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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS / ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
    Citizens initiative aims to build Tacoma streetcar
    February 22, 2010 12:00 am

    A group calling itself “The Committee to Build the Streetcar” announced today it has submitted a citizens petition to the…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    On wave of City Hall momentum, streetcar organizer...
    By Todd Matthews • September 25, 2007 12:00 am

    Since early-2005, Tacoma resident Morgan Alexander has been the face of a grassroots movement to restore a historic streetcar system…

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    City Council committee postpones review of draft streetcar...
    By Todd Matthews • June 13, 2007 12:00 am

    Three weeks after findings of a feasibility study examining whether to restore a heritage streetcar system in Tacoma were released,…

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    Vince and Tom Mendenhall, son-and-father owners of Arlington, Wash.-based Historic Railway Restoration, outside a 1908 Turtleback streetcar that once operated on Tacoma streets. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Building History: A father-and-son team puts heritage trolleys...
    By Todd Matthews • June 1, 2007 12:00 am

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is second of a two-part series on Tom and Vince Mendenhall — the father-and-son team that…

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    Tom and Vince Mendenhall, father-and-son owners of Arlington, Wash.-based Historic Railway Restoration, inside a  Turtleback streetcar that once operated on Tacoma streets. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    End of the line, 130 miles north
    By Todd Matthews • May 31, 2007 12:00 am

    In the North Cascade foothills, just outside the town of Darrington, a stretch of Washington State Route 530 exists where…

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    City Council committee onboard with streetcar feasibility results
    By Todd Matthews • May 24, 2007 12:00 am

    A Tacoma City Council committee yesterday voted to accept findings of a recent feasibility study that examines the idea of…

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    Council committee endorses new route for St. Helens
    Council committee endorses new route for St. Helens
    April 11, 2007 12:00 am

    A Tacoma City Council committee yesterday approved a plan that would re-route St. Helens Avenue downtown into a one-way, southbound…

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    Council committee supports streetcar resolution
    By Todd Matthews • April 13, 2006 12:00 am

    A plan to create a historic-style streetcar connecting the city’s business districts has gained support inside City Hall, according to…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Council committee examines economic impact of arts
    By Todd Matthews • October 26, 2005 12:00 am

    The message during yesterday’s meeting of the Tacoma City Council Economic Development Committee was simple: supporting the arts in Tacoma…

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