Tacoma Urbanist
Feb. 26, 2008 at 12:02am
Tonight's Forum:Embellish-Urbanist-Mr Streetcar-KFnet
Tonight is the First "Go Local or Die Forum" at Veritas. Hopefully we will be able to discuss both possibilities.
Here again are tonight's panelists: You likely know many, if not all of them already:
Embellish Urbanist Mr. Streetcar KFnet
The Moderator:
Mr. Neighborhood
February 26th
Local habits that downtown depends upon for economic sustainability and social vitality with Panel Members:
Patricia Lecy-Davis: President of the DMG and founding member of Go Local TacomaKevin Freitas: Founder of the open innovation blog Feed Tacoma
Erik Bjornson: Attorney and North End Neighborhood Council Vice Chair
Morgan Alexander: Founder Tacoma Works, Tacoma Streetcar, Historic Tacoma
February 26th and March 25th
Time:
Both Dates 6-8pm
Place: Veritas Mortgage Group
(next to Tullys at
762 Broadway)
Price: Free
RSVP email
locallifetacoma@aol.com.
Previously on Tacoma Urbanist.
(photos from Kevin Freitas and the Index.)
"Soon, all of us will have special names"
-- RR Anderson
 by Erik on 2/26/2008 @ 4:16pm | Here's the location:
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 by Mandiferous on 2/26/2008 @ 4:40pm | Wow. Kevin's picture looks like a mugshot.
Love it. |
by Erik on 2/26/2008 @ 4:46pm | Wow. Kevin's picture looks like a mugshot. Love it. I think it was when the name of "Tollefson Square" was being debated. I believe Kevin was explaining to the council during public comment period that the cemented area was not a square. |
 by KevinFreitas on 2/26/2008 @ 5:04pm | Dunno why Erik didn't snag one of these babies. I look far less incarcerated. ;) |
by Erik on 2/26/2008 @ 5:30pm | Dunno why Erik didn't snag one of these babies. I look far less incarcerated. ;)
Ha. I actually did on an earlier post: i.feedtacoma.com/Erik/live-local-die-sta... |
 by intacoma on 2/26/2008 @ 6:26pm | Wow, walked by and couldn't even get in! Congrats on the turnout |
 by AP on 2/28/2008 @ 11:58pm | How bout a rundown on the festivities from somebody who was there and/or featured on the panel?? |
by Erik on 2/29/2008 @ 12:10am | How bout a rundown on the festivities from somebody who was there and/or featured on the panel??
Here ya go: i.feedtacoma.com/Erik/looking-back-thego... www.feedtacoma.com/forum/local-life/go-l... |
by KevinFreitas on 2/29/2008 @ 6:46am | There's a podcast at the link into the forum above if you'd like to give the evening a listen. |
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