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    Sound Transit images show Sounder D to M...
    By Todd Matthews • October 19, 2009 12:00 am

    Sound Transit’s proposed design renderings for connecting D Street to M Street through Tacoma’s Dome District and connecting Sounder service…

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    Graham resident and historian Lawrence D. "Andy" Anderson describes Kapowsin's early years to architectural historians Katie Chase and Susan Johnson. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Conversation with Pierce County's History Detectives
    By Todd Matthews • October 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Since the beginning of September, Katie Chase and Susan Johnson, two architectural historians at Artifacts Consulting in Tacoma, have driven…

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    Katie Chase and Susan Johnson, architectural historians at Artifacts Consulting in Tacoma, are currently working on a survey of historic properties and sites in Pierce County. "This might be the first time the county's history is down in one document," says Chase. "I don't want to miss anything." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Pierce County's History Detectives
    By Todd Matthews • October 15, 2009 12:00 am

    On a bright and cloudless Tuesday morning in October, Susan Johnson and Katie Chase, two architectural historians, walked down a…

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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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    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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