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Thu. October 5, 2006, 06:53am PDT
Weekend Events ~ Music, food, a dash of history, and solar power
Seriously, I know it's already October but the real Northwest rains have yet to return (thank you very much El Niño!) and there's still stuff going on. Here's the short list. Enjoy!
10/5 SoundTransit Meeting
What: Seeking input about how to get the Sounder from the Dome to M Street toward connecting with Lakewood.
Why: Because they're going to have to run a track near many businesses and across Pacific.
When: Thurs. Oct. 5, 5-7pm
Where: Freighthouse Square, Phoenix Room [ map ]
How Much: Free
More Info: SoundTransit's website
10/6-10/8 30th Annual Greek Festival
What: Festival celebrating Greek food, art, dance and culture.
Why: Because any event mostly based off a culture's food has to be good.
When: Fri. Oct. 6, 11am-10pm; Sat. Oct. 7, 11am-10pm; Sun. Oct. 8, 11am-7pm
Where: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 1523 South Yakima Avenue [ map ]
How Much: Free admission (donations accepted), food is not
More Info: Tacoma Greek Festival
10/6 Washington Elementary 100th Birthday
What: Celebate a piece of local history with the family with bingo, a cakewalk, and plaque unveiling.
Why: Why should Stadium be the only school to get a birthday bash?
When: Fri. Oct. 6
Where: 3701 N 26th St. [ map ]
How Much: Free
10/7 11th Annual National Solar Tour
What: See Solar powered and energy efficient homes and buildings open for public tours.
Why: Because everyone wants to see their power meter run backwards.
When: Sat. Oct. 7, 10am-4pm
Where: All over, check the Tacoma/Pierce County list
How Much: Free (but you have to drive yourself around)
More Info: Northwest Solar Group
10/7 Ockham's Razor at Doyle's
What: Traditional Celtic music with an edge
Why: Most of us say we part Irish anyway
When: Sat. Oct. 7, 8pm
Where: Doyle's Pub, 208 St. Helens Ave [ map ]
How Much: Dunno, maybe a cover but it's not listed
More Info: Boy, Doyle's needs a website, try Ockham's Razor Music site instead
Thu. October 5, 2006, 03:22pm PDT
Todd Matthews on local bloggers
Todd Matthews just published his piece on local bloggers with thoughts and perspectives on our growing influence here in Tacoma. Here's a couple snips from the article.
Tacoma's blogging community is growing into a not-so-quiet (yet wholly civil -- you would be hard-pressed to find flaming comments on these sites) force that at times, according to some bloggers and downtown stakeholders, get some play inside City Hall.
"I think they're paying attention," says Paul Ellis, director of metropolitan development at the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber. "Blogs are collecting opinions and viewpoints, and presenting information."
When councilmembers and public citizens comment on issues during City Council meetings, [Exit133 founder Derek] Young has noticed that many of the discussion points were generated earlier on local blogs.
And plenty more. There's some great thoughts in there by a couple councilmembers and local business leaders. Still, judging by the councilmember quotes, it seems like they don't fully understand blogs. They compared blogs to phone calls they regularly receive or newsletters sent out but none of those traditional, analog media types really allow the community interaction that posts and comments on a blog do. Especially considering how relatively easy they are to create and gain access to.
Great article Todd and thanks to all the local bloggers and readers out there that are making this all worth while.
Link to the Tacoma Daily Index
Thu. October 5, 2006, 09:48pm PDT
Donor wall remixed
RR Anderson of Holistic Forge Works fame came up with a pretty funny bit of work in Photoshop. It seems he sees a different vision of the proposed wall.
Hehe. I'm just wondering who the heck will get paid to feed those crocodiles. Certainly not my tax dollars! I'm emailing the City Council!
Boy I must be tired. G'night.
Thanks Erik! Via Exit133
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10/10/2006 @ 1:55pm
Just letting you know, you got the wrong band at Doyle's. That's an old Goth band from California. The band you want is here: http://www.ockhamsrazormusic.com
by Andrew