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Commission indefinitely tables Old Town historic district nomination

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission has decided to indefinitely table a nomination to designate Old Town…

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City scraps plan for new parking garage at Tacoma Dome

The City of Tacoma is re-thinking its plan to build a $9.4 million parking garage near the Tacoma…

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Sauro's parking lot project nearly finished

Contractors Monday appeared to be completing a three-month project to build a new parking lot on the site…

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Heidelberg Brewery demolition under way

A demolition crew was busy Monday tearing down buildings on the site of the former Columbia Heidelberg Brewery…

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Old Town Tacoma historic district nomination appears defeated

An effort to designate Old Town Tacoma a historic district appears to be quashed. According to a postcard…

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Vandals hit Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park

Vandals struck the Chinese Reconciliation Park on Tacoma's waterfront last month, damaging the lattice work around the pavilion,…

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Downtown Tacoma's new link light rail stations could open in July

Two new Link light rail stations -- one northbound, one southbound -- along Commerce Street and near South…

(PHOTO COURTESY KEVIN FREITAS / FEEDTACOMA.COM)

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Tacoma billboard battle resumes today

Tacoma City Council is scheduled today discuss the six-month moratorium on billboards that it approved on May 17.…

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Falcons call Murray Morgan Bridge home (again)

For most Tacomans, the historic Murray Morgan Bridge is a mainstay of downtown Tacoma's skyline and a symbol…

Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Hope for Old City Hall? Historic Tacoma tours iconic, derelict building

A local historic preservation advocacy group whose members recently toured Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma reports that…

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City honors historic preservation leaders: Tacoma Public Schools, Wedge residents among award recipients

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission has announced the recipients of this year's awards for outstanding achievement…

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Tacoma City Council: Wedge neighborhood is historic

Tacoma City Council approved an ordinance May 24 that creates two overlay zones -- a historic district and…

Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Inside Old City Hall

The announcement Tuesday by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation that Tacoma's 118-year-old Old City Hall has been…