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    Crime Stoppers offers $1,000 reward for Winthrop serial arsonist
    Crime Stoppers offers $1,000 reward for Winthrop serial...
    August 21, 2009 12:00 am

    Crime Stoppers of Tacoma and Pierce County is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of…

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    "It was kind of like my fate to live here," says Winthrop resident David Miller with a laugh. "Maybe when I die, I'll be a ghost in the hallways." Miller shares a studio on the eighth floor of the former historic hotel in downtown Tacoma with his cat 'Little Bit.' (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: David Miller
    By Todd Matthews • August 20, 2009 12:00 am

    David Miller’s past is intertwined with the former Winthrop Hotel. His late father Pat and 83-year-old mother Ailene were married…

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    "Parts of the Winthrop are bad, parts aren't," says Winthrop resident David Allen. "Just like every city. Some parts of some cities are bad and run-down, some parts are really good." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: David Allen
    By Todd Matthews • August 13, 2009 12:00 am

    Meet the first David Allen. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in accounting, and owns his…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic hotel or housing? Tough economy shines realistic...
    By Todd Matthews • August 4, 2009 12:00 am

    A tough economy and an urgency to address decades of deferred maintenance have forced a key question to be answered…

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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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    "I feel so blessed to be at the Winthrop because I can be with my daughter," says Winthrop resident Nanette Colby. She lives in a fifth-floor apartment with her daughter, Naphtali, and owns Re-Fine Clothier downtown. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: Nanette Colby
    By Todd Matthews • July 15, 2009 12:00 am

    Nanette Colby has a work schedule that most single, city-living parents would envy. She owns her own business, Re-Fine Clothier…

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