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City, Port partnership adds fire boat to Tacoma fleet

The City of Tacoma is expected to partner with the Port of Tacoma to purchase a boat to…

(PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Public art marks 12th Street hill climb re-opening

The 12th Street hill climb, a short-cut for pedestrians making their way from Pacific Avenue to Commerce Street…

SCENES FROM CASCADIA: The failed vision of one developer to build the largest master-planned community in Pierce County. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Paradise Lost: Surveying the ruins of a $75M development debacle

Twenty years ago, a developer purchased 4,200 acres of land near Bonney Lake and set out to build…

"I want people to come in here and act like kids," says Les Voros-Bond of Dorky's Arcade. "I want people to have fun and not be too serious. I've seen people just get big smiles on their faces when they see the games and they just lose it." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Dorky's Arcade brings retro gaming downtown

The corner of South Ninth Street and Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma has turned into a gamer's paradise…

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Pavilion arrives in Tacoma for Chinese Reconciliation Park

Organizers of a waterfront park that aims to commemorate the events of Nov. 3, 1885, when a group…

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6 Tacoma schools move closer to historic landmark status

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation is scheduled today to review a multiple-listing nomination to place six schools…

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City Council approves plan for Link light rail station

Tacoma City Council approved a resolution Sept. 14 that furthers a plan to build a LINK light rail…

"I think it's something worth doing," says Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland, referring to an effort under way at City Hall to revise the city's Business and Occupation tax code. The move would benefit 4,900 small businesses, but create a $1.4 million hole in the city's general fund in 2011. "It almost seems counterintuitive to do something like this in tough economic times, especially when we are trying to fight for dollars. But I think our small businesses need relief as well." (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Mayor Strickland discusses Tacoma's B&O tax

If you own a business in Tacoma, you are familiar with the city's Business and Occupation (B&O) tax.…

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City considers B&O tax break for small business owners

Tacoma City Council is expected to vote in October on whether to modify a nearly-60-year-old ordinance that has…

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Key City Hall vote Tuesday for new LINK light rail station

Tacoma City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that will further a plan to build…

(FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Council vote ahead for Murray Morgan Bridge loan

Tacoma City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that will go a long way toward…

Downtown Tacoma's historic Luzon Building. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Sidewalk party marks Luzon Building demolition anniversary

Do you miss the former Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma? If so, you're not alone. A group of…

Daniel Burnham, the late architect who designed the former Luzon Building (pictured) in downtown Tacoma, will be the focus of a documentary airing on PBS next week. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Burnham, Luzon Building featured in PBS documentary

Daniel Burnham, the late architect who designed the former Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma, will be the focus…