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Discussion continues on Warhol Tacoma Dome roof plan

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Discussion continues on Warhol Tacoma Dome roof plan

A Tacoma City Council committee will be briefed next week on a plan to cover the Tacoma Dome…

Contractors made final site preparations before concrete was poured Monday morning at the future home of Tacoma's Sun King sculpture. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Park preparations begin for Tacoma's Sun King installation

A spell of dry and sunny weather has allowed contractors to begin site preparations on a park near…

The former Graffiti Garage in downtown Tacoma still has traces of its artistic past. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Life After Graffiti Garage

A little more than five months have passed since downtown Tacoma's 'Graffiti Garage' officially became off-limits to, well,…

"This award is recognition of the high value that Tacoma places on the preservation and care of our historic and cultural places, for the benefit of all citizens," said City of Tacoma Historic Preservation Officer Reuben McKnight of the award to honor the City for enacting new legislation that aims to protect historic buildings. "The historic property maintenance code is one component within our expanded effort to encourage investment and rehabilitation in historic buildings, including more financial and regulatory incentives." (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma honored for historic preservation legislation

A new law enacted last year that aims to protect Tacoma's historic buildings has earned top honors from…

The former J. E. Aubry Wagon & Auto Works Building in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY ARTIFACTS CONSULTING)

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2 warehouse district buildings join Tacoma's historic register

Two buildings dating back more than 100 years and located in Tacoma's former warehouse district will join the…

The City of Tacoma is seeking bids for a project to stabilize the 110-year-old historic Tacoma Totem Pole in Fireman's Park. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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***UPDATE*** 1 bid received for Tacoma Totem Pole stabilization project

The City of Tacoma has received one bid for a project that would stabilize the 110-year-old historic Tacoma…

Tacoma's Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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Tacoma City Council OKs $6M flood protection project

Tacoma's Central Wastewater Treatment Plant could soon be better protected against the Puyallup River's seasonal rising floodwaters.

Tacoma's 'Sun King,' a three-ton, 15-foot-tall, 22-foot-wide steel frame sculpture by Corvallis, Ore., artist Tom Morandi is being stored at the City of Tacoma's Fleet Operations Headquarters. It sat near the corner of Broadway and South 13th Street for three decades before it was placed in storage seven years ago to make way for a new piece of public art. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Record Tacoma rainfall stalls Sun King's return

Record rainfall last month has delayed a project to move Tacoma's Sun King sculpture out of storage and…

A significant stretch of South Tacoma Way has been officially renamed "Tacoma's Auto Row." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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South Tacoma Way stretch renamed "Auto Row"

A significant stretch of South Tacoma Way has been officially renamed "Tacoma's Auto Row."

Another design plan for Tacoma's Eastside community center calls for a two-story "City Icons" building that reflects three Tacoma cultural icons: Tacoma Art Museum, Museum of Glass, and LeMay -- America's Car Museum. (IMAGE COURTESY ARC ARCHITECTS / BALLARD*KING)

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Feasibility study completed for Eastside Tacoma Community Center

A consulting team hired last year to conduct a feasibility study for a community center on Tacoma's Eastside…

Progress continues on the $1.3 million renovation of Johnny's Seafood Co. along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Progress continues on $1.3M Johnny's Seafood Co. renovation

Progress continues on the $1.3 million renovation of Johnny's Seafood Co. along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma.

Business Improvement Area bike patrol officers Sarah Kirkman and John Leitheiser inspect a homeless encampment beneath Interstate 705. The officers are a vital security resource downtown. "It's all about respect," says Leitheiser. "If I treat people with respect down here, I'll get that in return." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Votes ahead on downtown Tacoma BIA contract renewal, boundary expansion

Tacoma City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday that will renew the City of Tacoma's…

The City of Tacoma is accepting bids for a project that would bring a range of improvements to Ray C. Roberts (Tom Schuster) Memorial Park on Tacoma’s East Side. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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3 contractors bid on East Side Tacoma park improvement project

The City of Tacoma received three bids from contractors interested in a project that would bring a range…