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    "I've always been, and always will be, a baseball fan more than I am a blogger," says Justin Carleton, who runs 'No Rhubarb' -- a fan blog that follows the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. "If I stopped blogging tomorrow, I would still go to baseball games. It was just sort of a nice circumstance that I was able to find a baseball team nobody else was blogging about." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Minor League Team, Major League Fan
    By Todd Matthews • March 27, 2008 12:00 am

    It’s hard to believe, with temperatures still chilly, that spring training ends this week, the Seattle Mariners take the field…

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    City commission releases recommendations for block grants, emergency services funding
    City commission releases recommendations for block grants, emergency...
    By Todd Matthews • March 25, 2008 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Councilmembers are scheduled to review recommendations today that would direct federal funding for organizations that provide community development…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    One dead in Winthrop Hotel fire
    By Todd Matthews • March 25, 2008 12:00 am

    Tacoma firefighters responding to a blaze in an apartment on the seventh floor of the Winthrop Hotel discovered the body…

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    One county jail, many problems, few answers
    By Todd Matthews • March 21, 2008 12:00 am

    Tacoma residents, city and county elected officials, and representatives of the area’s criminal justice system last night filled a meeting…

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    Tacoma City Council OKs cheaper health benefits for councilmembers
    Tacoma City Council OKs cheaper health benefits for...
    By Todd Matthews • March 19, 2008 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council voted yesterday to approve a plan to extend health benefits and premiums enjoyed by full- and part-time…

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    Old Elks Temple for sale
    By Todd Matthews • March 12, 2008 12:00 am

    A developer who purchased the 93-year-old former Elks Temple in downtown Tacoma in hopes of renovating it has announced it…

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    Movement grows to place goddess of commerce statue near Tollefson Plaza
    Movement grows to place goddess of commerce statue...
    By Todd Matthews • March 7, 2008 12:00 am

    A long-time Tacoma community organizer is leading an effort to fund a statue in Tollefson Plaza downtown that would honor…

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    City Manager pursues reorganization plan at City Hall
    City Manager pursues reorganization plan at City Hall
    By Todd Matthews • March 5, 2008 12:00 am

    A plan to reorganize the City Manager’s office is working its way through City Hall, according to a discussion during…

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    Open space or Children's Museum? Future unclear for...
    By Todd Matthews • February 28, 2008 12:00 am

    Will it be the future site of the Tacoma Children’s Museum? Or will it be an open space and hub…

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    City's street maintenance program posts impressive results
    City's street maintenance program posts impressive results
    By Todd Matthews • February 27, 2008 12:00 am

    A comprehensive, city-wide residential street maintenance program finished its first year under-budget and repairing more streets than originally planned, according…

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    On UW Tacoma's revamped campus, remembering a century-old...
    By Todd Matthews • February 26, 2008 12:00 am

    There were early signs that a downtown fire 100 years ago could prove nasty. There was the highly combustible nature…

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    Local governments explore 'urban village' concept near Cheney Stadium
    Local governments explore 'urban village' concept near Cheney...
    By Todd Matthews • February 21, 2008 12:00 am

    Four local governing bodies are currently exploring the idea of developing a large parcel of public land into an urban…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    On eve of 10-year renewal, changes ahead for...
    By Todd Matthews • February 13, 2008 12:00 am

    Two decades after its creation, and on the eve of the City Council’s vote to continue its existence, the Business…

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