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KFnet friend Erik B. sent over a few cellphone pics of upcoming downtown "take home" restaurant Capers. More »
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A article in today's News Tribune says the condo project at Old City Hall is in a holding pattern. One non-profit tenant won't/can't move and the cooling housing market also plays into it. More »
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Most TV sucks. Some is OK and even good. More »
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It's amazing how quickly roads can decay into disrepair. With harsh winter weather and especially temperatures this can be true of pretty much anywhere. More »
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On her way south last Friday wifey Sarah shot this great video from the train. Pretty impressive view and weather especially considering how toasty it was around that time. More »
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Aside from that big, salty water feature that wraps around much of this area there are numerous human-made gems around town to be recognized. Fountains breathe life amidst concrete canyons. More »
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The City of Tacoma published a draft of their mixed use center analysis and recommendations. They took at look at a couple dozen locations around the city. More »
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It's always a shame when a great product is made less so with an "upgrade". Google's YouTube seems to have done just that today with any of their videos embedded on other sites. More »
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Last weekend while jetting from my house around town running a few errands, I noticed something strange along Schuster Parkway. There was a man on the sidewalk with his bike parked nearby raking. More »
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Derek over at Exit133 put out a nice video performance and photo collage. Local poet Daniel Blue is seen performing his poem "OK Tacoma" with slides from Derek's "365 Days of Tacoma" fading in and out. More »
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Architects building the boiler plant along Wright Park for MultiCare says they want less windows. They've applied for a variance with the City of Tacoma that might get them just that. More »
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Congrats to all of today's UWT grads! More than 900 students took that walk today, the largest class yet from this downtown institution. More »
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The Business Examiner Daily email is reporting that the downtown Tacoma visitors center now offers walking tours. Tours focus on local history and will be held twice weekly: 10am on Saturdays and 1pm on Wednesdays. More »
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Checked the FeedTacoma calendar after I woke up this morning and was reminded of the Sound to Narrows Run taking place today. Since it was nearby our place I headed over to snap some pics. More »
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Looks like the folks over at MetroParks are thinking pretty big with some proposed plans for Point Defiance's future. Water taxis, view towers, and hotels -- oh my! More »
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Any business with "barn" in the name kinda' scares me. Especially that strange spot at the corner of Proctor and 12th. More »
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A report from the City Manager to the City Council states that 76% of all Tacoma billboards don't comply with a 1997 ordinance. Ten years later, the compliance grace period will be up in August. More »
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Spent last Friday night at Hell's Kitchen to check out a co-worker's band and play some pool. Granted this was the "all ages" hour but I still had a good time. More »
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A lengthy chain-link fence is going up on Delin bordering a portion of the "jungle" above South Tacoma Way. It runs from the corner of Tacoma Ave down to "C" Street. More »
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North Slope Historic District board chairman Mashall McClintock expresses the group's opposition to the proposed MultiCare steam plant adjacent Wright Park in a letter to the editor today. He calls out MultiCare's lack of "civic spirit" in the matter. More »
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The Downtown Merchant's Group's Night on the Town is tonight with various spots staying open for your shopping enjoyment. Don't worry, there are deals to be had throughout. More »
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The First Night Tacoma website is now up and humming. Four pillars of community, celebration, the New Year, and the arts guide this event here and numerous ones around the country. More »
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It's pretty rare when browsing through web videos that any truly impress me. Sure there's plenty of silly/wacky stuff people are putting out there in 30 second blips from their cellphone cams but generally they're all one-hit wonders. More »
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Join the Tacoma Photo Gang this Sunday for an outing at Point Defiance Park. We'll me up at 3pm at the Antique Sandwich Company and go from there. More »
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The Tacoma Photo Gang got together yesterday for a cloudy Father's Day afternoon outing. We met up on the corner of 51st and Pearl and headed out from there. More »
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KFnet friend Annie just sent over an email about her recent experience at Stadium Bistro. Here's what she said... More »
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After recently exclaiming "I wish we'd get more water-related attractions around here," while out with the Photo Gang this weekend I found a new service down on the Foss. iBoat Tacoma charters their 21' electric boat down on the Thea Foss. More »
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Once upon a time, one of my sister's best friend's dad made me a present for my birthday. I don't even think I was in high school but it's still hanging around the house unfortunately seldom used. More »
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I stopped by pylon 17 on the Thea Foss waterway to get a gander at iBoat Tacoma, it's owner and her boat. Kristine was wrapped up in an interview for the News Tribune but was good enough to have me down. More »
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It's amazing but any a group or business planning events around Tacoma now has to be resigned to the fact that there will almost always be something else going on. It now just becomes a matter of choice for those that enjoy our local events. More »
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Just got a link via email of a couple cool 360 degree virtual tour panoramas of the exterior of Stadium High. The quality is pretty solid with views of the from of the historic building as well as it's bowl stadium. More »
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Last night I took in Derek's forum for candidates running for Tacoma's "at large" spot on the City Council. It was a good chance to see and hear each of the four hopefuls back-to-back. More »
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At 77, Harold Moss is running for the North End and Westgate neighborhood's city council seat. Moss registered at the last minute against Spiro Manthou who, until then, looked like he might run un-apposed. More »
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Just wanted to drop a comment out there to the folks at Puget Sound Pizza. I know in the past it's been a bit of a "chicken or the egg" thing with this great pizza place and selling by the slice. More »
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Jason Hagey writes in this morning's News Tribune of things heating up a bit over local billboards. Owner of all 193 Tacoma billboards Clear Channel has already fired a few warning shots at the City. More »
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Seriously, there's always so much crammed into Thursday evenings lately it's hard to keep pace. Fortunately for Tacomans we now have more busy days in the week. More »
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The old house standing in the parking lot of Superior Saw at 27th and Pacific is no more. A huge claw tore it apart this morning. More »
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On my way to a meeting I noticed that Capers Downtown, located at 701 Pacific Avenue, is opening it's doors today for lunch and dinner. Capers features a menu with numerous homemade items available for dine-in or take-out. More »
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In the ongoing issue of the MultiCare boiler plant slated to go up across from Wright Park, a squirrel in the attic passed along the following email. In it is revealed another evasion of public process/comment on MultiCare's part. More »
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Received via email: Are you a filmmaker who wants to show your work to Tacoma? If so, we are accepting submissions for inclusion in the 2nd Tacoma Film Festival. More »
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Laura Hanan is to be included in the 2007 and 2008 (27th and 28th editions) of Marquis' Who's Who In American Art. The merit-based Who's Who... publications have been around since the turn of the 20th Century. More »
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Coffee & Rhetoric's back and on it's new monthly schedule! If you thought last week's City Council candidate forum needed more excitement stop by C&R tonight. More »
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The two large, conjoined brick structures that use to house Premium Motors is getting a little clean-up work done. Nearly all gone now are all the former business' signage. More »
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