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    Pacific Plaza LLC
    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    DaVita eyes Pacific Plaza for new downtown Tacoma...
    By Todd Matthews • August 29, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a resolution that would allow downtown’s largest employer, DaVita, a medical…

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    A major part of the 12th Street hill climb renovation in downtown Tacoma is a public art installation called "Projecting Drop" by Vancouver, B.C. artist Jill Anholt. The City of Tacoma is planning a formal ceremony as early as next month to mark the project's completion. Anholt was in town this week to work on night-time elements of the installation. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma's Ripple Effect: For artist Jill Anholt, history...
    By Todd Matthews • November 4, 2010 12:00 am

    For several decades, pedestrians in downtown Tacoma often opted for the short hike up and down the 12th Street hill…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Pacific Plaza
    By Todd Matthews • December 28, 2009 12:00 am

    Visitors to Pacific Plaza in downtown Tacoma will require a good deal of convincing to believe that a decades-old crumbling…

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    (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City Council approves Pacific Plaza street-level office space
    By Todd Matthews • December 16, 2009 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council yesterday approved a resolution that changes the dynamics of leasable space at Pacific Plaza in downtown Tacoma….

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Office or Retail? City, developer try to agree...
    By Todd Matthews • December 11, 2009 12:00 am

    On Tuesday, Tacoma City Council is expected to make a decision that could change the dynamics of Pacific Plaza downtown….

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    "Our goal is for as little water as possible to make its way into the stormwater system," says BLRB Architects Associate Ben Ferguson of the green roof atop Pacific Plaza in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Outside Pacific Plaza: A garden grows high above...
    By Todd Matthews • September 3, 2009 12:00 am

    It is downtown Tacoma’s hideaway. Pedestrians and motorists pass beneath it each day, unaware of its existence. But for workers…

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    "[Pacific Plaza] is really a preservation project," says BLRB Architects' Senior Associate Dave Pool. "We're keeping the existing structure and shrouding it in a skin." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Inside Pacific Plaza: From blight to beauty, a...
    By Todd Matthews • September 2, 2009 12:00 am

    Visitors to Pacific Plaza in downtown Tacoma will require a good deal of convincing to believe that a decades-old crumbling…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    2008 Stories & Pictures — Photo Spotlight
    By Todd Matthews • December 30, 2008 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Daily Index concludes its look back at some of the significant people, stories, and photographs featured in these…

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    How's the weather up there?
    By Todd Matthews • June 10, 2008 12:00 am

    Less-than-perfect weather couldn’t keep two construction workers from scaling the base of a crane under construction yesterday morning at Pacific…

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    Three developers will discuss downtown Tacoma's future
    Three developers will discuss downtown Tacoma's future
    January 4, 2008 12:00 am

    The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce has announced that its upcoming quarterly luncheon will focus on downtown development and future….

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