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The Business of Balls and Strikes: A conversation with Tacoma Rainiers president Aaron Artman
When the Tacoma Rainiers take the field at Cheney Stadium this evening, it will be the continuation of…
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Behind The Times: Nevermind the buildings. Can Pierce County restore its historic preservation program?
The fact that it's been 20 years since Pierce County took an inventory of its historic properties speaks…
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Minor League Team, Major League Fan
It's hard to believe, with temperatures still chilly, that spring training ends this week, the Seattle Mariners take…
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City commission releases recommendations for block grants, emergency services funding
Tacoma City Councilmembers are scheduled to review recommendations today that would direct federal funding for organizations that provide…
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One dead in Winthrop Hotel fire
Tacoma firefighters responding to a blaze in an apartment on the seventh floor of the Winthrop Hotel discovered…
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One county jail, many problems, few answers
Tacoma residents, city and county elected officials, and representatives of the area's criminal justice system last night filled…
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Tacoma City Council OKs cheaper health benefits for councilmembers
Tacoma City Council voted yesterday to approve a plan to extend health benefits and premiums enjoyed by full-…
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Old Elks Temple for sale
A developer who purchased the 93-year-old former Elks Temple in downtown Tacoma in hopes of renovating it has…
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Movement grows to place goddess of commerce statue near Tollefson Plaza
A long-time Tacoma community organizer is leading an effort to fund a statue in Tollefson Plaza downtown that…
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City Manager pursues reorganization plan at City Hall
A plan to reorganize the City Manager's office is working its way through City Hall, according to a…
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Open space or Children's Museum? Future unclear for planned Foss Waterway conservation site
Will it be the future site of the Tacoma Children's Museum? Or will it be an open space…
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City's street maintenance program posts impressive results
A comprehensive, city-wide residential street maintenance program finished its first year under-budget and repairing more streets than originally…
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On UW Tacoma's revamped campus, remembering a century-old fatal fire
There were early signs that a downtown fire 100 years ago could prove nasty. There was the highly…