Know Your Ropes is a temporary sidewalk mural and walking path that will launch June 2016, with a series of free summer walks throughout Hilltop.
Neighborhood Sidewalk Mural
Know Your Ropes is a sidewalk mural walking path that will wind through Hilltop, marked by a continuous “rope” graphic painted on the sidewalk in temporary marking paint. Along the twists and turns of this rope will be a series of mariner knot graphics, which serve as the starting points for a series of summer walks. Hilltop Summer Walk Series
Join us for our informat
ive and free summer walks, guided by neighborhood leaders and focusing on community topics relating to the past, present, and future of Hilltop. Walks are Wednesdays at 6pm, and start at a different "knot" along the Know Your Ropes sidewalk mural. Community Launch Walk
Wednesday, June 22, 6pm - Fulcrum Gallery, 13th and MLK
Celebrate the launch of the Know Your Ropes sidewalk mural with a walk led by public historian Michael Sullivan from Artifacts Consulting. Reception to follow at Fulcrum Gallery. Gardens and Greens: Growing Food in the Heart of the City
Led by Micaela Cooley, Harvest Pierce County and Carmetrus Parker, Community Specialist, Hilltop Urban Gardens. Wednesday, June 29, 6pm - Ferry Park, 14th and Sheridan
Business on the Hilltop - Live, Work and Play! Led by Kevin Grossman, Hilltop Business Association President
Wednesday, July 13, 6pm - New Look Apartments, 11th and MLK
Hilltop for the Next Generation
Led by Brendan Nelson, Hilltop Action Coalition President
Wednesday, July 27, 6pm - People's Community Center, 16th and MLK
A Walk with THA: Design, Affordability, Community and Justice
Led by Michael Mirra, Director, Tacoma Housing Authority & Andrea Cobb, Tacoma School Board and Tacoma Housing Authority
Wednesday, August 17, 6pm - EB Wilson, Ernest Brazill and M Street
Murals and More: Community Art on MLK
Led by Rebecca Solverson, Public Art Specialist, City of Tacoma
Wednesday, August 31, 6pm - People's Park, 10th and MLK
