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Change to B&O tax policy reaches City Council Nov. 23

Tacoma City Council is expected Nov. 23 to hear the first reading of an ordinance that would modify…

Tacoma political cartoonist R. R. Anderson. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma's Man of Mischief: Inside the curious world of R. R. Anderson

If you follow local politics, you are familiar with R. R. Anderson, the self-titled 'DIY Cultural Arts Specialist.'…

A major part of the 12th Street hill climb renovation in downtown Tacoma is a public art installation called "Projecting Drop" by Vancouver, B.C. artist Jill Anholt. The City of Tacoma is planning a formal ceremony as early as next month to mark the project's completion. Anholt was in town this week to work on night-time elements of the installation. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma's Ripple Effect: For artist Jill Anholt, history and art merge on downtown's 12th Street hill climb

For several decades, pedestrians in downtown Tacoma often opted for the short hike up and down the 12th…

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Tacoma City Council approves additional funding for Chinese Reconciliation Park

Tacoma City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a purchase resolution that directs an additional $350,000 from the…

"Once I came out with paletas, it opened up a lot of doors for me," says ice cream vendor Jeff Smeed. He sells traditional Mexican paletas that are made in Qunicy, Wash., and shipped to Tacoma. "If I'm going to go around and sell ice cream, I want to sell something that I like and that I know other people are going to like. I've had a really good reaction to the paletas. The best marketing tool I have is the product. Once people try it, they like it. They are hooked on it. It's something new. It's something different." (PHOTO COURTESY JEFF'S ICE CREAM)

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A Sweet Deal on Wheels

Tacoma resident Jeff Smeed doesn't stay idle for too long. It makes sense considering Smeed is Tacoma's only…

Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City Council to vote on additional $350K for Chinese Reconciliation Park

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a purchase resolution that would direct an additional $350,000…

Tacoma's Old Town Dock. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City approves funding for Old Town Dock repairs

Tacoma City Council unanimously approved a purchase resolution Oct. 26 authorizing an agreement with a contractor to begin…

This was the scene Monday morning at 11:50 a.m. inside the parking garage at South 10th Street and A Street, across the street from Russell Investments former headquarters building. Earlier this month, Russell's 900 employees began the move from its 12-story building on 909 A St. in downtown Tacoma to its new home in the former WaMu Center, located at 1301 Second Ave., in downtown Seattle. Russell purchased the WaMu Center and renamed it the Russell Investments Center. The move was completed over the weekend. The global investment advisory firm founded in Tacoma in 1936 grew to become downtown's largest private employer. On Sept. 9, 2009, the company announced it would move to Seattle by the end of this year. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Russell has left the building

This was the scene Monday morning at 11:50 a.m. inside the parking garage at South 10th Street and…

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Tacoma embarks on gang assessment project

City officials are preparing to embark on an ambitious project to assess the state of gang activity throughout…

(FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Free Passage: Sound Transit holds off on charging for downtown Link light rail service

Tacoma Deputy Mayor and Sound Transit Board Member Jake Fey announced today that Sound Transit will not move…

Tacoma's Old Town Dock. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma City Council to vote on contract for Old Town Dock repair

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote Oct. 26 on a resolution that would authorize an agreement with…

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Tacoma City Council opposes I-1100, I-1105

Tacoma City Council yesterday came out in opposition to Initiative Measure No. 1100 and Initiative Measure No. 1105,…

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Design review discussion continues for historic downtown building

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled Oct. 13 to review a revised set of plans…