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    SCENES FROM CASCADIA: The failed vision of one developer to build the largest master-planned community in Pierce County. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Paradise Lost: Surveying the ruins of a $75M...
    By Todd Matthews • October 1, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    "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)
    Dorky's Arcade brings retro gaming downtown
    By Todd Matthews • September 27, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Pavilion arrives in Tacoma for Chinese Reconciliation Park
    By Todd Matthews • September 27, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    6 Tacoma schools move closer to historic landmark status
    6 Tacoma schools move closer to historic landmark...
    By Todd Matthews • September 22, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    City Council approves plan for Link light rail station
    City Council approves plan for Link light rail...
    By Todd Matthews • September 20, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    "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)
    Mayor Strickland discusses Tacoma's B&O tax
    By Todd Matthews • September 15, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    City considers B&O tax break for small business owners
    City considers B&O tax break for small business...
    By Todd Matthews • September 14, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    Key City Hall vote Tuesday for new LINK light rail station
    Key City Hall vote Tuesday for new LINK...
    By Todd Matthews • September 13, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Council vote ahead for Murray Morgan Bridge loan
    By Todd Matthews • September 10, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    Downtown Tacoma's historic Luzon Building. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Sidewalk party marks Luzon Building demolition anniversary
    By Todd Matthews • September 8, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    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)
    Burnham, Luzon Building featured in PBS documentary
    By Todd Matthews • September 2, 2010 12:00 am

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

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    $20M WSDOT loan would complete Murray Morgan Bridge...
    By Todd Matthews • September 1, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma announced Tuesday it is pursuing a $20 million loan from the Washington State Department of Transportation…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Plan adds new downtown Link light rail stop...
    By Todd Matthews • August 31, 2010 12:00 am

    Link light rail riders in downtown Tacoma may soon have the option of boarding and disembarking the train at a…

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