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    Downtown Tacoma's Old City Hall. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Inside Old City Hall
    By Todd Matthews • May 26, 2011 12:00 am

    The announcement Tuesday by the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation that Tacoma’s 118-year-old Old City Hall has been placed on…

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    Tacoma's Old City Hall. (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic preservation group calls Tacoma's Old City Hall...
    By Todd Matthews • May 24, 2011 12:00 am

    The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation has placed Old City Hall in downtown Tacoma on its annual list of the…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY KEVIN FREITAS / FEEDTACOMA.COM)
    Tacoma approves temporary billboard moratorium
    By Todd Matthews • May 19, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to implement a six-month moratorium on constructing new billboards and modifying existing billboards within…

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    Study continues for more parking at Tacoma Dome
    Study continues for more parking at Tacoma Dome
    By Todd Matthews • May 17, 2011 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma continues to explore options for providing additional parking at the Tacoma Dome, according to a report…

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    Tacoma City Council approves contract to outfit new police vehicles
    Tacoma City Council approves contract to outfit new...
    By Todd Matthews • May 12, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council unanimously approved a purchase resolution Tuesday that will advance an effort under way to replace many of…

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    Wedge Historic District  ordinance moved to May 17 Tacoma City Council meeting
    Wedge Historic District ordinance moved to May 17...
    By Todd Matthews • May 5, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council has moved the first reading of an ordinance that will create two overlay zoning districts — a…

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    "A lot of it is just getting out there and doing it," says bicycle ice cream vendor Jeff Smeed. "That's the beauty of being on a bike. If you're sitting there and not selling ice cream, go somewhere else. You know the neighborhoods. Go into the neighborhoods and parks where people gather." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Sweet Business Deal? Tacoma's bicycle ice cream...
    By Todd Matthews • May 4, 2011 12:00 am

    Jeff Smeed looks at Tacoma in a way few other people do: in ice cream sales. When the weather is…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY DAVID BOE)
    Wedge historic district ordinance reaches Tacoma City Council...
    By Todd Matthews • April 29, 2011 12:00 am

    After nearly three years of public meetings, discussions, and debate, Tacoma City Council is scheduled May 10 to hear the…

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    (IMAGES COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    More money needed for $32.5M Puyallup River Bridge...
    By Todd Matthews • April 27, 2011 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma is still trying to figure out how to pay for the first phase of a $80…

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    (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Spanish Steps rehab project earns trade group award
    By Todd Matthews • April 22, 2011 12:00 am

    The Spanish Steps rehabilitation project has been selected as a winner in the 2011 Build Washington Awards from the Association…

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    TOP LEFT: A large Spanish Chestnut tree located on a parking strip near North Sheridan Avenue and North Fifth Street. It is estimated the tree was planted between 1890 and 1910 as part of a street beautification project; TOP RIGHT: A Catalpa tree, also estimated to date back between 1890 and 1910, looms over Frisko Freeze; ABOVE: A Cedar of Lebanon tree located near the historic Rust Mansion on North I Street is estimated to date back between 1905 and 1910. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma moves closer to creating its heritage tree...
    By Todd Matthews • April 21, 2011 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma is moving closer to creating a heritage register to protect and honor some of its oldest…

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    (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Door-to-door letter campaign drives Old Town Tacoma historic...
    By Todd Matthews • April 19, 2011 12:00 am

    A battle over the history — and future — of a neighborhood is brewing in Old Town Tacoma. One group…

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    (PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Repairs ahead for Frost Park fountain?
    By Todd Matthews • April 17, 2011 12:00 am

    It is arguably the most visible corner in downtown Tacoma. A memorial for a fallen Tacoma police officer. A gathering…

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