BOWLING FOR BOE >>>

You have drunk Merlot with Boe. You have ridden the Art Bus with Boe. Now you may bowl with Tacoma City Councilman David Boe.

Boe's City Council campaign get-togethers continue with a special Bowling For Boe Thursday, Sept. 1 at Chalet Bowl in Tacoma's Proctor's District. Wearing the same shoe style as the public, Boe will shake hands, bend ears and pick up 7-10 splits just like Earl Anthony did back in the day.

Why bowling?

"We couldn't get the insurance coverage for Bow & Arrows with Boe and Boxing with Boe," explains Carly Snapp, Boe's campaign manager. "We are trying to keep the campaign as reflective of David's personality as we can.

"You should have seen the ones that didn't make the cut - such as Bada-bing, Bada-BOE," replies Boe.

Here's what to expect Thursday at the Chalet Bowel:

After Boe throws his first strike, he'll explain the need to keep working on all levels of municipal government to attract high-density residential development - and how this is really going to require "revisioning" of the expectations of downtown and the neighborhood centers.

After Boe picks up a 4-6-7-10 spare, he'll go into detail about making the zoning code closer to the "reality" of development in Tacoma. He hopes to have the archaic off-street parking regs removed this year. 

After Boe nails the "Greek Church" spare, he'll discuss his plan to promote micro and small business - especially start-up businesses. He believes Tacoma has the potential to be the Start-up Capitol of the Pacific Northwest. "Weyerhaeuser, Russell, Hillhaven, DaVita, etc. ... some get too big and need to leave - just like my kids," Boe tells the Weekly Volcano.  "And really this is by leveraging what many see as our weakness - too much Class A and B space, lower housing costs - for start-ups that want green power, great water, historic neighborhoods that are affordable and within 20-minutes bike ride of the county's major urban center."

After Boe accidentally bowls down the wrong lane, he'll launch into his lecture about working to creatively solve the infrastructure and transportation conundrum in Tacoma. He'd like to see Tacoma as a true transportation hub - expanding the streetcar to provide incentives for transit-oriented development for residential and start-ups in an urban center.

Then, after Boe finishes his last frame, he'll turn to the spectators and proclaim the arts in Tacoma is an economic engine that should be explored further.  "It maybe small but small engines can accomplish quite a bit with a good maintenance and reliable fuel intake," Boe says.

Bowling For Boe

Thursday, Sept. 1, 6-8:30 p.m.
Free, campaign donations are encouraged
Chalet Bowl, 3806 N. 26^th St., Tacoma
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