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    Pierce County’s historic McMillin Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE)
    Top Stories 2014: #7 — Future plans for...
    By Todd Matthews • December 22, 2014 11:23 am

    The Tacoma Daily Index is looking back at the 10 most popular and most read articles among visitors to our…

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    Top Stories 2014: #10 — Downtown Tacoma convention center hotel development
    Top Stories 2014: #10 — Downtown Tacoma convention...
    By Todd Matthews • December 18, 2014 11:10 am

    The Tacoma Daily Index is looking back at the 10 most popular and most read articles among visitors to our…

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    5 artisan Tacoma furniture makers to open Dome District showroom
    5 artisan Tacoma furniture makers to open Dome...
    By Todd Matthews • December 10, 2014 2:44 pm

    A Dome District building that was originally constructed more than 75 years ago and served as the headquarters for Durobilt…

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    A sweet sign for downtown Tacoma donut lovers
    By Todd Matthews • December 9, 2014 9:32 am

    A donut shop with a long history in the South Sound could soon offer its sweet treats in downtown Tacoma.

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    A proposal under discussion at Tacoma City Hall would cover the Tacoma Dome roof with art designed by iconic pop artist Andy Warhol. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    ***UPDATE*** City Council committee to revisit plan for...
    By Todd Matthews • December 1, 2014 9:28 am

    A Tacoma City Council committee is expected this month to revisit a plan to cover the Tacoma Dome roof with…

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    Chainsaw carver creates underwater tableau near Wright Park
    Chainsaw carver creates underwater tableau near Wright Park
    By Todd Matthews • November 19, 2014 3:46 pm

    When Virginia DeCosta and Marc Ross wanted to create art out of their dying, century-old maple tree, it sounded like…

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    A building at 1313-1/2 Fawcett Ave. slated for demolition. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Dangerous Domains: A conversation with Tacoma building inspector...
    By Todd Matthews • November 17, 2014 2:53 pm

    Since this spring, the City of Tacoma has awarded contracts to three companies to raze five Tacoma buildings that have…

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    "This is a huge honor because on so many levels it is about the art more than it is about the architecture," said Olson Kundig Architects Design Principle Tom Kundig. His firm designed the Tacoma Art Museum's $15.5 million expansion, which includes the new 16,000-square-foot Haub Family Galleries. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma Art Museum: The artistic design behind Haub...
    By Todd Matthews • November 14, 2014 12:01 pm

    As the Tacoma Art Museum prepares to celebrate its new museum expansion and Haub Family Galleries, much attention is focused…

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    A waterfront park located along Thea Foss Waterway could soon be named after Tacoma civic booster George H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. (IMAGE COURTESY BCRA / CITY OF TACOMA)
    Foss Waterway park could be named to honor...
    By Todd Matthews • November 7, 2014 11:21 am

    A waterfront park located along Thea Foss Waterway could soon be named after George H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr., a Tacoma civic…

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    Pierce County's historic McMillin Bridge. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic McMillin Bridge: Preservationists, WSDOT plan future for...
    By Todd Matthews • November 5, 2014 3:02 pm

    It wasn’t that long ago that a wrecking ball loomed over the McMillin Bridge near Orting. Fast-forward to today, and…

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    For more than 45 years, Stanley T. Shaw, the late Tacoma architect, lived in this two-story, 2,200-square-foot home anchored at the corner of North Lawrence Street and North 25th Street. Along with his wife, Clara, Stanley raised four children in the home, which wasn't originally built by Shaw but served as a sort of laboratory for some of his architectural ideas. (PHOTO COURTESY SUSAN JOHNSON / ARTIFACTS CONSULTING)
    Shaw House: Late architect's home now Tacoma landmark
    By Todd Matthews • October 29, 2014 3:00 pm

    Tacoma City Council approved a resolution Tuesday placing Tacoma’s so-called Shaw House on the City of Tacoma’s Register of Historic…

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    Oakland Elementary School ca. now. (IMAGE COURTESY TACOMA LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION)
    Historic Preservation: 3 school buildings now Tacoma landmarks
    By Todd Matthews • October 29, 2014 10:46 am

    Tacoma City Council approved a resolution Tuesday placing three local public school buildings on the City of Tacoma’s Register of…

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    Port of Tacoma Commission OKs $325K for warehouse rehabilitation project
    Port of Tacoma seeks bids on Terminal 7...
    By Todd Matthews • October 16, 2014 1:35 pm

    The Port of Tacoma is accepting bids on a project to repair an aging warehouse on the Tacoma tide flats…

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