The City County Building at 930 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma houses the Pierce County Superior Court and last Wednesday was the site of a gathering of teachers in support of their union (Tacoma Education Association, aka TEA) http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/pc/abtus/ourorg/supct/abtussup.htm
Flipping Out Burgers at 4008 S 12th St., Tacoma, WA 98405 has these amazing burgers! They are large, tasty and rather messy. Dear husband and I stopped and had a regular cheeseburger with fries and a mushroom swiss burger for lunch. Neither of us finished. My only regret is that I forgot about their sweet potato fries! Their food is good, their service is fine and their decor is cheerful, but simple. But really, we went for the burgers, not the decor. Also, they deliver in that darling little smart car!
Fisher Scones has been family owned for 100 years and has occupied the same corner in the Restaurant Building at the Western Washington State Fair (the Puyallup Fair) since 1915. This articles does a bang up job explaining their history!
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2016095246_scones06.html
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Franco the Tailor at 16 North Tacoma Avenue has been in the Stadium District for as long as I can remember. While I haven’t had a chance to go in (they were closed at the time of the photo), my husband has and says good things.
Life Center on Union Avenue has devoted a corner of its property to a 9.11 Memorial. On both sides of a freestanding wall people have written their memories and reflections. There are words from children too young to remember the day and from adults that were affected. Some used the preprinted cards and filled in their memories and other brought their own paper.
I was informed today that dear daughter had to have a new sketchbook and that Artco was the place to go! Well, OK. We went to the Artco on Sixth Avenue and purchased the sketchbook, some Halloween decorations, some art paper and some markers. I looked longingly at the art inks, but really don’t have a use for them at this time. Maybe later!
I can think of four Tacoma places off hand to have a tasty, healthy lunch on the cheap.
Friday’s new place is #4 the Cafeteria at St. Joes (1717 South J Street, Tacoma). I needed to be there to see a patient and it was around lunchtime. So I went down to the lower level (not the snack bar) and had a lightly breaded fish sandwich. It was huge and delicious and came with a mountain of fries and a soda! All for under $5.00! There was plenty of seating both inside and outside. Parking is also free and not that hard to find. Really, nobody says “let’s go to the hospital and have lunch!”, but they should. 😀
It was extra hot today and I needed a cool drink. Rite Aid at 1912 Pearl Street was a good choice since I also needed band-aids. The Rite Aid was just like every other Rite Aid, but the cashier was particularly upbeat and delightful. That makes such a difference!
Seems to be my week for water storage! Here is the water tower on S. 10th and Mason.
The Alaska Street Reservoir is located on the south side of South 19th Street between South Wilkeson and South Ainsworth. There are trees painted on the side of the reservoir and for something so large it blends surprisingly well. The reservoir provides drinking water for the city of Tacoma.
