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An early photograph of the Shaw House in Tacoma. (IMAGE COURTESY SHARON WINTERS / KENDALL REID)

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Shaw House: Final vote ahead for Tacoma landmark nomination

Tacoma's so-called Shaw House could become a local landmark by the end of this month.

Design plans to re-align South 17th Street near the University of Washington Tacoma campus. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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UW Tacoma: City awards $1.8M contract to realign streets near campus

Tacoma City Council Tuesday awarded a $1.8 million contract for a public works project that aims to make…

The City of Tacoma will spend $10.5 million to rehabilitate the aging Tacoma Avenue South Bridge. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City awards $10.5M contract to repair aging Tacoma Avenue South Bridge

Tacoma City Council Tuesday awarded a $10.5 million contract to Quigg Bros., Inc. to rehabilitate the aging Tacoma…

The former Brown & Haley Warehouse. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Port of Tacoma: 5 contractors bid on former Brown & Haley warehouse demolition project

Five contractors have submitted bids on a project to demolish the former Brown & Haley headquarters and warehouse…

Work could begin soon on a project to rehabilitate the 81-year-old Tacoma Avenue South Bridge. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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Structural work could begin soon to rehab aging Tacoma Avenue South Bridge

Structural work could begin soon on a project to rehabilitate the aging Tacoma Avenue South Bridge. Tacoma City…

One building slated for demolition is the former Bob's Pier restaurant, located at 3320 E. 11th St. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Port of Tacoma to raze 10 structures on 9-acre tide flats site

The Port of Tacoma Commission Thursday authorized staff to move ahead on a plan to demolish 10 structures…

History Maker: As TCC turns 50, one researcher will tell its story

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History Maker: As TCC turns 50, one researcher will tell its story

A lot can happen in 50 years. Just ask Dale Coleman. For more than a year, the Tacoma…

Work is under way to replace the roof on the 104-year-old former Tacoma Municipal Barn in downtown Tacoma. The building was recently added to Tacoma's Register of Historic Places. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Roof replacement project under way for historic Tacoma Municipal Barn

Work is under way to upgrade a downtown Tacoma building that was recently designated as a local historic…

Port of Tacoma Commission OKs $325K for warehouse rehabilitation project

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Port of Tacoma Commission OKs $325K for warehouse rehabilitation project

An aging warehouse on the Port of Tacoma tide flats will soon be repaired in order to continue…

The last days of the former Brown & Haley headquarters and warehouse on the Port of Tacoma tide flats are near. The sprawling, abandoned, and boarded up warehouse near the corner of East 11th Street and Thorne Road was home to the world-famous Tacoma candy maker for more than 40 years. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Port of Tacoma seeks bids to raze former Brown & Haley warehouse

The Port of Tacoma is accepting bids on a $2 million project to demolish the former Brown &…

Hoyt Elementary School ca. 1958. (IMAGE COURTESY TACOMA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION)

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City's Landmarks Preservation Commission OKs historic nomination for 3 Tacoma schools

Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a nomination to add three local public school buildings to the City…

The City of Tacoma plans to spend $9 million to rehabilitate the 81-year-old Tacoma Avenue South Bridge, which has deteriorated to the point of limiting traffic lanes, closing sidewalks, and reducing maximum vehicle weight restrictions. In addition to building a new concrete deck, guardrails, streetlights, and sidewalks, the rehabilitation project would replace the girders and paint all the steel members on the bridge. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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2 contractors bid on Tacoma Avenue South Bridge rehab project

Two contractors have bid on a project to rehabilitate the 81-year-old Tacoma Avenue South Bridge.

The late Tacoma architect Stanley T. Shaw sketched this undated design plan as he prepared to re-plan the home site. (IMAGE COURTESY SUSAN JOHNSON / ARTIFACTS CONSULTING)

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Shaw House: Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission approves historic nomination

Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission has approved a nomination to add the Shaw House to the City of Tacoma's…