Here's a couple highlights of a crazy fun night at Julie Bennett's Coffee and Rhetoric night in downtown Tacoma.
Tacoma News Tribune:
"Urban community guru" Paul Sparks will talk about how develeopment affects the downtown community at the second edition of Coffee and Rhetoric
Exit 133
Paul is a guru of sorts. Keeps a low profile but works tirelessly with small businesses and people in Tacoma to “build community.” Best of all, helping Tacomans is his day job.
From The Volcano
It was pretty interesting & entertaining. In addition to Paul, Stacy Kovats of Marcato fame was there as the developer viewpoint. Despite some name calling from the audience, (“Opportunistic B****” was my favorite) it was an interesting discussion.
As she’s done before, Stacy reiterated that she has a huge amount of vacant land in downtown Tacoma and is looking for suggestions from residents on how to develop it. Some audience suggestions included affordable housing, performance spaces, and a dog park.
As he’s done before, Paul reiterated how much power the people of Tacoma have in influencing the direction our community goes. He suggested means to organize and present concerns to public and private leaders – always acting as representatives of a larger group.
http://weeklyvolcano.typepad.com/spew/politics/index.html
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