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Clay Huntington fans could have their 'way' by month's end

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote March 27 on a resolution that would name a city street…

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Port of Tacoma could direct $500K toward City's Puyallup River Bridge project

The Port of Tacoma Commission is scheduled to decide Thursday whether to offer $500,000 originally set aside for…

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Tacoma City Council committee OKs Clay Huntington Way

Tacoma City Council's neighborhoods and housing committee Monday approved a recommendation to name a city street in honor…

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

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Port OKs demolition of former Brown & Haley warehouse

The Port of Tacoma Commission unanimously approved a decision Thursday to begin the process of demolishing a building…

The former Brown & Haley warehouse. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Port of Tacoma poised to raze former Brown & Haley warehouse

The Port of Tacoma Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on whether to open the bidding on a…

Murray Morgan Bridge. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City: Murray Morgan Bridge will re-open in time for centennial

The $37 million rehabilitation of the Murray Morgan Bridge in Tacoma will be done in time to celebrate…

Bricks, an elevator fly wheel, a fire hose reel, and an elevator operator controller are some of the 450 artifacts left over after the 1891 Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma was demolished in 2009. (ARTIFACT PHOTOS COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA / LUZON BUILDING FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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What's Left of Luzon? Report keeps tabs on demolished building's artifacts

It can be difficult to find evidence of the historic Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. Designed by famed…

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Can Gas Station Park be saved?

It was less than four years ago that Tacoma City Councilmembers, Pierce County Councilmembers, and residents of Tacoma's…

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Agreement helps keep Mr. Mac in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood

Tacoma City Council approved a resolution Tuesday that could help keep a long-time Tacoma clothier in the city's…

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Commencement Bank closer to downtown Tacoma relocation

If you happened to be near South 11th Street and Commerce Street in downtown Tacoma this morning, you…

Two Tacoma Public Library branches -- the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Branch located at 1902 South Cedar Street (TOP LEFT/RIGHT) and the Swan Creek Branch located at 3828 East Portland Avenue (ABOVE CENTER) -- are slated to be sold to buyers with means and community interest. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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For prospective library building buyers, bring your checkbook (and good intentions)

Two Tacoma Public Library branches, closed for a little more than a year due to budget shortfalls and…

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Support grows for Clay Huntington Way

Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission will gather public comment until Feb. 10 regarding a request to name a city…

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Building improvements under way for Commencement Bank's relocation

A massive tenant improvement project is under way at 1102 Commerce Street in downtown Tacoma. According to Tom…