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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A 'goddess' awaits her moment in the spotlight
    By Todd Matthews • August 30, 2011 12:00 am

    Supporters of the 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze Goddess of Commerce statue will publicly unveil the object on Weds., Aug. 31…

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    CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Griselda 'Babe' Lehrer (left) and artist Marilyn Mahoney (right) stand next to the Goddess of Commerce statue; The statue is currently in storage in a building along Opera Alley; supporters say it will be publicly unveiled on Weds., Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at a permanent site near the intersections of South Sixth Avenue, St. Helens Avenue, and South Baker Street, in the so-called Triangle Business District and Theater District. (PHOTOS COURTESY TACOMA THEATER DISTRICT ASSOCIATION)
    Home at last for Goddess of Commerce statue?
    By Todd Matthews • August 18, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma’s itinerant Goddess of Commerce appears to have finally found a permanent home. Supporters of the 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY KEVIN FREITAS / FEEDTACOMA.COM)
    Tacoma billboard battle resumes today
    By Todd Matthews • June 14, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council is scheduled today discuss the six-month moratorium on billboards that it approved on May 17. The decision…

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    New grocer, downtown awards headline City Center luncheon April 1
    New grocer, downtown awards headline City Center luncheon...
    March 3, 2011 12:00 am

    The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber will hold its quarterly City Center Luncheon Fri., April 1 at from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30…

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    Landmarks Preservation Commission rejects 'Goddess of Commerce' proposal
    By Todd Matthews • March 17, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has rejected a request to place a 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze statue…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Next stop for 'Goddess of Commerce' statue: Atop...
    By Todd Matthews • March 5, 2010 12:00 am

    Supporters of a plan to re-create the so-called ‘Goddess of Commerce’ — a statue that once represented Tacoma’s economy, adorned…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY)
    'Goddess of Commerce' project remains in limbo
    By Todd Matthews • October 28, 2009 12:00 am

    Supporters of a plan to re-create the so-called ‘Goddess of Commerce’ — a statue that once represented Tacoma’s economy, adorned…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Early success for city's homeless-to-housing initiative
    By Todd Matthews • May 3, 2007 12:00 am

    For 42 people formerly living in encampments created in woody hillsides or beneath Interstate overpasses, the concept of home is…

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    Singing the praises of the unsung heros
    Singing the praises of the unsung heros
    September 8, 2000 12:00 am

    “This summer’s technology conventions, proclamations and festivities brought much publicity to Tacoma. “

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    Tacoma to Tell World It's Wired as Part of Marketing and Economic Development Plan
    Tacoma to Tell World It's Wired as Part...
    By Steve Brown • February 4, 2000 12:00 am

    “Being wired may mean different things to different people, but Tacoma is definitely wired – and we’re going to tell…

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