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    Month: December 2013
    Pierce County Auditor's office opens early for Seahawks, Sounders license plate sales
    Pierce County Auditor's office opens early for Seahawks,...
    December 31, 2013 1:41 pm

    The Pierce County Auditor’s Office will open at 7 a.m. on Thurs., Jan. 2, to kick off the team license…

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    UW Tacoma to host 8th Annual MLK Unity Breakfast
    UW Tacoma to host 8th Annual MLK Unity...
    December 31, 2013 11:33 am

    The University of Washington Tacoma will host the 8th Annual MLK Unity Breakfast in January to recognize and celebrate the…

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    Learn more about Tacoma Link light rail expansion
    Tacoma Link light rail open house Jan. 9
    December 31, 2013 10:46 am

    Sound Transit will host an open house in January to continue its discussion of expansion plans for Tacoma’s Link light…

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    A pilot project in Tacoma aims to remove graffiti from private property within 72 hours. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Tacoma Graffiti
    December 31, 2013 10:27 am

    Most major cities struggle to combat graffiti, and Tacoma is no exception. To that end, City Hall made several efforts…

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    Tacoma's Old Town Dock
    Year In Review: Old Town Dock Restoration
    December 30, 2013 10:58 am

    Tacoma’s once-crumbling and shuttered 140-year-old Old Town Dock reopened this year following a major restoration project.

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    Historic Tacoma has nominated the Browne's Star Grill (left) and Pochert (right) buildings in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood to Tacoma's Register of Historic Places. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC TACOMA)
    Year In Review: Historic Hilltop Buildings
    By Todd Matthews • December 27, 2013 11:26 am

    Two century-old buildings in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood received renewed interest this year.

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    The 1890s-era Luzon Building was demolished in 2009 after City inspectors deemed the historically significant building a safety hazard for fear it would collapse after decades of neglect. In September, Tacoma City Council adopted an ordinance aimed to save historically significant, yet endangered, buildings. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Historic Preservation Legislation
    By Todd Matthews • December 26, 2013 10:23 am

    Tacoma’s historically significant, yet endangered, buildings received a boost this year thanks to new legislation.

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    The former Brown & Haley Warehouse. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Brown & Haley Warehouse Demolition
    By Todd Matthews • December 24, 2013 8:28 am

    It’s hard to imagine it today, but the sprawling, abandoned and boarded up warehouse near the corner of East 11th…

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    "Tacoma's got a great history," said Seattle-based Earthwise Architectural Salvage owner Kurt Petrauskas. "There are very creative people in Tacoma. Some of our really good clients in Seattle are actually Tacoma residents." (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Earthwise Architectural Salvage
    By Todd Matthews • December 23, 2013 9:22 am

    For more than two decades, Seattle-based Earthwise Architectural Salvage has been a destination for DIY homeowners, interior designers, contractors, architects,…

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    Spaceworks Tacoma settles into Hilltop neighborhood
    3 Spaceworks Tacoma art installations debut New Year's...
    December 20, 2013 2:56 pm

    Spaceworks Tacoma will debut three new art installations in downtown Tacoma on New Year’s Eve.

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