Tacoma in the news: Economic Gardening Program
We hope you didn’t miss the following news item on Tacoma’s development and prosperity:
• The Nov. 17 to 23 edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal features the following article: "Tacoma plants new seed for business growth: Economic gardening program offers market research tools to firms for free." (Viewing this article online requires a print subscription).
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Broadway streetscape improvements to begin in 2007
City staff members recently offered a presentation to the City Council’s Economic Development Committee on Broadway Avenue area streetscape improvements that will be made possible through a Local Improvement District approved by the Tacoma City Council in April, 2006. An LID provides a way for property owners to get together to pay for street and alley paving, sanitary sewers, street lighting or underground wiring.
These downtown Broadway improvements will include reconstruction, repair and renewal of sidewalks, ornamental street lighting and landscaping and construction of surface water, wastewater and water main utility replacement. With such strong coordination between Tacoma Public Utilities and Public Works, the goal is that City won’t have to dig this section up again for a decade or more. The project will go out to bid in December, 2006. A contractor will be selected and construction is likely to begin in April, 2007. The City will reach out to residents, business and property owners throughout the duration of the project. For more information, go to http://www.cityoftacoma.org/broadwaylid.
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Economic Development Committee to meet on upcoming Tacoma development
The City Council’s Economic Development Committee will hear reports on the Cheney Stadium remodel, streetscape projects within Tacoma’s Business Districts, and an update on a Tacoma Rail junction rebuild on Nov. 28 at 3 p.m. These meetings are open to the public. For more information on this committee and others, go to the City Council Standing Committees Web site.
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D Street Overpass project wraps up phase one
The D Street Overpass, a $22.5 million project that will unite the Dome District with the Thea Foss Waterway and raise the roadway over the railroad tracks so train, freight and vehicle traffic can move faster, recently completed the first phase of construction. For more information, visit the City of Tacoma news release.
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New Business Update: Masa, Dave’s Meat and Produce
• Masa, a new traditional Mexican restaurant, will officially open on Nov. 30 at the corner of 6th Avenue and Pine Street. This is the second venture for the proprietors of Asado, the Argentine restaurant located just across the street, and will be yet another asset to Tacoma’s thriving 6th Avenue Business District.
• Dave’s Meat and Produce has opened at 1312 N I St.
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Pierce Transit offers free Thanksgiving rides
On Thanksgiving Day, Pierce Transit will give free rides on local buses and their SHUTTLE. Both will operate on a Sunday schedule, and Bus Plus service will not operate. Sound Transit express bus service will also operate on a Sunday schedule. Tacoma Link will operate on a holiday schedule, running every 20 minutes from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be no Sounder service. For more information, call Pierce Transit Customer Service at (253) 581-8000, or visit the Pierce Transit and Sound Transit Web sites.
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Provide holiday glee, waste free
Tis the time of year when the City of Tacoma encourages you to have holiday cheer while reducing holiday waste (wrapping paper, bows, ribbon and gift bags) by giving experiences instead of stuff. Tacoma’s Waste Free Holiday Program provides more than 50 discounted offers on bed and breakfast inns, day spas, yoga, museums, dance/music performances and lessons, sports events and the zoo. For more information, visit the Waste Free Holiday Web site.
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Holiday tree lighting festival takes place for the 60th time
Tacoma’s downtown tree lighting festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary on Nov. 30 at the corner of 9th Avenue and Broadway in front of the Pantages Theater. This free, annual event celebrates the giving season and commemorates a partnership that has linked downtown Tacoma and Fort Lewis since 1946. Join throngs of well-wishers for the performances of the Army Band inside the newly-remodeled lobby of the Pantages Theater at 5 p.m. followed by the lighting of the 55-foot tree at 6 p.m. For more information, go to the Broadway Center for Performing Arts Web site.
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Convention Center hosts Festival of Trees
The Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center continues to bring large gatherings to the downtown core. More than 2,000 people are expected to attend the 2006 Festival of Trees from Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. For a full listing of events, go to the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center Web site.
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Zoolights opens this week
Rev up your holiday spirit with a visit to Zoolights, the Pacific Northwest's wildest holiday light display. Enjoy hand-crafted, lighted figurines, animal encounters, live entertainment, holiday shopping, food service and much more from Nov. 24 to Jan. 1. For more information, visit the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium Web site.
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From us to you: Happy Thanksgiving!
The Community and Economic Development Department would like to wish you all a safe, happy and hearty Thanksgiving.
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