The City of Tacoma will host a 2.3-mile urban hike and public walking tour of Tacoma’s Dometop neighborhood, an eastside community set upon McKinley Hill that features parks, a community garden, and some of the best views of downtown Tacoma. The tour will be led by Tacoma City Councilmember Marty Campbell, as well as officials with Metro Parks Tacoma, Rogers Park Community Garden, Harvest Pierce County, and the City of Tacoma’s Healthy Homes / Healthy Neighborhoods program. The first 50 participants will receive free water bottles. Light refreshments will be provided. The walking tour will be held on Sat., March 28, between 10 a.m. and noon. It will begin at McKinley Park, located at 600 Upper Park St. More information is available online here and here.

To read the Tacoma Daily Index‘s complete and comprehensive coverage of Tacoma’s Dometop neighborhood, click on the following links:

• City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission OKs historic nomination for 3 Tacoma schools (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 22, 2014)
• Verlo Playfield: Community unveils signage for renamed Tacoma park (Tacoma Daily Index, June 17, 2014)
• Metro Parks Tacoma to dedicate renamed Verlo Playfield (Tacoma Daily Index, June 10, 2014)
• Former McKinley Hill Tacoma police station for sale again (Tacoma Daily Index, May 6, 2014)
• Tacoma park to be renamed Verlo Playfield (Tacoma Daily Index, April 2, 2014)
• Metro Parks Tacoma seeks public’s help to rename McKinley Playfield (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 4, 2013)
• Tacoma City Council OKs plan to sell former Mckinley Hill police station (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 30, 2013)
• Decision ahead on former McKinley Hill police station property sale (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 28, 2013)
• Historic preservationists deem McKinley Elementary School endangered (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 14, 2013)
• Campbell will seek second term on Tacoma City Council (Tacoma Daily Index, March 7, 2013)
• Campbell, Boe appointed to lead Tacoma City Council’s Economic Development Committee (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 28, 2013)
• Councilmember Campbell appointed Tacoma Deputy Mayor (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 9, 2013)
• Resolution would appoint Councilmember Campbell Tacoma’s Deputy Mayor (Tacoma Daily Index, Dec. 31, 2012)
• Fire Prevention Week: 6 Tacoma fire stations to host open houses (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 2, 2012)
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• 5 sites selected for Tacoma Murals Project (Tacoma Daily Index, May 1, 2012)
• 80 years later, Tacoma’s Mottet Library still a classic (Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 11, 2012)
• Tacoma homestead could be next historic landmark (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 22, 2011)
• Tacoma’s Mottet Library renovation begins in October (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 29, 2011)
• Metro Parks expands food vendor program in city parks (Tacoma Daily Index, June 7, 2011)
• Tacoma City Council to consider $158K in innovative grant program recommendations (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 23, 2010)
• Tacoma’s Business District Program adds Pacific Avenue (Tacoma Daily Index, March 22, 2010)
• Pac Ave business owners seek Neighborhood Business District designation (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 23, 2010)
• Dome Top, South Park neighbors host neighborhood cleanups June 27 (Tacoma Daily Index, June 26, 2009)
• Crowded field for City Hall posts (Tacoma Daily Index, April 30, 2009)
• City of Tacoma’s Community Based Services hosts expansion kickoff April 22 (Tacoma Daily Index, April 7, 2009)
• A new life for endangered historic church (Tacoma Daily Index, March 31, 2009)
• Tacoma Fire to host open houses Oct. 11 (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 7, 2008)
• City holds Community Based Services expansion information meeting (Tacoma Daily Index, May 28, 2008)
• City’s community-based services will expand to Eastside, South Tacoma (Tacoma Daily Index, May 9, 2008)
• City continues discussion of business districts (Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 21, 2005)
• County celebrates centennial of former hospital (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 5, 2005)
• Cross District Association shares successes, concerns (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 29, 2003)
• Keep or repeal? City Club hosts debate on Initiative No. 1 (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 17, 2002)