Stop and smell the roses at the Flower and Garden Show
Whether your knees always wear grass stains or your garden gloves still sport tags, the Point Defiance Flower and Garden Show has all the garden information and inspiration you need. Be sure to attend this event until 6 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on June 7 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 8 at Point Defiance Park. For more information, visit their Web site, www.ptdefianceflowershow.com/.
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D Street Overpass project comes to a close
Construction of the $24.5 million D Street Overpass, located at the intersection of D Street and Puyallup Avenue, will end and the overpass will be fully operational with four lanes and a connection to Dock Street, pedestrian walkways, bike paths, artistic components and scenic overlooks on approximately June 16. The public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony for this project on June 25 at 10 a.m. on the overpass itself at the intersection of D and Dock streets. For more information, visit the D Street Overpass Web site.
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Agencies want to hear from public regarding 19th and Tyler property
The City of Tacoma, Pierce County, Metro Parks Tacoma and Tacoma School District want to hear from you as they explore the possibility of making improvements to the publicly owned property located at South 19th and South Tyler streets in Tacoma. This property is the current location of Cheney Stadium, Foss High School, Heidelberg-Davis Field, Metro Parks Tacoma’s headquarters building and the Boy Scouts building.
Public meetings are scheduled:
• June 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Foss High School cafeteria (2112 S. Tyler St.)
• June 23 at 6 p.m. in the Boy Scouts of America Great Room (4802 S. 19th St.)
For more information, visit the City of Tacoma news release.
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Stadium District glistens with Art and Wine Walk
The Stadium Business District will host and Art and Wine Walk from 4 to 8 p.m. on June 7, featuring Washington wines and the work of local artists at 19 different locations in the district. For more information, visit the Stadium Art and Wine Walk Web site.
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Construction of the Broadway Local Improvement District to begin
On June 9, the first phase of construction for the Broadway Local Improvement District (BLID) will commence. The first phase, which will be complete late this fall, extends from South 7th Street northward toward South 2nd Street. Work will be conducted by local contractor, WM. Dickson Company, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit the City of Tacoma news release.
Also, the public is invited to attend the BLID Groundbreaking Ceremony at 10 a.m. on June 10 near South 7th Street and St. Helens Avenue. Ground will be broken and a brief reception will follow in the Tacoma Municipal Building North, 733 Market St., Room 16. For more information, contact Karrie Spitzer at (253) 591-5790 or visit www.cityoftacoma.org/BroadwayLID.
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Call to artists: Tacoma public artist registry
The City of Tacoma and the Tacoma Arts Commission are developing a juried, online public artist registry of visual artists who are interested in creating public art.
This free, public-service registry will be a valuable resource for architects, designers, public and private organizations, and community groups that wish to identify and contact artists for commissioning or purchasing works of public art. The registry will function as a public resource directory for privately commissioned artwork.
Artists who work within the categories of functional and architectural artist-made elements, public art and fine art, and graphic design are encouraged to apply. The deadline for submissions is Aug. 8.
Applicants must be a resident of Tacoma and at least 18 years old. All applications will be juried and accepted artists will have their information uploaded to the online artist registry which will be a part of www.tacomaculture.org.
Artists interested in applying for the registry should download the guidelines and application form at www.tacomaculture.org/arts/opportunities.asp. Artists may also request an application form by e-mailing nstrom-avila@cityoftacoma.org or calling (253) 591-5191.
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Business Matters: Tacoma Farmers Markets, WorkSource Business Connection and Brown & Haley
Each week the City of Tacoma hosts a show called Business Matters through our municipally-owned station, TV Tacoma. This program gives you a chance to learn more about the business leaders in our community who are making things happen. The guests for this week’s session are Laura Edwards from Tacoma Farmers Markets, Pam Cone of WorkSource Business Connection and Pierson Clair from Brown & Haley. For more information on when this program airs, visit the TV Tacoma Web site.
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