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Tacoma's South End Neighborhood Center. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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Tacoma finds buyer for South End Neighborhood Center

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote Dec. 11 to sell the former South End Neighborhood Center to…

The concrete McMillin Bridge has a long history in Pierce County. Built in 1934, it is an important section of State Route 162 that connects Orting to Sumner. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designed by Homer M. Hadley, whose work contributed to bridges spanning rivers, lakes and creeks throughout Washington State. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Fearing its demolition, preservationists nominate McMillin Bridge to Pierce County's historic register

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation announced Thursday it has submitted a nomination to the Pierce County Landmarks…

Tacoma Rail locomotive. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA RAIL)

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City Council approves $6.2M Tacoma Rail budget increase

Tacoma City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that directs an additional $6.2 million from Tacoma Rail's operating fund…

Downtown Tacoma's Pantages Theater. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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11 Tacoma, Pierce County groups awarded $54K for historic preservation projects

Eleven local organizations with stakes in historic preservation received a financial boost Tuesday when Pierce County Council approved…

Tacoma's South End Neighborhood Center. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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RFP deadline, City Hall discussion ahead for Tacoma's South End Neighborhood Center

Tacoma residents will soon learn more about the future of a neighborhood community center put up for sale…

Swan Creek Library building. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma partners with real estate broker on Swan Creek Library sale

The City of Tacoma has hired a local real estate broker to bolster its effort to find the…

(PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA RAIL)

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Tacoma Rail moves closer to $6.2M budget increase

Tacoma City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday that would direct an additional $6.2 million…

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A community center for Tacoma's eastside?

Members of a group that wants to open a community center on Tacoma's eastside were at City Hall…

A Tully's Coffee Shop on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma is now closed. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Bankruptcy shutters downtown Tacoma's Pac Ave Tully's Coffee

A Tully's Coffee Shop on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma has gone dark following an announcement last week…

Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Performing Arts could receive $5,000 from Pierce County's preservation grant program to pay for safety and access improvements to the Pantages Theater's elevator. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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11 Tacoma, Pierce County groups could receive $54K for historic preservation projects

Eleven local organizations with stakes in historic preservation are slated to receive nearly $54,000 in grant funding to…

(PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA RAIL)

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Tacoma Rail seeks $6.2M to balance budget

Tacoma City Hall isn't the only local municipality struggling to balance its budget. Tacoma Rail is expected to…

Gas Station Park in Tacoma's South End will receive $21,486 to completely overhaul the park. Three-dozen projects throughout Tacoma will receive nearly $220,000 in innovative grant funding as a result of recommendations made by the city's eight neighborhood councils. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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8 Tacoma neighborhoods awarded $218K for 36 capital projects

Three-dozen projects throughout Tacoma will receive nearly $220,000 in innovative grant funding as a result of recommendations made…

Foss Waterway Park site cleanup. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Foss Waterway Park: Funding approved to complete site cleanup

Tacoma City Council approved a resolution Tuesday that frees up money needed to complete a soil remediation project…