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    Metro Parks Tacoma
    The City of Tacoma and Metro Parks Tacoma will spend nearly $6 million on a new swimming pool and aquatics center at the People's Community Center in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA / METRO PARKS TACOMA)
    Tacoma City Council approves contract for Hilltop community...
    By Todd Matthews • April 2, 2015 10:25 am

    A long-shuttered community swimming pool in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood is expected to open next year following major upgrades and new…

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    Schuster Slope: Cleanup crew needed for 16-acre open space area
    Schuster Slope: Public meeting April 30 to discuss...
    March 30, 2015 1:50 pm

    The City of Tacoma and Metro Parks Tacoma will hold a public meeting in April to discuss the completed Schuster…

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    KPG received the top award for its work on a green roadway in the South Tacoma Way business district as part of the Tacoma Green Infrastructure Challenge competition. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    KPG among Tacoma Green Infrastructure Challenge award winners
    March 6, 2015 3:51 pm

    The City of Tacoma has announced the winners of the first-ever Tacoma Green Infrastructure Challenge competition, which recently brought together…

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    Metro Parks Tacoma: Open house scheduled for proposed Eastside Community Center
    Metro Parks Tacoma: Nominees needed for annual Polar...
    February 17, 2015 9:28 am

    Nominations are being accepted for the Third Annual Polar Bear Paw of Approval Awards, which are presented jointly by Metro…

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    Metro Parks Tacoma: Public meetings scheduled to discuss Point Defiance Park Master Plan
    Metro Parks Tacoma: Public meetings scheduled to discuss...
    January 20, 2015 10:45 am

    Metro Parks Tacoma planners are about to begin the final phase of the Point Defiance Park Master Plan process, and…

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    Celebrate Point Defiance Park Pagoda centennial May 18
    Point Defiance Park: Century-old Pagoda, former streetcar station...
    By Todd Matthews • January 14, 2015 11:22 am

    The former Point Defiance Streetcar Station was formally added to Tacoma’s Register of Historic Places this week.

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    Metro Parks Tacoma hosted a centennial celebration this weekend for the Pagoda in Point Defiance Park. The event included free cultural history and natural history tours aboard two Pierce Transit trolleys reminiscent of the early 1900s streetcars that historically served the park. Visitors were also invited to explore the building, enjoy live music and refreshments, create handmade event souvenirs, and learn about the history of the Pagoda and future plans for the Japanese Gardens which surround it. (PHOTOS / IMAGES COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)
    Point Defiance Park: Century-old Pagoda, former streetcar station...
    January 5, 2015 9:50 am

    The former Point Defiance Streetcar Station could be added to Tacoma’s Register of Historic Places this month.

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    Half-acre Kids' Zone planned for Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
    Northwest Trek: 7 contractors bid on half-acre Kids'...
    November 3, 2014 2:19 pm

    Seven contractors have bid on a project to create a children’s play area at Metro Parks Tacoma’s Northwest Trek Wildlife…

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    Metro Parks Tacoma earns industry accreditation
    Metro Parks Tacoma earns industry accreditation
    November 3, 2014 10:43 am

    Metro Parks Tacoma officials announced the organization has received recognition for national accreditation at the National Recreation and Parks Association’s…

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    The former Point Defiance Streetcar Station at Point Defiance Park. (IMAGE COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)
    Point Defiance Park: Public hearing scheduled for century-old...
    October 15, 2014 10:14 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing this month regarding a nomination to place the…

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    Half-acre Kids' Zone planned for Northwest Trek Wildlife Park
    Half-acre Kids' Zone planned for Northwest Trek Wildlife...
    October 7, 2014 11:06 am

    Metro Parks Tacoma is accepting bids on a project to create a children’s play area at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park,…

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    Schuster Slope: Cleanup crew needed for 16-acre open space area
    2 contractors bid on project to clean up...
    September 23, 2014 10:58 am

    Two contractors have submitted bids to the City of Tacoma for a project to clean up Schuster Slope, the 16-acre…

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    An historic photograph of the former Point Defiance Streetcar Station at Point Defiance Park. (IMAGE COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)
    Century-old Point Defiance Pagoda nominated to Tacoma's historic...
    September 22, 2014 2:03 pm

    Metro Parks Tacoma has nominated the former Point Defiance Streetcar Station to the City of Tacoma’s Register of Historic Places.

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