sarah thought it would even be wise for them to post "finals hours" around that time of year when students need supplies last minute at odd hours.
Kudos to Warren and here's wishing him many successful returns. It's great to see some life taking a foothold in such a beautiful building and part of town. Whether you need canvas, pain, brushes, pads, custom frames, and much more it seems like this will be a good place to rely upon for it.
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