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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 26
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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Sound Publishing to purchase Everett Daily Herald Posted online Weds., Feb. 6 Photo Courtesy Sound Publishing Sound Publishing, Washington state's largest community news organization and parent company of the Tacoma Daily Index, announced Wednesday it has signed an agreement with the Washington Post Company to acquire the Everett Daily Herald, a 46,000-circulation daily FLETCHER and Sunday newspaper and its other print and online products. The transaction is expected to close in early March. The Everett Daily Herald has been owned by the Washington Post Company for 35 years and is a leading provider of local news and information for the Snohomish County area. "We are thrilled to have the Daily Herald join our growing family of newspapers," said Sound Publishing President Gloria Fletcher. "The Herald is a very well respected newspaper and it is a great fit with our print and digital products serving the greater Seattle area." Last month, Sound Publishing announced it purchased Seattle Weekly from Village Voice Media Holdings. Sound Publishing is the largest community me-
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9 groups receive $3M for human service programs in Tacoma Posted online Weds., Feb. 6 Tacoma City Council Tuesday awarded nearly $3 million to nine organizations to provide human services in Tacoma through the end of next year. According to city staff, councilmembers set aside funding in the city's general fund 2013-2014 biennial budget and directed Tacoma's Human Services Commission to review and recommend organizations and programs worthy of funding. The commission made its recommendations to councilmembers last fall. A public hearing to discuss the recommendations was held on Dec. 11, and councilmembers adopted the recommendations a week later. City council awarded funding to the following organizations: Catholic Community Services of Western Washington -- $719,574 (HAS Emergency Services -- $272,000; HAS Supportive Services -- $277,574; Phoenix Housing Network -- $170,000); Northwest Leadership Foundation -- $205,100 (ProTeen $205,100); Peace Community Center -- $226,000 (Hilltop FLITE -- $90,000; Hilltop Scholars -- $92,000; PCC-Elementary -- $44,000); Pierce County AIDS Foundation -- $262,603 (Medical Case Management -- $166,603; Oasis Youth Center -- $96,000); The Rescue Mission -- $427,500 (Family Shelter -- $255,000; Good Neighbor
Cafe -- $60,000; Youth Program -- $112,500); Shared Housing Services -- $264,664 (Shared Housing for Unaccompanied Youth -- $224,664; Shared Housing -- $40,000); Tacoma Community House -- $392,224 (Adult Literacy & Employment -- $154,932; Multilingual Immigration -- $51,936; Resources for Education and Career Help -- $185,356); Tacoma Urban League -- $296,740 (Male Involvement Project -- $296,740); Washington Women's Employment and Education -- $204,660 (Housing Bridges to Self-Sufficiency -- $49,440; REACH Plus -- $155,220). Additional human services programming will be paid for using approximately $1.2 million in funding for mental health services. Those programs include A Step Ahead BOOST; Hope Sparks Healing Hearts; Associated Ministries Access Point 4 Housing; Greater Lakes Mental Health PORCH; New Phoebe House Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing; Hilltop Artists in Residence Outreach; Mary Bridge Children's Advocacy Center; Pierce County AIDS Medical Case Management and OASIS; Pierce County Juvenile Court Diversion; Shared Housing Unaccompanied Youth Housing; TACID HELP; TPCHD Family Support; and Salvation Army Jarvie Family Emergency Housing Center.
dia organization in Washington, with 39 newspaper and digital titles with a combined circulation of over 730,000. Sound is a subsidiary of Black Press, Ltd. Black Press publishes more than 170 newspapers
and other publications in British Columbia, Alberta and Washington, as well as the Honolulu Star-Advertiser and the Akron Beacon-Journal daily newspapers.
Workshop aims to help downtown businesses survive during Pac Ave construction project The City of Tacoma and the Downtown Merchants Group will host a free workshop on Thurs., Feb. 7, to help businesses learn how to thrive during the Pacific Avenue Streetscape project. The session will begin at 8 a.m. in the Pantages Theater Lobby, 901 Broadway. Marketing and communications veteran Kurt Jacobson will lead the workshop and cover such topics as developing positive messaging, encouraging employees to be business ambassadors, and anticipating and handling customer questions or concerns. In addition to the workshop, the community is invited to the following upcoming events re-
lated to the project: Thurs., Feb. 7, Green Drinks, 6 p.m., Office Bar & Grill, 813 Pacific Avenue -- Learn how the innovative stormwater treatment facilities in the Pacific Avenue Streetscape project will improve water quality; and discuss streetscape design to create a more inviting and “complete� street for all users including drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists and transit riders; Weds., Feb. 20, Public Meeting, 9 a.m., Pita Pit, 921 Pacific Avenue -- City staff will provide an update on the Pacific Avenue Streetscape project and answer any questions.
The Pacific Avenue Streetscape Project includes beautification and innovative stormwater improvements to enhance the business opportunities and livability of downtown's core street. The project area includes the Pacific Avenue right of way from South Seventh to South 17th Street and includes new sidewalks, street lighting, paving, shared roadway bicycle markings (sharrows), green stormwater infrastructure including 14 new rain gardens and new landscaping. More information is available online at cityoftacoma.org/pacave.