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Condos in the Whitman/Lincoln Area

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:54:00 -0700

I don't know if anyone saw these, but right on the Northwest corner of South 38th and K Street, there are some apartments that have been converted to condos. The starting price listed on them is $127,000. I have not looked to see how they are renovated, but it might be a nice starter for someone. This is a great area, as you can get anywhere within a minute. Safeway, the mall, downtown, the Lincoln District, McKinley and the 72nd street restaraunts and I-5 (the new Exit133) are all just a short drive (bike or walk in some cases) away. More »

Alcohol Impact Area Hearing

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:36:00 -0700

The final hearing is here! ! More »

Public Safety Inititiative

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:34:00 -0700

As I sat and listened to the panel at last night's jail forum, I could not help but be reminded that we are short staffed throughout the entire criminal justice system. Below, I'd like to discuss my reasons for a public safety initiative, which in my mind, is way overdue. I kept hearing last night about how we need to prevent crime by knowing our neighbors, working with outside agencies and other groups to assist the police in lowering the crime rate. I agree 100% and my neighborhood (the Whitman Area Neighbors) has done that with several groups such as the Dome Top Alliance, Lincoln Lawgs and LiSN (Lincoln South Neighbors). We have pursued the Alcolhol Impact Area, written grants, patrolled our neighborhood and I know just about all my neighbors within a five block area. We under stand that we are a part of the solution. More »

Lincoln Park

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:06:00 -0700

I thought I would pass this information along, as the LiSN Group (Lincoln South Neighbors) are our friends and partners here in the South End. Please come and join them – We finished the Lincoln Park Updrade plan last year and now are ready to make this our community park! More »

Whitman Meeting Minutes

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:34:00 -0800

Here are the notes from last night's meeting - we didn't get to everything, but we tried... Whitman Area Neighbors Meeting Notes – February 19, 2008 Meeting Start time : 6:05 pm Meeting End Time: 7:30 pm Present at Meeting – 25 Guests: Marshall McLintock, Reuben McKnight Note: Jan Gish, one of our Whitman regulars passed away just over a week ago. She was very energetic and involved in her community. She was just at our January meeting, asking what she could do to improve her neighborhood. We will miss her – our thoughts are with her family. More »

Whitman Area Neighbors Meeting

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:08:00 -0800

Because of my unusually large sausage hands, I mistyped the time into the events calander. The Whitman Area Neighbors meeting should start at 6:00 pm and end at 7:30 pm... Our topics this month are the creation of an historic district in our area and our neighborhood cleanup... More »

Whitman Historic District

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:17:00 -0800

The Whitman Area Neighbors are looking to make history! ! More »

Alcohol Impact Area

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:30:00 -0800

The Tacoma City Council passed their portion of the Alcohol Impact Area last night with a unanimous vote. This ordiance will requesta Liquor Control Board hearing to get final approval for the AIA. A BIG THANKS to the Tacoma City Council, TPD,TFD all the neighborhood groups and everyone who made this happen.Our work is not done though - we still need to present our case before the Liquor Control Board. We will find out a date soon and the hearing will be held in Tacoma.This has really sparked some strong ties among the neighborhoods and I have made friends as well..Hopefully, our next project will be to fund the Tacoma Police Department so that we have more cops, bike patrols, street teams, forsensics and whatever is needed to make TPD sucessful. Also, we will be concentrating on our historic district efforts as well in order to ensure our wonderful old neighborhood stays that way! ! More »