Proctor

Following an extensive review of the condition of nine of Tacoma's oldest elementary buildings, the Tacoma School Board today recommended that Washington-Hoyt's historic 1906 structure be included in the upcoming capital levy measure.

You may call it pandering, but this is well worth meandering: Starting Wednesday this neighborhood supermarket tempts Tacoma chocolate lovers for five blissful days, but Sunday Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., it’s downright cocoa loco!

Flipping Out provides a great alternative to corporate fast food joints: great burgers, friendly service and free ice cream for the kids. Other bonuses include fresh ground beef and natural cut French fries.

Silk Thai has been our favorite neighborhood Thai restaurant since we moved to Tacoma. They serve consistently great food out of a surprisingly nice spot in a strip mall on 6th Avenue.

Proctor's little hole in the wall Mexican restaurant recently expanded into the space next door and is looking really good these days. It's always been a cute place, but the homey terra cotta red walls and Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera artwork really make the place feel special.

(Every Summer Playground Program park has a rubber chicken. I don't know why.)

Well, I've talked about this place before but not in the "official" good days blog. We were home all day hosting a house full of young ones for a crazed sugar-filled, Easter/birthday party. I'm a little under-prepared to write today, and enjoying a little of this, courtesy of my husband: