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    (PHOTO COURTESY TURN OUT THAT LIGHT TACOMA VIA FACEBOOK)
    Big turnout expected at City Hall Tuesday for...
    By Todd Matthews • July 18, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council is scheduled Tuesday to hear the final reading of an ordinance that would adopt the findings of…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma moves closer to Spanish Steps rehab
    By Todd Matthews • April 1, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has approved the specifications for a million-dollar rehabilitation of Tacoma’s historic Spanish…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Momentum continues for Spanish Steps rehabilitation
    By Todd Matthews • July 27, 2007 12:00 am

    It is arguably the most neglected pedestrian walkway downtown. Sure, the zig-zagged hill climb connecting Pacific Avenue to Broadway –…

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    Vince and Tom Mendenhall, son-and-father owners of Arlington, Wash.-based Historic Railway Restoration, outside a 1908 Turtleback streetcar that once operated on Tacoma streets. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Building History: A father-and-son team puts heritage trolleys...
    By Todd Matthews • June 1, 2007 12:00 am

    EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is second of a two-part series on Tom and Vince Mendenhall — the father-and-son team that…

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    Tom and Vince Mendenhall, father-and-son owners of Arlington, Wash.-based Historic Railway Restoration, inside a  Turtleback streetcar that once operated on Tacoma streets. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    End of the line, 130 miles north
    By Todd Matthews • May 31, 2007 12:00 am

    In the North Cascade foothills, just outside the town of Darrington, a stretch of Washington State Route 530 exists where…

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    New York Fashion Week goes vintage
    New York Fashion Week goes vintage
    August 7, 2006 12:00 am

    NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a bit of a vintage vibe at New York Fashion Week, with many designers mining…

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    FREE gas mower recycling April 29-30; natural yard care products discounted through May 15
    FREE gas mower recycling April 29-30; natural yard...
    April 24, 2006 12:00 am

    Using a gas lawn mower for one hour creates as much pollution as driving from the Tacoma Dome to Safeco…

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    Architects honor restoration of state capitol
    Architects honor restoration of state capitol
    June 14, 2005 12:00 am

    The Washington Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has presented a 2005 Civic Design Honor Award to the…

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    Kevin Keating and Jeff Oens operate The Bronze Works, a professional fine art foundry and gallery in Tacoma that produces bronze sculptures showcased around the world. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Bronze Beauties: Tacoma foundry creates larger-than-life masterpieces
    By Todd Matthews • June 2, 2005 12:00 am

    In a sprawling brick building at the corner of 25th and Fawcett, some of the most amazing sculptures are known…

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    Burn ban effective July 10
    Burn ban effective July 10
    July 8, 2004 12:00 am

    Dry, warm weather is the reason for the Pierce County prohibition.

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