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    TOP: Tacoma native Marshall B. Skidmore, with his son, Rob, in October of 1989, outside the Tacoma Daily Index's office on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. Skidmore, who passed away on July 23, 2007, at the age of 83, owned the Index for 37 years (PHOTO COURTESY SKIDMORE FAMILY); ABOVE RIGHT: When our newspaper opened its doors in 1890, it did so inside a five-story stone-and-brick building located at 1110-1116 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma. The building was demolished in 1931 to make way for a parking garage (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS / HISTORIC PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA PUBLIC LIBRARY); Forget iPads and laptops. An advertisement for a new electric typewriter ran in the Tacoma Daily Index on Oct. 8, 1964.(PHOTOS VIA TACOMA DAILY INDEX)
    122 Years Young: A milestone moment for the...
    By Todd Matthews • May 1, 2012 12:00 am

    Today is a milestone moment in Tacoma Daily Index’s history: the newspaper is 122 years old. The newspaper was first…

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    (DESIGN ILLUSTRATION COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    After 32 years, $4.1M fire station renovation ahead
    By Todd Matthews • April 25, 2012 12:00 am

    The $4.1 million renovation of a 32-year-old fire station located along Old Town Tacoma’s waterfront could begin as early as…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Open houses planned for 2 surplus Tacoma library...
    By Todd Matthews • April 25, 2012 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma will be opening the doors to prospective buyers interested in purchasing two Tacoma Public Library branches…

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    Tacoma's Old Town Dock. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    $2M Old Town Dock project could begin this...
    By Todd Matthews • April 17, 2012 12:00 am

    A $2 million project to rehabilitate Tacoma’s 139-year-old Old Town Dock on Schuster Parkway is anticipated to begin this summer,…

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    (PHOTOS COURTESY CAROLINE T. SWOPE))
    Hilltop's Swedish Mission Tabernacle now historic landmark
    By Todd Matthews • April 12, 2012 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that places the Swedish Mission Tabernacle building on the local register of…

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    Frost Park Chalk Off. (PHOTO COURTESY KEVIN FREITAS / FEEDTACOMA.COM)
    Tacoma chalk artists have their day
    By Todd Matthews • April 6, 2012 12:00 am

    A group of local artists filled City Hall this week to hear Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland proclaim April 6 as…

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    (TACOMA ATHLETIC COMMISSION)
    "Clay's Day" planned for late Tacoma sports broadcaster
    By Todd Matthews • April 3, 2012 12:00 am

    The Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Commission has announced it will host a ceremony April 21 to officially dedicate a roadway near…

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    (TACOMA ATHLETIC COMMISSION)
    Tacoma City Council approves Clay Huntington Way
    By Todd Matthews • March 28, 2012 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council Tuesday approved a resolution that names a city street in honor of the late broadcaster Clay Huntington,…

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    (PHOTOS COURTESY KEVIN FREITAS)
    Reporting Tacoma's billboard blight one click away
    By Todd Matthews • March 28, 2012 12:00 am

    Are you tired of looking at blighted billboards in Tacoma? If so, you are not alone. For nearly a year…

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    (IMAGES COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA / PORT OF TACOMA)
    Fife backs Tacoma's Puyallup River Bridge project
    By Todd Matthews • March 27, 2012 12:00 am

    The City of Fife has weighed in on a plan to replace a large portion of the aging Puyallup River…

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    (PHOTOS COURTESY CAROLINE T. SWOPE))
    Hilltop's Swedish Mission Tabernacle could become historic landmark
    By Todd Matthews • March 23, 2012 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote April 10 on a resolution to place the Swedish Mission Tabernacle building on…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Commencement Bank will open new downtown Tacoma headquarters...
    By Todd Matthews • March 21, 2012 12:00 am

    Tacoma-based Commencement Bank will move out of its headquarters on Broadway this week and open its new headquarters on Commerce…

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    Washington Building manager David B. Morton (left) and investor and owner representative Michael J. Allan (right). In May, Community Health Care of Tacoma will move 52 employees to two full floors of the historic downtown Tacoma building. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Community Health Care to move administrative staff to...
    By Todd Matthews • March 19, 2012 12:00 am

    Community Health Care of Tacoma announced today it will move its Administrative Services Office to the Washington Building in downtown…

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