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A collection of historic photographs of 117-year-old Old City Hall were on display in the building's lobby during a tour three years ago. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Hope for Old City Hall? Building clean-up, foreclosure prevention efforts under way, says owner

The leader of the ownership group behind Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma told city councilmembers today that…

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Tacoma City Council approves $399M biennial budget

By a vote of 8 to 1, Tacoma City Council approved the 2011-2012 biennial budget during its meeting…

Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Bank publishes notice to foreclose on Old City Hall; City to study public development authority for historic buildings

Union Bank of California plans to auction off Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma next month if an…

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6 Tacoma schools added to historic register

Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1951 will join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and Washington…

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Residents again seek historic district designation for Old Town Tacoma

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled Wednesday to receive a briefing on a new request…

(PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City Council approves additional $120K for Spanish Steps

Tacoma City Council voted Nov. 30 to approve a purchase resolution that directs an additional $120,000 toward the…

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Tacoma City Council to vote on 6 historic school nominations

Six Tacoma schools built between 1911 and 1952 may soon join Stadium High School, Lincoln High School and…

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Tacoma City Council approves B&O tax break for small-business owners

Tacoma City Council took action Tuesday to modify a nearly-60-year-old law that has governed how City Hall collects…

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Tacoma City Council votes today on B&O tax revision

Tacoma City Council is expected to vote today on an ordinance that would modify a nearly-60-year-old law that…

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City Council to consider additional $120K for Spanish Steps

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote Nov. 30 on a purchase resolution that would direct an additional…

(PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma City Council committee defers decision on Wedge historic district proposal

Tacoma City Council's neighborhoods and housing committee failed for the second time in three months Monday to reach…

(PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Spanish Steps 2.0

The City of Tacoma announced on its Twitter feed Nov. 15 that Spanish Steps in the Old City…

R. R. Anderson signs copies of his book of political cartoons at King's Books in Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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A creatively fun night with R. R. Anderson at King's Books

Friends, family, fans, and local politicians turned out Monday night for the release of political cartoonist R. R.…