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MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012
Vol. CXXIII, No. 156
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF TACOMA Devoted to the Courts, Real Estate, Finance, Industrial Activities, and Publication of Legal Notices
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Tacoma's Museum of Glass hires long-time Chihuly Studios staffer Photo Courtesy Museum of Glass Tacoma's Museum of Glass has announced the selection of Joanna Sikes for the position of director of external affairs. In this role, Sikes joins the development and marketing team in building and fostering relationships with Museum constituents. Prior to coming to MOG, Sikes worked for more than 20 years at Chihuly Studio in the roles of studio manager, marketing/client relations and director of special projects. "Joanna has an exceptional background in the studio glass community and possesses the leadership, relationship building and planning skills needed for this position," said Museum of Glass Executive Director Susan Warner. "She also has a strong vested interest in the Pacific Northwest arts community, so she was an ideal candidate for us. We are excited to have her on board." Sikes previous experience includes tenures at the Phoenix Fine Arts Museum the Crocker Museum of Art and the American Federation of Arts where she worked with more than 20 museums around the country with a focus on sculpture. She also worked as a project manager for Donald Lipski where she formed strong relationships with major American museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Walker Art Center. While at Chihuly Studio, Sikes served as liaison between the Studio and the founding committee for the Museum of Glass and, most recently, as a founder and member of the senior management team of Denny Park Fine Arts. She is often asked to lecture on the world of glass and the work of Dale Chihuly.
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Engineers honor 'Galloping Gertie'
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has formally recognized the significant effect the failure of the 1940 Tacoma Narrows Bridge had on advancing the science of suspension-bridge design. A ceremony commemorating the bridge as a civic engineering landmark was held Saturday afternoon at an overlook inside the Living War Memorial Park. The ASCE also created a plaque commemorating the landmark designation for the 1940 and 1950 Tacoma Narrows Bridges. In 1940, the graceful and sleek mile-long bridge, the first to cross the Tacoma Narrows, ordinary winds caused the bridge to undulate with such ferocity that it ripped itself apart as a shocked and mesmerized crowed looked on. Even though no human lives were lost, the unforgettable images of twisting metal and concrete deck sections crashing into Puget Sound immortalized engineering gone wrong. "Galloping Gertie," open for only four months at the time of its collapse, became a powerful symbol of the importance of aerodynamics on suspension-bridge stability. That first bridge over the Tacoma Narrows was both a spectacular achievement and a spectacular failure, and its short life forever changed how engineers design bridges. ASCE National President Andrew Herrmann, Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy, and Kevin Dayton, Olympic Region administrator for the Washington State Department of Transportation, attended the ceremony Saturday. ASCE's Historic Civil Engineering Landmark Program recognizes historically significant local, national and international civil engineering projects, structures and sites. The program identifies and designates national historic civil engineering works that have made a significant contribution to the development of the civil engineering profession. Founded in 1852, the ASCE represents more than 144,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society.
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Open House Thursday for MLK neighborhood development The City of Tacoma will host a community open house on Thurs., Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. to discuss the Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Neighborhood Subarea Plan. The city is currently working with residents, businesses and property owners to prepare a Subarea Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the neighborhood. The completed plan and EIS are intended to encourage development and economic revitalization in the MLK District, located in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood. This project will establish a vision for future public and private investments in the MLK District and will integrate these investments with the needs of current residents, businesses and property owners. The project is funded in part by a grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Individuals who attend the community meeting this week will have the opportunity to learn more about status of the plan, the environmental factors and key priorities identified by the community for this area and the strategies being considered to address them. The event will be held at McCarver Elementary School Library, 2111 South J Street, in Tacoma. More information is online at cityoftacoma.org/MLKPlan.