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Tacoma to celebrate public art installation June 25
Posted online Mon., June 9 Article and Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor City of Tacoma officials have confirmed they will host an event later this month to celebrate the installation of Tacoma's Sun King sculpture in a downtown Tacoma park. The event will mark the end of a long journey for a piece of public art that was installed in late-March of 1976 near the corner of Broadway and South 13th Street, just steps from the Sheraton Hotel. Seven years ago, however, the three-ton, bronze-and-steel Sun King was placed in storage to make way for a new piece of public art as the former Sheraton Hotel was stylishly renovated and renamed Hotel Murano. In December, the City began to accept bids on a $25,000 project that would take Sun King out of storage and place it in a public park near South 15th Street and Dock Street. Five contractors submitted bids. Puyallup, Wash.-based D & D Construction submitted the least expensive bid and was awarded the contract. In February, the Tacoma Daily Index was invited to view the sculpture, which was stored for two years at the City's Fleet Operations Headquarters. Meanwhile, record rainfall in March delayed slightly Sun King's return. But in April, the contractor cordoned off the park and poured concrete for the sculpture's base. Finally, the piece was placed in public park near Thea Foss Waterway last month. "We are pleased to bring this stunning work of art back into the public realm where it will be enjoyed for years to come," said Tacoma Arts Administrator Amy McBride. "The sculpture is one of the first major pieces of art to be sited along the Prairie Line Trail, a new walking, biking and interpretive trail that follows the historic rail corridor linking the University of Washington Tacoma campus, the Brewery District,
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$405K grant will purchase 15 vanpool vehicles
the Museum District and Thea Foss Waterway. This site is pivotal in connecting downtown to the waterfront and this monumental sculpture provides great visual interest." A ceremony to mark Sun King's new location and return to public display will be held on Weds., June 25, between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m., at a park located near South 15th Street and Dock Street. Sun King artist Tom Morandi is scheduled to attend the event. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of Tacoma's Sun King, visit our Web site for the following articles: —Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories—May 2014 (Tacoma Daily Index, June 2, 2014) —Sun King Rising: Moving Tacoma's massive Sun King involved more than heavy lifting (Tacoma Daily Index, May 23, 2014) —Moving day for Tacoma's massive Sun King sculpture (Tacoma Daily Index, May 21, 2014) —Sun King sculpture to be placed in Tacoma park this month (Tacoma Daily Index, May 13, 2014) —Park preparations begin for Tacoma's Sun King installation (Tacoma Daily Index, April 11, 2014) —Record Tacoma rainfall stalls Sun King's return (Tacoma Daily Index, April 1, 2014) —Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories—February 2014 (Tacoma Daily Index, March 3, 2014) —Could Tacoma's Sun King see light of day by
Posted online Mon., June 9 Pierce Transit officials announced Monday the transportation agency has been awarded two grants administered by the Puget Sound Regional Council and totaling nearly $405,000 to purchase 15 replacement vanpool vehicles. A Federal Highway Administration grant of $129,729 in Congestion Management and Air Quality funding from the Pierce County Transportation Coordination Committee will be used to purchase five vanpool vehicles. Another grant of $275,000 will be used to purchase 10 additional vanpool vehicles. Older and high-mileage vehicles will have first priority for replacement, according to Pierce Transit officials. A vanpool is a group of five to 15 people sharing the ride in a seven-, eight-, 12-, or 15-passenger van. The service is offered to groups traveling to and from work whose trip origin or destination is within Pierce Transit’s service area. Vanpool participants pay a monthly fare that covers fuel, maintenance, and insurance costs. As of last year, Pierce Transit’s vanpool program operated 346 vehicles, recorded 3,483 average weekday boardings, and served 2,643 vanpool customers. More information is available online at piercetransit.org/vanpool. summer? (Tacoma Daily Index, February 26, 2014) —Sun King In Storage: It's no castle, but a Tacoma repair shop is home for now (Tacoma Daily Index, February 11, 2014) —Sun King Dethroned: Can Tacoma ever appreciate this piece of public art? (Tacoma Daily Index, February 5, 2014) —Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories—December 2013 (Tacoma Daily Index, January 2, 2014) —A new home for Tacoma's Sun King? (Tacoma Daily Index, December 3, 2013)
4 contractors bid on Tacoma environmental video project
Posted online Mon., June 9 Four contractors have bid on a City of Tacoma project to produce a series of environmental videos that could soon be shown in classrooms, on the Internet, and to neighborhood community groups. According to a legal notice published last month in the Tacoma Daily Index, the company
awarded the contract will produce six short videos that appeal to children aged nine and older, as well as adults, and supplement Tacoma's EnviroChallenger lessons; encourage personal actions to protect the environment; highlight Tacoma as a progressive, environmental leader; provide virtual tours for those not able to visit facilities; and demonstrate how utility funds are
used. The contractors that submitted bids on the $25,000 project are ACT (Fife, Wash.); EVI Productions (Federal Way, Wash.); IMAP (Seattle, Wash.); and Turtle Dust (Tacoma, Wash.). The bid deadline expired at 11 a.m. on Tues., June 3. A contract is expected to be awarded by Mon., June 23.