Tollefson Plaza Conquered: Secrets Revealed
April 30, 2008
Inspired by the Frost Park take over I rallied team In-Tacoma and we made our way down to the cement deadzone in Downtown Tacoma Called Tollefson Plaza. We decided to hold an experiment to see what would happen if Tollefson Plaza was turned into a real world wiki for a day. (A wiki is website or similar online resource which allows users to add and edit content collectively.)
With a large bucket of chalk in hand we began to draw in the center. I created the message “imagine.” very large in the center to get people to start thinking about this space and with the period its quite actionable. We then created a defined chalk area with the word “free” around it and a simple task of “Have Fun”.
We were interested to see if people would actually participate.
Leaving the park we came back 2 hours later to find that people were indeed participating and I had to add more chalk for people to use. We did this throughout the entire day.
Conclusion:
- People are ready to use this space
- People do some pretty wild things in this space like, take off there pants and jump in the fountain.
- Over 30 people participated and only one chalk penis
- People that wrote inappropriate things were moderated by others
- Security won’t stop you from chalking
- People created waypoints to help people find things in Tacoma, arrows pointing to the cupcake place for example.
Cultivating in the Graffiti Garages
April 10, 2008
Not to long ago you might remember reading about the cover-up of “The Tacoma Graffiti Garages”. Well I’ve been keeping a close eye on them so you don’t have to.
Presenting the new and improved Graffiti Garages:
City Targets Tacoma Hiphop, Rottweiler Records responds.
March 14, 2008
Don’t be surprised if you see some people out in front of the Pantages voicing their support.
embellish Graffiti Wall Photos
March 10, 2008
Once again the mural on the side of embellish has changed. Saturday and Sunday writers Kegs, Charms, Auras, Ksra, Dkoy, Foes, Pubs, Jrat, Letgo, Yuk, and Clone left their mark. The ever evolving wall is something more businesses of Tacoma should look at. Many of the murals in Tacoma get stale and just start to look bad why not switch it up every few months?
City of Tacoma Targets Artists : Death to the Graffiti Garages: Update 2
January 17, 2008
Just received a response from the city regarding the death to the graffiti garages, many of you want to know who to talk to. Feel free to contact Dan McConaughy at 591-2047 with any questions.
Good afternoon– Below is the response from Dan McConaughy of Building and Land Use Services — Public Works Department.
Dan said he would talk with you if you had any questions. His contact number is 591-2047.I am responding to the email sent to the Mayor’s office regarding the graffiti located at the parking garages at 723 Broadway. Code Enforcement received a complaint from the Tacoma Police Department regarding the graffiti. At that time an inspector went and verified the complaint. The parking garages have no doors and the graffiti was visible to the public. A “Notice of Violation” was sent to the property owner requesting that they voluntarily remove the graffiti from the property. Attached with the Notice of Violation are the procedures to request an appeal if the owner so chooses. No appeal was filed and the property was re-inspected on January 11, 2008 and found to be in compliance with city code. To my knowledge, all actions by the owner were voluntary.
Sincerely,
CindyCindy Leingang
Mayor/Council Office
City of Tacoma Targets Artists : Death to the Graffiti Garages: Update 1
January 11, 2008
No answers yet, glad they are looking into it, ill keep you all posted
Update:
Good afternoon,
We are trying to find an answer regarding your question. I have contacted our Parking Manager and Arts Administrator and once I receive a response I will let you know.
Sincerely,
CindyCindy Leingang
Mayor/Council Office
City of Tacoma Targets Artists : Death to the Graffiti Garages
January 11, 2008
Exit133 pointed out that they saw the Tacoma Graffiti Garages getting a makeover. I immediately had to see what was going on. It turns out the City if Tacoma has strong armed the owners of the parking garage to paint its wall and remove the art. Who’s next the mural on embellish? 6th ave?
I emailed Amy about the garages and here is her response:
In-Tacoma Launches 253hiphop.com
December 31, 2007
With the new year starting we decided it was time to launch another in-tacoma.net project. Introducing 253hiphop.com a members only Tacoma hiphop community forum. If you support Tacoma hiphop and like to follow what’s going on then be sure to head over and checkout http://253hiphop.com
Talk Tacoma
November 15, 2007
As the rain gets well rainy-ier we decided now would be a great time to introduce the In-Tacoma Forums. The talk will mostly be about events, art, and music of Tacoma. We will not focus on politics and condos we just could careless talking about such topics. If you would like to join us feel free to jump right in, upload a photo of yourself or something… and start a discussion 
URBANAUT - Art Rave - Tonight 8-11pm - At Sanford & Sons
November 10, 2007
Tonight Underground Tacoma is hosting a ArtRave located at Sanford and Son from 8pm - 11pm,
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