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A free spirit hopes to land at City Hall
If Tacoma City Council candidate Robert "The Traveler" Hill had his way, you would run for political office.…
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City begins long-term discussion on downtown parking, transit systems
Tacoma City Manager Eric Anderson Tuesday updated Tacoma City Councilmembers on a long-term plan that, on paper at…
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Property owners begin voting on Broadway LID this week
A group of property owners began to cast their votes yesterday on whether to move forward with a…
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Downtown property owners will vote on LID plan again
A decision on whether to spend millions of dollars on neighborhood improvements in a section of downtown Tacoma…
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Pugilist-turned-preacher enters City Council political ring
The first thing Tacoma City Council candidate Reverend Ronnie Allen Warren mentions is we've met. Last March, in…
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Momentum continues for Spanish Steps rehabilitation
It is arguably the most neglected pedestrian walkway downtown. Sure, the zig-zagged hill climb connecting Pacific Avenue to…
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Downtown post office hosts museum auction
Groups of people trickled in and out of downtown Tacoma's United States Postal Service museum, located at 1102…
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Council candidate aims to extend advocacy career inside City Hall
Tacoma City Council candidate Lauren Walker's connection to the Hilltop neighborhood dates back to 1990, when she and…
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Businesses clear out for South Park Plaza development
Handmade signs recently posted inside two downtown storefront windows along Pacific Avenue are the latest indications that redevelopment…
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A street-smart activist makes a bid for City Hall
One recent afternoon, Hilltop resident Jack Pleasant dropped a glossy photo album on his kitchen table, opened its…
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City poised to sell steam plant to Port of Tacoma
The Tacoma City Council community and economic development committee voted unanimously yesterday to recommend selling to the Port…
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Status Seekers: In the Whitman neighborhood, a grassroots movement illustrates the challenges and benefits to seeking historic district designation
In the Whitman neighborhood, a grassroots movement illustrates the challenges and benefits to seeking historic district designation
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Tacoma attorney, former judge eyes City Council seat
When incumbent Tacoma City Councilmember Tom Stenger announced in April he would not seek re-election, speculation grew over…