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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Building on the Brink: Add nuisance report,...
    By Todd Matthews • August 19, 2011 12:00 am

    A public nuisance order issued earlier this year by the City of Tacoma due to debris falling from the 12-story,…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Building on the Brink: A line-item look...
    By Todd Matthews • August 10, 2011 12:00 am

    A May 2009 property condition assessment made public last week brought some sobering financial information surrounding the Winthrop Hotel, the…

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    Downtown Tacoma's Winthrop Hotel. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Building on the Brink: Property report puts...
    By Todd Matthews • August 9, 2011 12:00 am

    A report that assesses the condition of the Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma provides a stark look at the severity…

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    "That's a chapter in my life that I'm closing and I'm beginning a new one," says Glenn Grigsby, referring to the 15 years he spent living at the Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. He recently moved to HUD-subsidized housing in Tacoma's North End. "It's peaceful here. It's quiet. This is a new beginning for me." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Leaving The Winthrop
    By Todd Matthews • August 17, 2010 12:00 am

    It’s less than a five-mile stretch between downtown Tacoma and the city’s North End. But for Glenn Grigsby, the distance…

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    Winthrop Hotel resident Glenn Grigsby. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Winthrop Hotel
    By Todd Matthews • December 29, 2009 12:00 am

    For nearly 200 people living on fixed incomes, the 84-year-old, 12-story former Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma is an oasis….

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    Winthrop residents cross Ninth Street outside their apartment building during a neighborhood clean-up effort Saturday. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Cleaning up a neighborhood, battling a building's reputation
    By Todd Matthews • August 25, 2009 12:00 am

    It is difficult to change the bad reputation associated with the Winthrop downtown, especially when the reputation sticks to the…

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    "I gave up smoking a few years ago," says Winthrop resident John Heffler. Better known as 'Yo-Yo Man,' Heffler, 52, has lived in the downtown high-rise for a decade. "I took up the yo-yo and gave up smoking. It really helps." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: John Heffler
    By Todd Matthews • July 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Ask most residents of the Winthrop Hotel if they know John Heffler, and they’ll likely tell you they don’t. Ask…

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