Skip to content
Monday, June 16, 2025
59°F
Sign Out Sign In Subscribe Newsletter Contact Us
  • Sign Out
  • Sign In
    • News
    • Legal Notices
    • Print Editions
    • Weather
    • Marketplace
    • Subscribe
      • Subscribe
      • Subscriber Center
    • About The Index
      • About Us
      • Contact
      • iServices Login
      • Terms of Use
      • Privacy Policy
    • Quick Links
      • Pick up the paper
      • Place a Legal Notice
    Tacoma Daily Index
    59°F
    • News
    • Legal Notices
    • Print Editions
    • Weather
    • Marketplace
    • Subscribe
    • Contact
    • About The Index
    • All Sections
          • News
          • Legal Notices
          • Weather
          • Contact
          • Subscribe
            • Subscribe
            • Subscriber Center
          • About The Index
            • About The Index
            • Place a Legal Notice
            • Terms of Use
            • Privacy Policy
          • Print Editions
          • Marketplace
    paint
    Bricks, an elevator fly wheel, a fire hose reel, and an elevator operator controller are some of the 450 artifacts left over after the 1891 Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma was demolished in 2009. (ARTIFACT PHOTOS COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA / LUZON BUILDING FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    What's Left of Luzon? Report keeps tabs on...
    By Todd Matthews • February 22, 2012 12:00 am

    It can be difficult to find evidence of the historic Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. Designed by famed Chicago architects…

    Read Story

    Murray Morgan Bridge Update: Public meeting, bridge opening planned
    Murray Morgan Bridge Update: Public meeting, bridge opening...
    December 14, 2011 12:00 am

    The next public meeting to discuss the Murray Morgan Bridge rehabilitation will be held today from 6 p.m. to 7…

    Read Story

    Murray Morgan Bridge rehabilitation could include new elevator
    Murray Morgan Bridge rehabilitation could include new elevator
    By Todd Matthews • October 14, 2011 12:00 am

    A new deck, reinforced cables, and a fresh coat of paint aren’t the only new things envisioned for the 98-year-old…

    Read Story

    A teenager set fire to the Point Defiance Park Pagoda in April. (PHOTOS COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Teen receives maximum sentence for Point Defiance Park...
    October 12, 2011 12:00 am

    A 16-year-old boy from Tacoma was sentenced Tuesday to 142 to 189 weeks in the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, the maximum…

    Read Story

    Tacoma firefighters responded Sunday at 11:45 a.m. to a report of hazardous condition on the Murray Morgan Bridge. First arriving firefighters found that the protective plastic sheathing surrounding one of the towers on the bridge had failed and a large volume of particulate matter was being blown from the scene. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Winds batter Murray Morgan Bridge cover
    September 26, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma firefighters responded Sunday at 11:45 a.m. to a report of a hazardous condition on the Murray Morgan Bridge. First…

    Read Story

    (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Vandals hit Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park
    By Todd Matthews • June 17, 2011 12:00 am

    Vandals struck the Chinese Reconciliation Park on Tacoma’s waterfront last month, damaging the lattice work around the pavilion, or “ting,”…

    Read Story

    Pierce County Prosecutor: Charges filed in Point Defiance arson
    Pierce County Prosecutor: Charges filed in Point Defiance...
    April 26, 2011 12:00 am

    Pierce County officials reported Tuesday morning that a 15-year-old boy from Tacoma was charged with Arson in the First Degree…

    Read Story

    (IMAGES COURTESY CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF TACOMA)
    Children's Museum of Tacoma celebrates $5M construction kick-off
    April 25, 2011 12:00 am

    Construction at the new Children’s Museum of Tacoma, 1501 Pacific Avenue, began today at 10 a.m. with a free community…

    Read Story

    Tacoma's Murray Morgan Bridge painted black. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Murray Morgan Bridge to be painted black
    By Todd Matthews • March 24, 2011 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) approved a plan Wednesday to give the historic Murray Morgan Bridge a…

    Read Story

    Tacoma's Murray Morgan Bridge painted black. (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Back In Black? City proposal would paint Murray...
    By Todd Matthews • March 21, 2011 12:00 am

    The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled Wednesday to consider a proposal to paint the historic Murray Morgan…

    Read Story

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • Last

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive updates.

    Sign Up

    Have a story idea? Contact us here!

    Featured Local Savings

    • News
    • Legal Notices
    • Print Editions
    • Subscribe
    Quicklinks
    • Pick up the paper
    • Place a Legal Notice
    • Media Solutions
    About Us
    • About The Index
    • Contact
    • iServices Login
    • Sound Publishing Inc. Logo
    • A subsidiary of Black Press Media
    • Work With Us
    © 2025 Tacoma Daily Index + Sound Publishing + Black Press Media. All Rights Reserved.
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Accessibility
     Share This
     Facebook
     Copy
     Email

    Share on Mastodon