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City could spend additional $250K for Chinese Reconciliation Park

The City of Tacoma is expected to decide this week whether to contribute an additional $250,000 to the…

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City clears debt for bankrupt Tacoma Dome advertiser

Tacoma City Council Tuesday cleared an outstanding debt owed by an agency that once advertised in the Tacoma…

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Electric vehicles will join City Hall's fleet

The City of Tacoma's fleet of vehicles will soon be a little more eco-friendly thanks to action taken…

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Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — January 2011

Here are the top five stories / pages read by visitors to the Tacoma Daily Index's Web site…

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Tacoma City Council vote supports Pierce Transit, Prop. 1

Tacoma City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that urges Tacoma voters to support a ballot measure that…

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Historic Aspirations: Is 2011 the year Old Town Tacoma becomes an historic district?

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission will spend the next six months studying a request to designate…

Spanish Steps landscape designs. (IMAGES COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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A lush vision for historic Spanish Steps

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled Wednesday to be briefed on the landscape plan for…

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City Council to vote on $2.6M electric fleet vehicle contract

Tacoma City Council postponed a decision Tuesday to approve a $2.6 million contract that could add as many…

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Columbia Heidelberg Brewery to be razed, but branding remains classic forever

When the City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission last week agreed with a series of reports showing the…

"We can't deny that it's tough," says Washington Building investor and owner representative Michael J. Allan (right) of the current recession. "The economy is just terrible. Our vacancy is very high -- much higher than we would like it to be." Still, Allan and building manager David B. Morton (left) are working with a commercial real estate broker and a local bank to draw new tenants and make investments in the historic 85-year-old building in downtown Tacoma (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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High Hopes for Historic Tacoma Skyscraper

Downtown Tacoma is fortunate to have a handful of old structures that could easily serve as witnesses to…

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Demolition ahead for Tacoma's Heidelberg Brewery

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission Wednesday eliminated a hurdle in the demolition of the former Columbia…

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Last call for Columbia Heidelberg Brewery buildings?

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled Jan. 12 to review a request to demolish the…

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Tacoma City Council pushes to save Wash. State History Museum

Tacoma City Council approved a resolution Tuesday that strongly supports keeping downtown Tacoma's Washington State History Museum open.…