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At TCC, a master plan for higher education

Since opening its classroom doors 45 years ago, Tacoma Community College (TCC) has been a much-needed fact of…

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Pac Ave business owners seek Neighborhood Business District designation

Tacoma's Neighborhood Business District Program (NBDP) could add one more member to its roster. According to a Feb.…

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'Green' missing from 56th Street beautification project

When the professional golf world descends on the South Sound region in 2015 for the U.S. Open Championships…

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Key meetings ahead for Wedge Historic District proposal

Residents of Tacoma's Wedge neighborhood could learn this summer whether their part of town will be designated as…

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Charting a new course for future Tacoma Tall Ships festivals

Fans of full-masted historic sailing vessels will have to wait until 2014 before the Tall Ships Festival returns…

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Blue Mouse Theatre added to state, national heritage registers

The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) announced Monday the Blue Mouse Theatre, located at…

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A 'green highway' through Tacoma?

The City of Tacoma is joining a number of other jurisdictions along the Interstate 5 corridor to prepare…

According to Tacoma Police, the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, and Winthrop residents, between Aug. 16 and Sept. 2, eight fires were intentionally set in different areas of the Winthrop, an 85-year-old, 12-story former historic hotel downtown. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Accused Winthrop arsonist pleads guilty

A man Tacoma police and Pierce County prosecutors allege intentionally set a series of fires last year inside…

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More work needed on 'A' Street closure design

It's back to the drawing board for a plan to permanently close a section of 'A' Street, between…

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Tacoma closes $12M budget shortfall

Tacoma City Manager Eric Anderson announced Tuesday that adjustments to the city's 2009-2010 biennial general fund budget have…

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Steel cables, heavy equipment signal beginning of Murray Morgan Bridge rehab

Visitors to Tacoma's Murray Morgan Bridge this week will notice signs recently posted to announce the bridge will…

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License plates could fund music programs in Washington schools

A bill currently being considered could create special license plates to fund music programs in Washington State schools.…

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Pierce County drops historic preservation officer

Pierce County officials have confirmed budget cuts have forced the county to eliminate its historic preservation officer position.…