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    (DESIGN ILLUSTRATION COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    A $4.1M fire station rehab, but where are...
    By Todd Matthews • May 2, 2012 12:00 am

    When the $4.1 million renovation of Fire Station No. 5 is completed, there will be plenty of reasons to boast….

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    "This building has always been a centerpiece," says Steven Nikolich, owner of the Bank of Buckley building on Main Street. "I would like to see this become a working bank that invests back in the community." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Can the Bank of Buckley be Rebuilt?
    By Todd Matthews • July 1, 2010 12:00 am

    On a bright sunny day in Buckley, Wash., during the summer of 1925, Cora Craig took her three-year-old daughter Joyce…

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    City, TPD study noise ordinance effectiveness
    City, TPD study noise ordinance effectiveness
    By Todd Matthews • May 5, 2010 12:00 am

    An aggressive noise ordinance passed by Tacoma City Council two years ago appears to have had its biggest impact on…

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    Last year, Crime Stoppers of Tacoma / Pierce County offered a $1,000 reward leading to the arrest of a serial arsonist at the Winthrop apartment building in downtown Tacoma. (IMAGE COURTESY CRIME STOPPERS TACOMA / PIERCE COUNTY)
    7-year prison sentence for Winthrop arsonist
    By Todd Matthews • April 23, 2010 12:00 am

    A man who pleaded guilty in January to intentionally setting a series of fires last year inside the Winthrop apartment…

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    According to Tacoma Police, the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, and Winthrop residents, between Aug. 16 and Sept. 2, eight fires were intentionally set in different areas of the Winthrop, an 85-year-old, 12-story former historic hotel downtown. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Accused Winthrop arsonist pleads guilty
    By Todd Matthews • February 2, 2010 12:00 am

    A man Tacoma police and Pierce County prosecutors allege intentionally set a series of fires last year inside the Winthrop…

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    Forza to re-open Parkland cafe Saturday morning
    Forza to re-open Parkland cafe Saturday morning
    December 10, 2009 12:00 am

    Forza Coffee Company has announced that its Parkland Cafe will re-open on Sat., Dec 12 at 8:14 a.m. The coffee…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Respect, grief mark police memorial
    December 9, 2009 12:00 am

    More than 20,000 law enforcement officials convened in Tacoma Tuesday for a memorial at the Tacoma Dome to honor four…

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    (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT)
    Clemmons found, killed after confrontation with police
    December 1, 2009 12:00 am

    Maurice Clemmons, the subject of a manhunt related to the murders of four Lakewood police officers Sunday, was shot and…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Living On Edge: Inside the Winthrop arson investigation
    By Todd Matthews • October 23, 2009 12:00 am

    For most residents of the Winthrop apartment building in downtown Tacoma, just living day-to-day is hard enough. The 12-story, 84-year-old…

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    Tacoma Police, Liquor Control Board cite 17 businesses in weekend patrol
    Tacoma Police, Liquor Control Board cite 17 businesses...
    December 4, 2007 12:00 am

    Nearly one-third of Tacoma businesses failed liquor compliance checks conducted on Fri., Nov. 30 as part of a joint enforcement…

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