Tonight the People Gather ... at People's Park

So I'm off to Seattle tonight to celebrate my birthday with the opening film at the Seattle International Film Festival, Battle in Seattle. I'll give a full rundown tomorrow about the opening and the partying.

But my big adventure means that I'll be missing a cool event that Tacoma Chickadee just reminded me of.--Open House on Hilltop (officially, the Upper Tacoma Business District).

Every Thursday a different business district will be showcased with late hours for some stores, prizes, and bocce in a nearby park. If you're like me, you've spent a lot of time in a couple business districts but others you only have a vague idea of where they're at. It would be cool if this became something like the Frost Park Chalk Challenge, where people got together to hang out and "go local" in a new business district as a group.