× By Matt Driscoll, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Published: April 25, 2021, 12:42pm
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If the old lighthouse could talk …
It’s an odd thing to ponder, perhaps and certainly not the first place a person’s mind goes when visiting the small waterfront park that juts out into the mouth of Commencement Bay on the other side of the city but Jim Harnish can’t help himself. It’s how the 81-year-old ticks.
“This is the welcoming beacon for maritime traffic into the port,” Harnish said this week of the historic Browns Point Lighthouse, which dates back to a lantern first placed on a pole in 1887 and now serves as the centerpiece of the 4-acre park that bears its name.
The Browns Point lighthouse is falling apart There are plans to restore its glory
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It s National Gin & Tonic Day. Order one around town to support local restaurants
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1 day ago Kristine Sherred, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Apr. 9 Order a gin and tonic at seven Tacoma-area restaurants this spring and a Scottish gin brand will donate money to the Independent Restaurant Coalition, a group formed in the wake of pandemic shutdowns last year and one that helped secure $28.6 billion for the industry s small businesses in the latest coronavirus relief package.
The Botanist Islay Dry Gin will donate $5, up to $25,000 total, for every G&T poured at hundreds of bars and restaurants across the country, including 25 in Seattle and the South Sound. Donations to the IRC will double on April 9, National Gin and Tonic Day, and on Memorial Day weekend, May 28-31.