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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2012
Vol. CXXIII, No. 158
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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Science On The Sound Research, jazz and brunch aboard Point Ruston
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Spaceworks Tacoma, indie retailers ďŹ ll vacant storefront
Tour beautiful Commencement Bay aboard the historic Point Ruston Ferry while you learn about UW Tacoma's environmental research efforts at the Science on the Sound event on Sat., Aug. 25. Guests can learn about UW Tacoma faculty and students' environmental research while enjoying brunch and live jazz music provided by the Jason Parker Quartet. The cruise is expected to last about three hours. Proceeds for the event will support student scholarships at UW Tacoma. Featured speakers include Joel Baker, Environmental Science professor and Port of Tacoma Chair and the Science Director for the Center for Urban Waters, and Jim Gawel, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and an expert in environmental engineering and chemistry. From ecological restoration to harmful algae blooms in Puget Sound, UW Tacoma Environmental Science students and faculty study a wide variety of local environmental issues. A large percentage of UW Tacoma's research involves the study of urban waters and wildlife in Commencement Bay and the South Puget Sound, making the university a major player in environmental research and health of the region. The Point Ruston was originally launched in 1937 as a ferryboat serving the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island. The ferry was transferred to Washington State in 1975, serving the SteilacoomKetron Island-Anderson Island ferry route for several years. The Science on the Sound tour departs from the Point Ruston Ferry Dock at 5005 Ruston Way at 10 a.m. on Sat., Aug. 25. Guests should arrive no later than 9:45 a.m. Space is limited and advance registration is required by Fri., Aug. 17. Suggested donation is $40 per passenger. More information is online at tacoma.uw.edu/calendar/science-sound-cruise or by contacting BrieAnna Jaiteh at (253) 692-4306.
Photo Courtesy Restoration House Interiors A new retailer has opened in a former vacant storefront in downtown Tacoma thanks in part to the innovative Spaceworks Tacoma program. Poppy & Co., located at 765 Broadway, is a co-op of local furniture painters that includes Next, Mod Century, The Modern Cottage Company with Bride on a Bike, and Euphemeral Designs with Restoration House Interiors. This is the third small business that Spaceworks Tacoma has stabilized into a formerly vacant retail space in the past six months, according to Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride. "Poppy & Co. is the first business that has transitioned out of a Spaceworks location to lease and fill another empty storefront in downtown," said McBride. "We're investing in the next generation of startup businesses and organizations, and laying the groundwork for a sustainable, creative economy in Tacoma." Spaceworks Tacoma is a joint initiative of the City of Tacoma, the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, and Shunpike designed to activate empty storefronts and vacant space in downtown Tacoma. The initiative makes noand low-cost temporary space available to artists, fledgling creative entrepreneurs, organizations and community groups. Since starting in 2010, Spaceworks has supported 26 active projects, exhibited 54 largescale art installations, incubated three new businesses into previously vacant locations, activated 22 underused spaces in the downtown footprint, and supported over 100 events and
Posted online Weds., Aug. 8 The Neighborhood Bistro, home of Goodwill's Culinary Skills training program, has opened a new satellite location at 1950 South State Street. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was scheduled on Mon., Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. to mark the grand opening. The Neighborhood Bistro houses Goodwill's Culi-
nary Skills training program, a six- or twelve-week, hands-on and classroom culinary training course designed to teach essential job skills such as food safety and sanitation, food preparation and customer service. Graduates of the program have been hired as pantry cooks, line cooks, pastry chef assistants, cashiers/hostesses and more. Fall classes be-
performances. "Spaceworks gave us the opportunity to test out our business model and tweak it so that it works," said Poppy & Co. co-founder and The Modern Cottage Company owner Alison Bryan. "Sales are up 50 percent and we're here to stay!" Poppy & Co. will celebrate its grand opening on Sept. 14. Locations for Spaceworks Tacoma are provided by property owners Ted Johnson, Herb Simon, Steve Rose, the Marie T. Wilson Trust and AT&T. Support for Spaceworks Tacoma is provided by The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Harborstone Credit Union, Landau & Associates and Tacoma Contemporary. Community partners include Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, King's Books and BLRB architects. More information is online at spaceworkstacoma.com.
Tacoma Goodwill's Neighborhood Bistro opens second location
gin Sept. 4. The Neighborhood Bistro is also located in Goodwill's Milgard Work Opportunity Center, located at 714 S. 27th St., in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood. More information is online at neighborhoodbistro.org.