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Vol. CXXIV, No. 221
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Tacoma panel selects artist for Lincoln District public art project Posted online Fri., Nov. 13 Article and File Photo By Todd Matthews, Editor The City of Tacoma is poised to move forward on a plan to create public art in the Lincoln International Business District. In August, the City issued a call for artists to submit qualifications for the Lincoln Neighborhood Revitalization Public Art Project, a $210,000 commission to create permanent artwork that will serve as gateways to the district, according to City staff (see "Tacoma seeks artists for Lincoln Neighborhood Revitalization Project," Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 3, 2015). The deadline to submit qualifications expired in September, and 24 artists responded to the call.
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Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber honors region's top military citizen Posted online Fri., Nov. 13 Photo Courtesy Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber presented the 37th annual John H. Anderson Military Citizen of the Year Award to Army Staff Sergeant Leo Gruba during a ceremony on Thurs., Nov. 12, at the Landmark Convention Center in Tacoma. Gruba received the award for his volunteer service to organizations that include the American Legion, Boy Scouts of America, Chloe Clark Elementary School PTA, DuPont Historical Society, Fisher House, Lion's Club, and Patriots Athletic League. More information is available online at tacomachamber.org. The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber created the John H. Anderson Military Citizen of the Year Award to honor an outstanding military citizen to commemorate the civic contributions by resident military personnel. John H. Anderson, a veteran, served as Tacoma's mayor in the earlyto mid-1950s. An accomplished civic leader, he is also a past Chair of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Board of Directors. The award is sponsored by America's Credit Union, which has been serving the military at JBLM since 1954. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete
and comprehensive coverage of the TacomaPierce County Chamber's John H. Anderson Military Citizen of the Year Award, visit our Web site for the following articles: — Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber honors region's top military citizen (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 13, 2014) — Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber honors region's top military citizen (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 9, 2014) — Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber honors region's top military citizen (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 14, 2011) — SMSgt. Lantz named Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber Military Citizen of the Year (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 15, 2010) — Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber honors top military citizen (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 13, 2009) — Chamber honors Military Citizen of the Year (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 14, 2005)
Staff Sergeant Leo Gruba (center) received the 37th Annual John Anderson Military Citizen of the Year Award during a ceremony this week at the Landmark Convention Center in Tacoma. He was joined by his wife, Serena (left), and America's Credit Union community relations representative (right) Amber Young.
A City staff report shows a 10-member, community-based selection committee reviewed the submissions and interviewed four finalists last month. The committee selected Portland, Ore.-based artist Horatio Hung-Yan Law to complete the project. Law is a faculty member at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. He recently completed public art commissions for TRI-MET, Housing Authority of Portland, Oregon State Hospital, Seattle Public Utilities, and the City
of Seattle. "Horatio Hung-Yan Law's work is a confluence of public art, installations, and socially engaged practice that is place-based and communication-centered," noted City staff. "In recent works, [Law] has worked collaboratively with communities to explore issues of identity and the meaning of community in evolving global culture, and much of his work stems from his identity as a U.S. citizen of Asian heritage and experience as an immigrant." The project is part of the larger Lincoln Neighborhood Revitalization Project, which aims to strengthen and improve the area by investing in public safety; economic development, urban design, and community vitality; housing and property conditions; and code
compliance and neighborhood beautification, according to City staff. The City has set aside approximately $4 million for improvements to the district, which is centered at South 38th Street and South Yakima Avenue. In March, the City spent approximately $125,000 to replace 31 ornamental street lights (as well as 20 standard street lights) with similar-looking, ecofriendly light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs (see "LED street lights coming to Tacoma's Lincoln International Business District," Tacoma Daily Index, March 2, 2015). The City also hosted a series of open houses to discuss the project (see "Open house offers early CONTINUED peek at Lincoln NeighborON PAGE 2