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    Murray Morgan Bridge rehab delayed
    By Todd Matthews • October 8, 2009 12:00 am

    A plan to replace the wire cables on the 96-year-old Murray Morgan Bridge in downtown Tacoma has been delayed until…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY SOUND TRANSIT)
    Sounder Dome District design opponents expected to jam...
    By Todd Matthews • October 5, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council has scheduled a public hearing Tuesday to hear comments on a proposed development agreement with Sound Transit…

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    This is one of many personal notes scrawled on the surfaces of downtown Tacoma's 1916 Spanish Steps (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    The Notes of Spanish Steps
    By Todd Matthews • September 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Downtown Tacoma’s Spanish Steps weren’t supposed to be like this: toppled and smashed decorative urns; columns broken as the result…

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    Workers began to demolish the 119-year-old Luzon Building Saturday morning. (PHOTO BY KEVIN FREITAS)
    Luzon's Last Dawn
    By Todd Matthews • September 26, 2009 12:00 am

    A crowd gathered at dawn Saturday to watch contractors begin to demolish the 119-year-old Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. According…

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    A Historic photo of the Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. (COLUMBIA CORNERSTONE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY PHOTO COLLECTION 2008-7, COURTESY OF WEYERHAEUSER ARCHIVES)
    Downtown's Lost Block
    By Todd Matthews • September 23, 2009 12:00 am

    When the Luzon Building is razed this weekend, it will be a significant loss to Tacoma’s architectural history. The 119-year-old…

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    The crumbling six-story, 1890s Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. The City of Tacoma is concerned the building, located at the corner of South 13th Street and Pacific Avenue, will suddenly collapse due to decades of neglect. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Luzon will come down Saturday
    By Todd Matthews • September 22, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma’s city manager confirmed Tuesday the 1890s Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma will be razed Saturday. During City Council’s noon…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City Hall park would honor late editor, historic...
    By Todd Matthews • September 18, 2009 12:00 am

    A new pocket park adjacent to Tacoma City Hall could be officially named after the late editor and historic preservationist…

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    Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby accepted a Safe Streets Superstar Award this week with his mother Mary Court. Grigsby, two other individuals, and one community group were honored at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Portland Avenue during an event that also marked the organization's 20th anniversary. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Winthrop resident accepts Safe Streets award
    By Todd Matthews • September 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby accepted the Safe Streets Superstar Award for Outstanding Block Leader or Strategic Partner during a breakfast…

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    The crumbling six-story, 1890s Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. The City of Tacoma is concerned the building, located at the corner of South 13th Street and Pacific Avenue, will suddenly collapse due to decades of neglect. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City will demolish 1890s Luzon Building
    By Todd Matthews • September 15, 2009 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma announced today it will take emergency action to demolish the crumbling six-story, 119-year-old Luzon Building downtown…

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    Winthrop Hotel resident Glenn Grigsby. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Winthrop resident named Safe Streets Superstar
    By Todd Matthews • September 10, 2009 12:00 am

    Safe Streets, a private, non-profit organization that unites neighbors against crime, announced Tuesday it has named Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby…

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    Russell Investments headquarters building in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Russell Investments moving to Seattle
    By Todd Matthews • September 9, 2009 12:00 am

    Russell Investments, a global investment advisory firm founded in Tacoma in 1936, will move its headquarters from downtown Tacoma to…

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    "Our goal is for as little water as possible to make its way into the stormwater system," says BLRB Architects Associate Ben Ferguson of the green roof atop Pacific Plaza in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Outside Pacific Plaza: A garden grows high above...
    By Todd Matthews • September 3, 2009 12:00 am

    It is downtown Tacoma’s hideaway. Pedestrians and motorists pass beneath it each day, unaware of its existence. But for workers…

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    "[Pacific Plaza] is really a preservation project," says BLRB Architects' Senior Associate Dave Pool. "We're keeping the existing structure and shrouding it in a skin." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Inside Pacific Plaza: From blight to beauty, a...
    By Todd Matthews • September 2, 2009 12:00 am

    Visitors to Pacific Plaza in downtown Tacoma will require a good deal of convincing to believe that a decades-old crumbling…

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