Tacoma Daily Index, March 24, 2014

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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2014

Vol. CXXIV, No. 56

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Young-adult job fair April 15 at Tacoma's STAR Center

Shops and Stables Building nominated to Tacoma's historic register Posted online Fri., March 21 Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Photo Courtesy City of Tacoma / Caroline T. Swope A building dating back more than 100 years and located near Tacoma's former warehouse district has been nominated to the City of Tacoma's Register of Historic Places. The former Tacoma Municipal Barn, also known as the "City Shops and Stables Building" and located at 2324 S. C St., was built in 1910 at a cost of approximately $30,000, according to the nomination prepared by Caroline T. Swope, a preservation consultant at Kingstree Studios, on behalf of Historic Tacoma. "The Municipal Barn embodies the transitional period between horse-dominated transportation and automobiles, and is a rare example of a Craftsman style concrete building," wrote Swope in the nomination. Highlights from the historic nomination include: -- A grand opening on March 7, 1910, included a display of freshly brushed horses wearing pink ribbons, comments from Tacoma Mayor John W. Linck, and free sandwiches, coffee, and cigars; -- At one point, the building was home to 53 horses, six cats who kept the premises free of mice, and a goat named "Billy"; -- Manure produced by the City's horses, and picked up from the streets by the street cleaning team, was used in residential gardens; -- In addition to holding horses, wagons, a feed grinder, and a blacksmith shop, the building also served machinists, broom-makers, carpenters, paint-

ers, and pipe-fitters; -- Building designer and City engineer Wilbur C. Raleigh was also the supervising engineer for the construction of the Murray Morgan Bridge and the Puyallup River Bridge. Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to meet on Weds., March 26 at 5:30 p.m. at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Room 248, to review the nomination and determine whether the building meets the criteria required to be nominated to the local historic register. If the building meets the criteria, the commission will schedule a public hearing on the nomination.

Posted online Fri., March 21 STAR Center in Tacoma will soon be home to JobFest, billed by organizers as the largest young-adult job fair in Washington State for job seekers ages 16 to 24. Participation is free for both employers and job seekers. Two workshops will be held on Weds., April 2, at REACH, 714 S. 27th St., and Fri., April 11 at South Tacoma Library, 3411 S. 56th St., between 3 p.m. to 5pm. to prepare job seekers for JobFest. Registration for the workshops is encouraged at jobfestprep.eventbrite.com. JobFest will be held on Tues., April 15, between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. at STAR Center, 3873 S. 66th St., in Tacoma. A special reception for those who participate in the workshops will be held prior to the job fair between 1:15 p.m. and 2 p.m. Job seekers will be welcomed by Tacoma City Councilmember Anders Ibsen and meet with the employer and education exhibitors one-on-one before JobFest begins. JobFest is supported by many local organizations and businesses, including Metro Parks Tacoma, STAR Center, Vadis, Tacoma Community House, REACH, STEPS, Express Employment Professionals, General Plastics Manufacturing, Starbucks, Phoenix Protective Corp, CareerLink, WorkForce Central, and Tacoma Public Schools. For more information and to sign up for space at the fair, contact Julie Sandstede at jsandstede@workforce-central.org or (253) 254-7689.

HUD awards nearly $3M for Tacoma, Pierce County public housing facility upgrades Posted online Thurs., March 20 The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded nearly $3 million to two Pierce County public housing organizations to make major infrastructure improvements to their facilities. The Tacoma Housing Authority was awarded approximately $2.74 million, while the Pierce County Housing Authority was awarded $169,967. In total, Washington State received nearly $25.2 million in funding. The grants are provided through HUD's

Capital Fund Program, which provides annual funding to approximately 3,100 public housing authorities to build, repair, renovate and/ or modernize the public housing in their communities. These housing authorities use the funding to do large-scale improvements such as replacing roofs or making energy-efficient upgrades to replace old plumbing and electrical systems. HUD awarded nearly $1.8 billion to public housing authorities nationwide.


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