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    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Image courtesy City of Tacoma
    Upper Tacoma vs. Hilltop: City poised to change...
    By Todd Matthews • November 14, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would officially change the “Upper Tacoma Business District”…

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    (HILLTOP TACOMA)
    Upper Tacoma or Hilltop? Resolution could officially change...
    By Todd Matthews • November 1, 2011 12:00 am

    What’s in a name? Everything, according to a group of stakeholders in Tacoma’s “Upper Tacoma” neighborhood. Later this month, Tacoma…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE TRANSIT)
    Pierce Transit prepares for major service reductions
    September 14, 2011 12:00 am

    Pierce Transit riders need to be prepared for significant service changes beginning Sun., Oct. 2, when bus service undergoes considerable…

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    Pierce Transit board approves service reduction plan
    Pierce Transit board approves service reduction plan
    June 14, 2011 12:00 am

    On Mon., June 13, the Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners approved a plan with some modifications for the final 15…

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    (COURTESY UW TACOMA)
    UW Tacoma professor's book offers forgotten layer of...
    January 11, 2011 12:00 am

    Martin Luther King Jr. led the American civil rights movement but his deep and active commitment to labor and social…

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    Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 17
    Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 17
    December 28, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration is scheduled for Mon., Jan. 17, 2011 at the…

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    Civil rights leaders visit UW Tacoma Wednesday
    October 25, 2010 12:00 am

    Two longtime civil rights and social justice activists headline a distinctive event this month at UW Tacoma. “Freedom Dreams: A…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Ben Gilbert Park dedication Aug. 14
    August 2, 2010 12:00 am

    Theater District stakeholders will hold a public event Sat., Aug. 14 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. to celebrate the…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A downtown mural's larger-than-life historic moment
    By Todd Matthews • July 13, 2010 12:00 am

    A worker Tuesday morning put finishing touches on a black-and-white, six-foot-by-28-foot mural that shows several thousand people gathered in Ledger…

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    (TCF ARCHITECTURE)
    Fund-raising continues for Valhalla Hall renovation
    By Todd Matthews • March 11, 2010 12:00 am

    Proponents of a plan to renovate the 104-year-old Valhalla Hall building in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood and re-open it as a…

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    Celebrate "Unity in the Community" Jan. 18
    Celebrate "Unity in the Community" Jan. 18
    January 11, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s 22nd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration is scheduled for Mon., Jan. 18 at the…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City Council to vote on Cain Promenade, Gilbert...
    By Todd Matthews • November 23, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council is scheduled Nov. 24 to consider a resolution that would name a pocket park located north of…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City Hall park to be named for late...
    By Todd Matthews • October 29, 2009 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) yesterday approved a recommendation to name a pocket park adjacent to City…

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