Here are the top five stories read by visitors to the Tacoma Daily Index‘s Web site during the month of August, as reported by Google Analytics.

1. Tacoma Rail hosts open house, free train rides

2. Anonymous donation aims to bring more street trees to Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood

3. Public discussion continues on plan to save Tacoma’s historic buildings from wrecking ball

4. D. B. Cooper exhibit opens at downtown Tacoma museum

5. City Council vote ahead for historic Hilltop properties sale, development plan