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    Study: Job creation, affordable housing follow historic preservation...
    February 16, 2011 12:00 am

    The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) is highlighting the results of a recent study by the…

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    Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby accepted a Safe Streets Superstar Award this week with his mother Mary Court. Grigsby, two other individuals, and one community group were honored at Bethlehem Baptist Church on Portland Avenue during an event that also marked the organization's 20th anniversary. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Winthrop resident accepts Safe Streets award
    By Todd Matthews • September 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby accepted the Safe Streets Superstar Award for Outstanding Block Leader or Strategic Partner during a breakfast…

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    Winthrop Hotel resident Glenn Grigsby. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Winthrop resident named Safe Streets Superstar
    By Todd Matthews • September 10, 2009 12:00 am

    Safe Streets, a private, non-profit organization that unites neighbors against crime, announced Tuesday it has named Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby…

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    Winthrop residents cross Ninth Street outside their apartment building during a neighborhood clean-up effort Saturday. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Cleaning up a neighborhood, battling a building's reputation
    By Todd Matthews • August 25, 2009 12:00 am

    It is difficult to change the bad reputation associated with the Winthrop downtown, especially when the reputation sticks to the…

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    "I gave up smoking a few years ago," says Winthrop resident John Heffler. Better known as 'Yo-Yo Man,' Heffler, 52, has lived in the downtown high-rise for a decade. "I took up the yo-yo and gave up smoking. It really helps." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: John Heffler
    By Todd Matthews • July 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Ask most residents of the Winthrop Hotel if they know John Heffler, and they’ll likely tell you they don’t. Ask…

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    Hotel Olympus in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Low-Income housing provider considers Hotel Olympus purchase
    By Todd Matthews • October 5, 2007 12:00 am

    For nearly a year, a group of residents and business owners in downtown’s north end have wondered about the future…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Downtown merchants sue neighbor over alleged chronic nuisance...
    By Todd Matthews • September 14, 2007 12:00 am

    Two downtown merchants have sued the owner of a nearby residential hotel, citing poor management and a long list of…

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