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By MIKE ARCHBOLD
mike.archbold@thenewstribune.com
A state Liquor Control Board inspector made a second sweep today through a number of grocery stores in the new Alcohol Impact Area on Tacoma’s East Side and South End looking for illegal fortified alcohol wine and beer.
None of the 20 stores visited were found selling any of the 44 beverages banned in the week-old Alcohol Impact Area. Inspectors did find some of the products the storerooms of 13 stores and warned store owners to get rid of them immediately because even having them on the premises is illegal. Signs advertising the fortified beverages also must come down.
The AIA became effective Oct. 1 after a nearly 2 1/2 year effort by neighborhood groups to get it approved by the City of Tacoma and the state Liquor Control Board. It is the second such zone in the city that is aimed at reducing chronic public inebriation and its effects on neighborhoods.
“I’m not giving them the benefit of the doubt,” said State Liquor Control
Board enforcement officer L. J. Sawyers as he left the Tacoma Police Zone 4 Station on McKinley Avenue about 11 a.m. for the store checks. “If they are selling product, they’re going to get a ticket. There is no excuse.”
Stop!
Drop!
Roll!
We’re in the middle of Fire Prevention Week, an excellent time to go over the strategies that can help you avoid, or survive, a fire.
Tacoma and Fircrest residents can get those messages from the professionals, and in a festive fire station from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Firefighters will host open houses at six stations, sharing information on how to prevent home fires, set up and practice an escape plan and get prepared for a disaster. They’ll show off their life-saving equipment, and they’ll have plenty of info to take home.
And there will be snacks. Perfect!
The six open stations will be:
• Station 3, 206 Browns Point Blvd. in Northeast Tacoma.
• Station 4, 1453 S. 12th St., on Hilltop.
• Station 11, 3802 McKinley Ave., on McKinley Hill.
• Station 13, 3825 N. 25th St., in the Proctor District.
• Station 16, 7217 6th Ave., Skyline in the West End.
• Station 17, 302 Regents Blvd., in Fircrest.
Got a question? Call the Tacoma Fire Department Fire Prevention Bureau at (253) 591-5740.
Now for the quiz:
How many active fire stations does Tacoma have, not counting fire boat stations, offices and dispatch centers?
Of those, how many are on the National Register of Historic Places?
How many of the stations that will be open Saturday are on that list?
Which ones?
Leave your answer in the comments section of the blog. The first person to blog with all the right answers can pick up a snappy News Tribune travel mug at our front desk, under the Chihuly at 1950 S. State St.
(Disaster preparedness tip: In the event of an earthquake, do not stand under the Chihuly.)
