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South 20th Street between Jefferson and Pacific avenues reopened to traffic following upgrades tied to the Prairie Line Trail Phase 2 project. Phase 2, launched in 2024, includes trail construction, sewer upgrades and full pavement restoration; work on Hood Street between South 20th and South 25th streets is expected to finish later this year, linking the UW Tacoma campus to the waterfront trail.

Parks Tacoma announced outdoor pools and spray grounds are open for summer. Candle Pool and Stewart Heights Pool are open through Labor Day; adult lap swims in the morning cost $5, children ages 4 and under are free, youth ages 5 to 17 are $8 and adults are $10. Parks Tacoma also promoted free Shakespeare in the Park performances of A Midsummer Night's Dream in August, the Mosaic Arts and Cultural Festival in Wright Park on July (two-day schedule referenced), and low-tide tidepool exploration events at Titlow Beach on July 23 and August 9.

The city advised residents to check tacoma.gov and parkstacoma.gov for schedules, registration details and further information.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tacoma - Economic Development Committee on 2025-07-29 10:00 AM","oneSentenceSummary","The city of Tacoma announced a public survey for the Tacoma Public Library strategic plan, reopening of South 20th Street as part of the Prairie Line Trail Phase 2, and summer programs including outdoor pools, Shakespeare in the Park and the Mosaic Arts and Cultural Festival.","taxTitle","Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington","taxId",2675,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6589671,"Innovative Change Makers founder outlines mentorship, in-school programs and plan for a community center",731,509000,1240000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5503343-cb067674c6d7a3c187fd29faba938057&start=509&end=1240","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5503343-cb067674c6d7a3c187fd29faba938057/thumbnail_509000.jpg","/articles/6589671/Tacoma/Pierce-County/Washington/Innovative-Change-Makers-founder-outlines-mentorship-in-school-programs-and-plan-for-a-community-center","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6589671-d8063c9c214fc60a2d74d7de0a9e0b4c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447745&Signature=iMDE51jQorXCf7TS5YsRosmGy25PxWb5QMFPibozwiJHhiOy0Vu~RjIG-8QBy2YI9FTJFiUM0rJexh1RXZJ6eFHsSSQ~WT1F-qTq2b1wVU35Rt2qR9AEcW0psQAb2y7EuIVPGIG0T~q0N7vJzlvUcxilJ45Q83sVNSA0Q5wzI7SOQF8IKFzuH~3pSKDcDwUdZRVGH~hCkbgi0ipLb2BxTJ0ADgy3HggtnV4bpb6kRzuVf6BgzZ1sYXiO~mHISZzH~qBT-ss0RxlSjK5NVL6CG2v0fejAz4CdBdAMiBVjSmjFZPP9s5AUKXsLUwuM1NwFrCjyAG9rgr5WWLhI3NU-GA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brian Gatewood Sr., founder and president of the nonprofit Innovative Change Makers, described the organization's peer-mentorship, in-school and workforce-readiness programs and said he hopes to establish a central community empowerment center in Pierce County.

In a studio interview on TV Tacoma, Gatewood said his work draws on his personal experience navigating the juvenile justice and reentry systems. \"I saw a void and I saw how I could utilize my strengths to fill that void,\" he said. Gatewood described programs that train youth in trauma-informed care, communication and de-escalation, then pay them to co-facilitate community sessions and serve as first responders in schools.

Gatewood highlighted the Innovative Cuts program, which teaches barbering fundamentals, entrepreneurship and a mental-health component that positions barbershops as community hubs. He said the organization has a peer-mentor cohort of about 20 youth who receive job-readiness training, mock interviews and placements at evening sites; Gatewood said the group is currently active at late-night sites five days a week.

The organization's school-based program, Young Kings, operates in five Tacoma Public Schools and will expand to four schools in Franklin Pierce School District, Gatewood said. He described complementary adult programs, including men's and women's support groups, and said the group has grown from a handful of participants with no funding to serving hundreds of youth and adults.

Looking ahead, Gatewood said he envisions a community center with classrooms and a basketball court that would host programming, volunteer opportunities and community-run events. \"I see it as a community space, like a community center' ' that empowerment center is what I want it to be,\" he said.

Gatewood attributed program growth to involving youth in program design. He said staff solicit input from peer mentors about what skills youth feel they are missing and then design programming around those needs.

The interview did not report a formal funding source for a permanent facility; Gatewood said the organization is pursuing development and called the center a future vision.","Brian Gatewood Sr., founder and president of Innovative Change Makers, described peer-mentorship, barbering and school-based programs and his goal for a central community empowerment center in Pierce County.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6589676,"Tacoma seeks artists for Tacoma Dome public art; Tacoma Creates awards $6.4 million to local groups",85,195000,280000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5503343-cb067674c6d7a3c187fd29faba938057&start=195&end=280","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5503343-cb067674c6d7a3c187fd29faba938057/thumbnail_195000.jpg","/articles/6589676/Tacoma/Pierce-County/Washington/Tacoma-seeks-artists-for-Tacoma-Dome-public-art-Tacoma-Creates-awards-64-million-to-local-groups","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6589676-7e498f53c30a2ca584f210672ad762c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447745&Signature=XR8S-4aov76pt2fljuNmL2fh-WN~uklxQSuO1-zw-q69JnIPA0NvZXXjWmdLe1wJtZu6DkIwLUgE-lItWXMmYoVaHaKv6ldZDV0DwiCVrcGnjZRjPRX4h9BzP~mAaw21iG30lxHjS7JAiIqsFOGgGeBnpzyRpnu~LcOy5lOo0PCDBiuhFO9fi43osLlXY120Vcarw99aURBHnV8u9EtPkGFQWeSBZpqBTmFF-mSjDx3SXno995RS426jWQyK~FV7MGJTgBMAoshMvWHP8UBqtObtFPhlfMNZ3gLE031v-g8icRKgjC~KozKOYK4EeZgvT~xb5Zn9be6iwboX87JXxA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tacoma Venues and Events invited artists to apply for a public art commission at the Tacoma Dome, with applications due July 24. The project, coordinated with the city's Arts and Cultural Vitality Division and the Puyallup Tribe's Heritage Division, has a $75,000 budget and seeks works celebrating the cultural heritage and Lushootseed language of the Puyallup Tribe for the Dome's Lower Northwest Plaza.

The city said eligible media could include murals, carved cedar or durable metal work that would welcome visitors at the plaza. For details and application materials, artists were directed to the Tacoma art submissions page.

Separately, the city announced Tacoma Creates selections for the 2025-26 cycle: 80 local organizations will receive a combined $6,400,000 in funding. Tacoma Creates, now in its sixth year, supports arts, culture, heritage and science programs citywide. The city said programming for the 2025-26 cycle runs from July 2025 through June 2026 and that the initiative has supported more than 5,000 programs since 2020, reaching over 4 million participants.

Both the Tacoma Dome opportunity and Tacoma Creates program specify online pages with application and award details. The Dome call cites collaboration with the Puyallup Tribe for cultural guidance and language inclusion in artwork themes.","Tacoma Venues and Events, with the Arts and Cultural Vitality Division and Puyallup Tribe Heritage Division, opened applications for art at the Tacoma Dome and the city announced $6.4 million in Tacoma Creates funding for 80 organizations.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6589682,"Port of Tacoma report: 2023 cargo supports tens of thousands of jobs; shore power, Maritime Center and training projects advance",199,1373000,1572000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5503343-cb067674c6d7a3c187fd29faba938057&start=1373&end=1572","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5503343-cb067674c6d7a3c187fd29faba938057/thumbnail_1373000.jpg","/articles/6589682/Tacoma/Pierce-County/Washington/Port-of-Tacoma-report-2023-cargo-supports-tens-of-thousands-of-jobs-shore-power-Maritime-Center-and-training-projects-advance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6589682-f348be8ece076150f5ebe43247efa8a2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447745&Signature=ReECCdO0sN4oCIArARscVd5qEjtISnpAeE-he0FwXETuOxkKCL7dUaGgRVkHzsHHRlQRmMlqTZEV5OYVrLp8DHfWAN7zj3I3e1bHs9eiDy9VunqXwCpaWWXsiWAb-R7JzWf51Jm72u6tPSIYhlI5JAjWYh99jNyql8LCSo5RZeAhu0W3DLDD4fp1fKvy~sbg1XyQzSx9Q4mY9zgCG4xtmfwz1YApcJAgP-hYrhLh~lasiKF6DFpPsXHpGSABCoTB2Ofktei4RdMq7Fqa0zh4h~8mu~TeheX0d0cssvXb0UlZcVKeJmnwLK-xZP-LFAhfMDxa~ZgPJ2Bg5R~v8w9~ag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A regional economic-impact study released this year found the Port of Tacoma and partner operations supported tens of thousands of jobs and billions in wages and business output in 2023, port officials said. The Port of Tacoma also reported progress on shore power hookups, an emergency-response exercise and construction at the Port Maritime Center.

The report, commissioned by the Northwest Seaport Alliance, the Port of Tacoma and the Port of Seattle, concluded that combined cargo business in the South Harbor and related lines of business supported more than 41,000 jobs and roughly $3.4 billion in wages and benefits in 2023 for the South Harbor alone, and that all lines of business across the three organizations supported more than 265,000 jobs and $17.7 billion in wages and benefits regionwide. \"The supply chain, the economic impact generated from that cargo, and the movement of that cargo is really substantial,\" said Graham Johnson of the Port of Tacoma.

Port officials described operational and infrastructure milestones in June. For the first time, a vessel at Husky Terminal used a post-commissioning plug-in to shore power, allowing a ship to shut down diesel engines while at berth. The port also led a regional tabletop exercise on shipboard emergency response focused on fires aboard roll-on/roll-off car carriers; firefighters toured a roll-on/roll-off vessel to familiarize themselves with vessel layouts and maritime fire suppression protocols.

Construction is continuing at the Port Maritime Center. Crews poured concrete footings for a new port business office along the Foss Waterway, and the site will include a 200-foot dock approved in June for government and education vessels. Work is also underway on the Maritime 253 skill center, a career and technical education building intended to open in 2026 and serve high school juniors and seniors across Pierce County.

Port commissioners in June met with Pierce County council members to discuss industrial lands, housing and workforce development. State Representative Andrew Barkis, ranking member of the state House transportation committee, also toured port facilities during the month.

Port staff noted continuing public engagement opportunities: the port's hazard mitigation planning process includes a public survey about natural hazards and emergency notification systems open through July 31 at portoftacoma.com, and the port’s public events and meetings schedule is available online. The Port of Tacoma also raised a pride flag above its administration building on June 17 as part of Pride Month recognition.

The port said more program details and background are available at portoftacoma.com.","A new economic-impact report and recent operational milestones show the Port of Tacoma and regional partners continue to support large numbers of jobs and infrastructure projects, officials said in June.","actionData","errors"]

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Tacoma bulletin: library strategic-plan survey, South 20th Street reopens, pools and parks summer programs

Innovative Change Makers founder outlines mentorship, in-school programs and plan for a community center

Tacoma seeks artists for Tacoma Dome public art; Tacoma Creates awards $6.4 million to local groups

Port of Tacoma report: 2023 cargo supports tens of thousands of jobs; shore power, Maritime Center and training projects advance