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    Mary Bowlby
    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Notable People
    By Todd Matthews • December 23, 2009 12:00 am

    In April, the Index interviewed long-time Wedge neighborhood resident Diane Walkup, who compared her 117-year-old home to a single-owner automobile…

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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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    "If we are to save historic buildings, it's going to take energy and people who care," says Tacoma Historical Society (THS) volunteer Heather Straub (right). Straub and THS Director Mary Bowlby have opened an exhibit about downtown Tacoma's notable historic buildings. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Building History: THS exhibit celebrates downtown Tacoma's architectural...
    By Todd Matthews • July 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Local history buffs will tell you that downtown Tacoma’s oldest buildings are more than bricks and mortar. Some carry the…

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    Taggers hit the 119-year-old Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma this week. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Luzon's Dark Legacy
    By Todd Matthews • July 10, 2009 12:00 am

    The announcement this week that the six-story, 119-year-old Luzon Building downtown is in danger of complete collapse is one more…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY THS)
    New THS exhibit highlights downtown Tacoma architecture
    July 2, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma Historical Society, in partnership with GeoEngineers, Inc., has announced the opening of a new exhibit entitled “From Ruins to…

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    Partnership will bring Downtown Tacoma architecture exhibit to Tacoma Historical Society center
    Partnership will bring Downtown Tacoma architecture exhibit to...
    May 4, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma Historical Society announced today it has formed a partnership with GeoEngineers, Inc. to develop an exhibit on the history…

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    2 receive Tacoma Historical Society Awards
    2 receive Tacoma Historical Society Awards
    April 17, 2009 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Historical Society (THS) has announced this year’s recipients of the Alan C. Liddle Award and the Murray Morgan…

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    Tacoma Historical Society opens "A Stitch in Time" exhibit
    Tacoma Historical Society opens "A Stitch in Time"...
    April 13, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma Historical Society announced the opening of “A Stitch in Time,” a new exhibit showing the work of a few…

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    "We want to encourage private collectors to not just leave their stuff at home but display them at our society," says Tacoma Historical Society member Tom Stenger, whose collection of maritime memorabilia comprises a new exhibit at the society's downtown exhibit center. "There are great public collections. But our philosophy here is that we want private collectors to show their stuff so people can see their exhibits." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Ahoy History Buffs!
    By Todd Matthews • October 23, 2008 12:00 am

    Of the 200-plus photographs and artifacts that comprise “Shore Leave — Above the Tall Ships,” a collection currently on display…

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