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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A 'goddess' awaits her moment in the spotlight
    By Todd Matthews • August 30, 2011 12:00 am

    Supporters of the 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze Goddess of Commerce statue will publicly unveil the object on Weds., Aug. 31…

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    CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Griselda 'Babe' Lehrer (left) and artist Marilyn Mahoney (right) stand next to the Goddess of Commerce statue; The statue is currently in storage in a building along Opera Alley; supporters say it will be publicly unveiled on Weds., Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at a permanent site near the intersections of South Sixth Avenue, St. Helens Avenue, and South Baker Street, in the so-called Triangle Business District and Theater District. (PHOTOS COURTESY TACOMA THEATER DISTRICT ASSOCIATION)
    Home at last for Goddess of Commerce statue?
    By Todd Matthews • August 18, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma’s itinerant Goddess of Commerce appears to have finally found a permanent home. Supporters of the 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze…

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    Landmarks Preservation Commission rejects 'Goddess of Commerce' proposal
    By Todd Matthews • March 17, 2010 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) has rejected a request to place a 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze statue…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Next stop for 'Goddess of Commerce' statue: Atop...
    By Todd Matthews • March 5, 2010 12:00 am

    Supporters of a plan to re-create the so-called ‘Goddess of Commerce’ — a statue that once represented Tacoma’s economy, adorned…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY)
    'Goddess of Commerce' project remains in limbo
    By Todd Matthews • October 28, 2009 12:00 am

    Supporters of a plan to re-create the so-called ‘Goddess of Commerce’ — a statue that once represented Tacoma’s economy, adorned…

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    "It feels like a gift to me to be able to go out and talk to people," says Tacoma City Council candidate Lauren Walker. "It gives you faith in humanity to go door to door and realize people are paying attention.  They read the newspapers, they're watching the news, and they are processing things." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Council candidate aims to extend advocacy career inside...
    By Todd Matthews • July 19, 2007 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council candidate Lauren Walker’s connection to the Hilltop neighborhood dates back to 1990, when she and her husband,…

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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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    Budget discussion focuses on emergency, library services fees
    Budget discussion focuses on emergency, library services fees
    By Todd Matthews • December 1, 2005 12:00 am

    A plan to eliminate property and B&O taxes, reduce the utility tax, and introduce monthly user fees for police, fire,…

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    The economy and human nature
    The economy and human nature
    By Brett Davis • January 23, 2004 12:00 am

    Lakewood Chamber Economic Forecast luncheon: Dr. Andrew Turner of the Russell Investment Group predicts modest gains in the stock market…

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    City of Tacoma News: Tacoma City Council
    City of Tacoma News: Tacoma City Council
    July 29, 2002 12:00 am

    Wondering what your City Council is up to this week?

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