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    Abandoned for more than two decades, the six-story Luzon Building has seen better days. Downtown Tacoma-based Gintz Group hopes the building's natural light and large floor plans will appeal to tenants once a $7.5 million renovation is complete. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Luzon Unlocked
    By Todd Matthews • August 28, 2008 12:00 am

    For local architects and history buffs, the six-story, 118-year-old Luzon Building downtown is a jewel. Designed by Chicago architecture firm…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Pierce County News: Court, company unite for paint...
    July 23, 2008 12:00 am

    Pierce County Superior Court judges and Gray Lumber recently volunteered to paint the home of a senior citizen this summer….

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    Edison community cleanup April 26
    Edison community cleanup April 26
    April 23, 2008 12:00 am

    The Edison Community Action Team will host a community cleanup from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 26 in…

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    The Business of Balls and Strikes: A conversation with Tacoma Rainiers president Aaron Artman
    The Business of Balls and Strikes: A conversation...
    By Todd Matthews • April 3, 2008 12:00 am

    When the Tacoma Rainiers take the field at Cheney Stadium this evening, it will be the continuation of a long…

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    "I've always been, and always will be, a baseball fan more than I am a blogger," says Justin Carleton, who runs 'No Rhubarb' -- a fan blog that follows the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers. "If I stopped blogging tomorrow, I would still go to baseball games. It was just sort of a nice circumstance that I was able to find a baseball team nobody else was blogging about." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Minor League Team, Major League Fan
    By Todd Matthews • March 27, 2008 12:00 am

    It’s hard to believe, with temperatures still chilly, that spring training ends this week, the Seattle Mariners take the field…

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    Applications for Free House Painting
    Applications for Free House Painting
    February 14, 2008 12:00 am

    Applications for free house-painting are now available for low-income seniors and low-income people with disabilities throughout Tacoma and Pierce County….

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    State Ecology Report: Washington continues to recycle, but garbage grows
    State Ecology Report: Washington continues to recycle, but...
    December 7, 2007 12:00 am

    The news on recycling is a mixed bag. Although Washingtonians sent a total of 5.3 million tons of waste to…

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    (PHOTOS COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)
    Superior Court judges, staff paint Tacoma beautiful
    July 30, 2007 12:00 am

    Valerie Troger of Tacoma is a happy homeowner this summer because the Pierce County Superior Court judges, commissioners and staff…

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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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    Edison neighborhood hosts second annual clean up effort
    Edison neighborhood hosts second annual clean up effort
    April 20, 2007 12:00 am

    Tacoma’s Edison neighborhood, located from South 56th to South 66th streets and Washington to Oakes streets, will host its second…

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    Seattle company donates paint to beautify Tacoma
    Seattle company donates paint to beautify Tacoma
    November 21, 2005 12:00 am

    Seattle Paint Supply has made an in-kind donation of more than 2,000 gallons of surplus paint in various colors to…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Bridge tour offers early glimpse of Market Street’s...
    By Todd Matthews • April 29, 2005 12:00 am

    The paint was still wet, the hallways still dusty. But members of the Tacoma Economic Development Committee — including City…

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    (Photo by Bobbie Bran)
    At the car wash: Turbulent airline industry lifts...
    By Todd Matthews • February 17, 2005 12:00 am

    Ted Clarke and Pat Easter are like most small-business entrepreneurs. They identified an opportunity, created a business plan, scouted commercial…

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