'Best of Tacoma' Web report highlights year's successes

From building plans to helping hands, Tacoma saw more than a few successes in 2003-but you may have missed them among the constant press of more sensational news.

“The Best of Tacoma” 2003 Web report, www.cityoftacoma.org/bestoftacoma, highlights city accomplishments, including progress on the Thea Foss Waterway, the opening of the Link Light Rail service, 20 years of Tacoma Dome entertainment and continuing commitment to preserving resources.

From large-scale downtown developments and domestic violence initiatives to wide-reaching child care and senior programs, these stories celebrate the community’s faces, places and changing spaces. Go to the Website to learn more about:

– Foss Waterway on new course

– Destination downtown

– Tacoma unites for a solution

– Tacoma: conserve & preserve

– Old phones, new chances

– Crime free housing in Tacoma

– Service that means business

– Keeping kids safe in a disaster