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The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

<img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" />

Open house Feb. 17 to discuss Thea Foss...

by Index Staff • February 8, 2016 11:00 am

Metro Parks Tacoma and the Foss Waterway Development Authority will host a public open house this month to discuss the…

The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

<img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" />

Public meeting Jan. 14 to discuss Thea Foss...

by Index Staff • January 5, 2016 3:20 pm

Metro Parks Tacoma and the Foss Waterway Development Authority will host a public meeting this month to discuss the future…

The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

<img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" />

Public meeting Dec. 15 to discuss Thea Foss...

by Index Staff • December 2, 2015 12:44 pm

Metro Parks Tacoma and the Foss Waterway Development Authority will host a public meeting this month to discuss the future…

Floating Life Forms by Tacoma artist Ed Kroupa was installed in October along the Thea Foss Esplanade in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

UPDATE W/PHOTOS: Public art dedication Oct. 15 along...

by Index Staff • September 30, 2015 2:44 pm

The City of Tacoma and the Foss Waterway Development Authority will hold a dedication ceremony in October to mark the…

The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

<img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" />

Design phase to begin soon for 2 Foss...

by Index Staff • September 17, 2015 9:34 am

Progress is being made on plans to improve two new downtown Tacoma park spaces located along Thea Foss Waterway.

The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

<img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" data-src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="570" height="300" src="https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/072115_waterway_parks_d_web-570x300.jpg" class="attachment-archive size-archive wp-post-image" alt="The Central Park site along Thea Foss Waterway in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)" loading="lazy" />

Metro Parks Tacoma seeks contractors for 2 Foss...

by Index Staff • July 21, 2015 9:28 am

Metro Parks Tacoma wants to hear from landscapers, architects, and engineers regarding improvements planned for two downtown Tacoma parks located…

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)

City Council committee OKs proposed Weyerhaeuser Park along...

by Todd Matthews • April 7, 2015 8:39 am

Tacoma City Council’s Neighborhoods and Housing Committee has approved a nomination to name a waterfront park along Thea Foss Waterway…