Get charged up!

Tacoma now has 12 new public electric vehicle charging stations. The charging stations are available for public use at a cost of $3 per charge. For more information and EV locations, visit www.cityoftacoma.org/EVstations.

Shift is happening in 2012

Support Go Local – an independent business alliance dedicated to creating connections for businesses with other businesses, services, resources, new customers, non-profits, and local government – and attend Shift Happens 2012 on Jan. 30. Go Local Shift Happens 2012.

Connect at Camp6

A new website - Camp6 - is all about creating and building a sense of community. The site plans to promote the merchants, style, and culture that makes our community what it is. The founders hope to inspire growth and understanding within Tacoma. Check it out for yourself at www.camp6tacoma.com. If you are interested in being featured on Camp6 as a “Merchant” or want to showcase an event, contact: community@camp6tacoma.com.

Hot Dog! Tacoma has a new food cart

Downtown Tacoma's first and only hot dog cart is open for bizz! T-Town Dogs can be found at Tollefson Plaza across from the Museum on Pacific and 17th. Go get your dogs Tacomans. @TTownHotdogs

Community meeting to discuss future of MLK neighborhood

The City is developing Subarea Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Martin Luther King Jr. neighborhood (MLK). The MLK neighborhood on Tacoma’s Hilltop is well positioned for economic revitalization and densification and is one of the City’s 16 mixed-use centers that are identified in the City’s Code as Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) receiving areas.

On Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Evergreen State Community College, Tacoma Campus, Lyceum Room (1210 6th Ave.), the City will host a community meeting to discuss the Subarea Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

For more information about the project, visit www.cityoftacoma.org/mlkplan.

The Scoop!

Get the lowdown on what's happening in Tacoma...on The Scoop! (December 21-31, 2011)

UWT Hood Corridor Project Community Forum, Jan 30

Join the University of Washington Tacoma for a conversation about the Hood Corridor Project. Guided by student and community input, landscape architects Atelier Dreiseitl have developed a preliminary plan that transforms the 80ft wide rail corridor through campus into a vibrant new open space. The plan celebrates and leverages opportunities provided by community connections while honoring the industrial past of the surrounding area. The community forum for the UWT Hood Corridor Project starts at 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 30 in William Philip Hall.