St. Nicholas Greek Festival Starts Today
Are you going to be hungry this weekend? Do you like Greek dancing? Perfect! The St. Nicholas Orthodox Church’s annual greek festival starts today. Support your community. Check it out. Take pictures.
Link to St. Nicholas Orthodox Church
9 comments
M Mattmike August 27, 2010
I travel from downtown to Ruston everyday for work. Starting last month (before the tunnel was closed entirely – while the detour was still “optional”) there were long delays on Ruston…but never on the detour.
It’s working fine…and I’d gladly take 30th or the detour for a few months to have a nice development on that end of Ruston.
Any word on when they’re closing the tunnel permanently?
C captiveyak August 27, 2010
i have no idea. I don’t think a site grading schedule has been released yet. I’ll check on that.
F frazzlebee August 28, 2010
I will be sad to see the tunnel close. Driving through the tunnel, honking horns, scaring tunnel virgins… always puts a smile onto everybody’s faces. It’s an institution of Tacoma.
SAVE THE TUNNEL!
S Sean August 28, 2010
While I too have enjoyed the aesthetic pleasures of cruising through the tunnel in a vehicle, as someone who rides a bike through it, I can attest that from the cyclist’s perspective, it can be downright scary. The combination of darkness, dampness, zero shoulder, honking and occasionally speeding vehicles, and some fairly substantial imperfections in the road surface, I’m always a little amazed when I pass through it unscathed. I’ll be glad to have a safer option.
C captiveyak August 28, 2010
The tunnel is certainly not a sustainable transportation option for Tacoma/Ruston. There’s little room to argue there. BUT…
We should put together some kind of community time capsule to bury in the tunnel when it’s backfilled and capped with concrete.
A Altered Chords August 28, 2010
I’m w/ frazle. I love driving through and continuously honking the shave and a haircut 2 bits rhythm. Ruston will be less Rustic!
M Mofo from the Hood August 28, 2010
The Town of Ruston should have made this a toll tunnel years ago. Where’s the leadership?
B Beth August 28, 2010
The finished product should be good for all types of commuters though I gotta say these detours are not fun or good for the businesses in Ruston.
So I drew my own detour and will gladly hand out the map at Don’s Ruston Market. :)
Just shoot straight down Baltimore to Commercial & right on Winnifred.
Hey and I’m in for the time capsule!
W WesS August 29, 2010
I like the tunnel fine, but I really want a pedestrian option to get from Ruston Way to Ruston, other than the 49th / Ferdinand hill.