New Business Update: Sound Inpatient Physicians, Top of Tacoma Bar
• Sound Inpatient Physicians will move into 1123 Pacific Ave., a structure now known as the Sound Building.
• The Top of Tacoma Bar has opened at 3529 McKinley Ave.
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Tacoma in the News: McKinley Business District
We hope you didn’t miss the following news article on Tacoma’s growth, development and prosperity:
• Another hilltop looks ahead, The News Tribune
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Green Report: Thea Foss revitalization wins award
Forward Tacoma will now offer updates on environmentally cool things occurring in our community, and we're happy to kick this section off with an environmental award that the City just received:
The City of Tacoma’s Thea Foss Waterway revitalization project has earned a Phoenix Award for brownfield redevelopment. This prestigious award honors individuals and groups who are working to solve the critical environmental challenge of transforming blighted and contaminated areas into productive new uses. For more information, visit the Phoenix Awards Web site.
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Join Gov. Chris Gregoire for a town hall meeting
Our governor would like to hear your thoughts on the issues that are most important to you, your community and your state. This town hall meeting will take place at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5, at Stadium High School, 111 N. E. St. The doors will open at 6:30 p.m. For general information, visit the governor’s Web site: www.governor.wa.gov.
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Learn about local candidates through the Video Voters' Pamphlet
To assist citizens with their voting decision in the upcoming election, TV Tacoma is presenting the Video Voters’ Pamphlet. Candidates who are on the general election ballot for the offices of Tacoma City Council, Port of Tacoma Commission and Tacoma School Board were invited to participate in the program. The show is available online at www.tvtacoma.com and can be seen on TV Tacoma at the following times:
• Nov. 2 – 10 p.m.
• Nov. 3 – 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Nov. 4 – 1 a.m., 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
• Nov. 5 – 4 a.m., 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
• Nov. 6 – 4 a.m. and noon
For more TV Tacoma programming information, visit www.tvtacoma.com.
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Tacoma listed as a multifamily market to watch
Sperry Van Ness, commercial real estate advisors, has listed Tacoma amongst the top 10 multifamily markets in the United States to watch. For more information, view a PDF of the report or visit the Sperry Van Ness Web site.
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Hit the streets during Art at Work Month
Tacoma is illuminated throughout November with the annual Art at Work month. An Art at Work opening celebration will take place tonight, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m. at the Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St. This festivity will honor the 2007 AMOCAT Award recipients: Lance Kagey and Tom Llewellyn of Beautiful Angle, Victory Music, and the Weekly Volcano. The 2007 Tacoma Arts Commission funding recipients and Councilmember Bill Evans will also be recognized. This event will include hors d'oeuvres, a no-host bar, music performed by the Tacoma Youth Symphony Association, a dance performance by Carla Barragan and BQDance, and the museum galleries will be open for viewing. For more information on all of the other wonderful events that will take place during the remainder of the month, visit the Art at Work Web site.
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Sixth Avenue Business District launches new Web site
The merchants from the bustling 6th Avenue Business District have banded together to create a new Web site. This site features everything you need to know about the district, night or day. For more information, visit www.on6thave.com.
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City holds public art workshop
The City of Tacoma’s Arts Administration program will host a free workshop for neighborhood groups and community organizations on the Community Guide to Creating Public Art from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Tacoma Municipal Building North, 728 St. Helens Ave., Room 16.
This workshop will offer information on:
• How to start a public art project.
• The best practices for successful projects.
• Funding resources for these projects.
A handbook will also be provided. For more information, contact Amy McBride, City of Tacoma arts administrator at amcbride@cityoftacoma.org or (253) 591-5192.
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Tacoma Symphony Orchestra offers direct connection through Behind the Stands
Tacoma Symphony Music Director Harvey Felder will host an evening of music and conversation at the Tacoma Art Museum through their Behind the Stands program. The concert, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 at the Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., will feature members of the Tacoma Symphony performing works by Beethoven, Mozart and Debussy.
Behind the Stands is an innovative concept designed to break down the barriers of a formal concert setting to create a more direct connection between the audience, the conductor and the musicians. Guests will be seated just a few feet from the musicians. The Maestro Felder will engage the audience in an insightful conversation about the creative process and the musicians will share their perspectives about preparation and performance.
For more information, visit www.tacomasymphony.org.
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Tacoma Art Place provides art access
Tacoma Art Place, a new non-profit program that will provide access to art equipment and studio space that many people are unable to afford, is hosting an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 3 at 1116 S. 11th St. (in the former Friday’s Cookies location). The open house will include free hourly classes on painting, beaded jewelry, fiber art and more. For more information, visit the Tacoma Art Place Web site.
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