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    Spaceworks Tacoma
    "I am a very lucky person," says Spaceworks Tacoma Program Manager Heather Joy. "I get to work with amazing artists and people who are trying to make Tacoma better." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Spaceworks Tacoma: A conversation with program manager Heather...
    By Todd Matthews • September 3, 2015 5:24 pm

    Few things rankle downtown boosters more than empty storefronts. In Tacoma, one program has made serious headway in turning these…

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    Spaceworks Tacoma celebrates 5th Anniversary
    Spaceworks Tacoma celebrates 5th Anniversary
    August 13, 2015 2:31 pm

    Spaceworks Tacoma will mark its fifth anniversary by hosting a community celebration in the city’s Hilltop neighborhood in September.

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    Tinkertopia—the creative re-use center and alternative art supply shop—is owned and operated by husband-and-wife artists Darcy and Richard Ryan "R.R." Anderson. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tinkertopia: Tacoma's DIY art supply store turns 2
    By Todd Matthews • July 16, 2015 11:22 am

    For the past two years, Tinkertopia in downtown Tacoma has been the place where pine cones are turned into hedgehog…

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    Donations accepted May 17 for Tacoma Tool Library
    Donations accepted May 17 for Tacoma Tool Library
    May 14, 2015 10:50 am

    The Tacoma Tool Library invites local residents to donate their extra hammers, saws, wrenches, drills, and other tools to help…

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    Spaceworks Tacoma: 1120 Creative House grand opening March 19
    Spaceworks Tacoma: 1120 Creative House grand opening March...
    March 11, 2015 9:59 am

    Spaceworks Tacoma will host an open house this month to celebrate the grand opening of 1120 Creative House, a new…

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    #IHeartTacoma photo contest First Place winner Pacific Lutheran University.
    City announces #IHeartTacoma photo contest winners
    March 5, 2015 10:35 am

    The City of Tacoma has announced the winners of the #IHeartTacoma social media photo contest, which invited local residents to…

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    "Absolutely, it's the biggest [Spaceworks Tacoma project] in every way," said Spaceworks Tacoma Marketing and Artscapes Coordinator Gabriel Brown of a plan to open a creative co-working space in the heart of downtown Tacoma. "We've had a lot of internal conversations about how to take it on and the best way to go about it because it's bigger than what we have done before." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    1120 Spaceworks: Creativity abounds in a downtown Tacoma...
    By Todd Matthews • February 20, 2015 1:17 pm

    When you imagine a large office building downtown, you probably don’t think about filling it with artists. That perception could…

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    1120 Spaceworks participant and graphic designer Isaac Martinez of Pointline designed logos and branding for the new downtown Tacoma creative co-working space. (IMAGE COURTESY SPACEWORKS TACOMA)
    Spaceworks Tacoma opens downtown co-working space
    February 9, 2015 8:55 am

    Do you want to be part of a vibrant community of creators and activate a long-vacant building on Pacific Avenue?…

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    5 artisan Tacoma furniture makers to open Dome District showroom
    5 artisan Tacoma furniture makers to open Dome...
    By Todd Matthews • December 10, 2014 2:44 pm

    A Dome District building that was originally constructed more than 75 years ago and served as the headquarters for Durobilt…

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    DTE clothing retailer opens Friday on UW Tacoma campus
    DTE clothing retailer opens Friday on UW Tacoma...
    June 11, 2014 2:18 pm

    A new clothing retailer will officially open its doors on the University of Washington Tacoma campus Friday.

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