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Order Around SiteCrafting's Subservient Chicken

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:25:00 -0700

Today I will be a chicken at your service: Video chat rooms at Ustream More »

Pierce County Mystery Candidates

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:12:00 -0700

I got my absentee ballot this week and started marking in my choices and hit a brick wall when it came to a few of the county positions. Not recognizing some of the names (or all of them, in the case of candidates for assesor-treasurer), I thought I'd swing by the Pierce County website. More »

Brewery District Hotels

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:28:00 -0700

Sorry, I know it's long! Skip to "The Nutshell" at the bottom if you're too lazy to read! More »

7-Eleven Free Slurpee Day

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:21:00 -0700

Just a quick reminder that today is 7-Eleven's annual "free slurpee day" - so go get one while they're cold . . More »

Downtown Tacoma: High Gas Prices

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:02:00 -0700

With all the complaining I've heard about high gas prices lately, I want to bring to light a possible benefit this circumstance could have on the future of downtown Tacoma (and Tacoma at large for that matter). Consider this: rising gas prices also mean a rising pressure on people to live closer to where they work (or work closer to where they live). More »

Urban Design & Cruise Ships

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:20:00 -0700

Discussing urban design and cruise ships in the same post could be an indication that I have lost one too many marbles. I hope this is not the case, because I think I may be on to something here! More »

The New EQC "Zit"

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:51:00 -0700

Scott Fontaine over at the TNT quoted an interesting perspective on that new Emerald Queen Casino sign we've all come to know and love. It got me thinking about it, and although I've been avoiding it, I've finally decided to evaluate the issue for myself. More »

South Park Plaza Update

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:46:00 -0700

Passing through I noticed all of Pacific was closed in front of South Park Plaza yesterday. It looked like they were assembling a crane with, yes, two other smaller cranes. More »

Rebuilding Tacoma

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:54:00 -0700

After being tipped off by a watchful eye over at Exit133, I made my first step towards rebuilding Tacoma. With what, you might ask? More »

Why the Elks + Pierce Transit = Good News

Fri, 30 May 2008 11:21:00 -0700

After Exit133 posted up news about a possible future for the Elks building, a handful of comments expressed concern that this would move the 'bus people' crowd from 10th & Commerce to the Elks building. Many were concerned this would result in an inappropriate use for the building, and that a better use is out there somewhere. More »

Roads are Like Teeth

Wed, 28 May 2008 10:24:00 -0700

So while I was taking a shower this morning, the infamous source of countless ideas, I came up with an excellent analogy for public roads and how our current roads fit in. It goes something like this (try reading it thinking about teeth, and then about roads - it works both ways! More »

Tacoma in the Wall Street Journal

Tue, 27 May 2008 13:57:00 -0700

Sometimes I find it hard to keep up with the WSJ's daily bombardment of news content - after all, a man can only read so much on a lunch break! Seeing that today's issue has yet to arrive, I found myself reading last Wednesday's issue when I noticed a photo that looked awfully familiar: Granted I wasn't that surprised to see a photo of Russell's building in the WSJ, but I was still very much excited to see Tacoma and one of our own home-grown companies receive some national attention. More »

Streetcars/Light Rail vs. Buses

Wed, 21 May 2008 12:11:00 -0700

This topic has arisen a number of times, and I thought it might be helpful to explain some advantages of a streetcar system over a bus system - especially because the advantages aren't as obvious and clear-cut. There are a number of things that a streetcar system can offer that bus lines cannot and vice-versa. More »

City Sues for Bridge Condo Parking

Tue, 20 May 2008 12:11:00 -0700

Last week residents of the Bridge Condominiums were served papers by the City for their parking spaces in the adjacent lot (across the street from city hall). This lot was originally the site for the Art Lofts, a planned development by Catapult (having also developed the Bridge and Triangle Townhomes). More »

A Mixed-Use Future for 24th & Pacific?

Mon, 12 May 2008 10:08:00 -0700

Driving by after work last week, Ashley and I saw a new sign being hung across the long-boarded up building at 24th and Pacific. I've always found this to be a building just begging for attention from anyone with some cash and a vision. More »