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    Tacoma Craft Beer Festival
    Raise a glass to local brewers at Tacoma's...
    August 14, 2012 10:03 am

    The Fourth Annual Tacoma Craft Beer Festival will be held on Sat., Sept. 1, between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m….

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    Cemetery tour explores Tacoma's history July 20-21
    June 29, 2012 9:38 am

    Have you ever stood in an old cemetery and thought, ‘How I wish these stones could talk’? The Fort Nisqually…

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    Former Tacoma City Councilmember Thomas R. Stenger received the Tacoma Historical Society's Murray Morgan Award for collecting and sharing Tacoma history. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    3 locals receive Tacoma Historical Society awards
    April 11, 2012 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Historical Society has announced the recipients of this year’s Murray Morgan Award, Alan Liddle Award, and Star of…

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    Tacoma Historical Society to screen rare 1929 film
    Tacoma Historical Society to screen rare 1929 film
    April 9, 2012 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Historical Society has announced local historian Ronald E. Magden will be the speaker during its 22nd annual meeting…

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    Tacoma Historical Society: Author to discuss Puget Sound rescue boats Feb. 9
    Tacoma Historical Society: Author to discuss Puget Sound...
    February 7, 2012 12:00 am

    Maritime historian Chuck Fowler will discuss his latest book, “Patrol and Rescue Boats on Puget Sound,” during Tacoma Historical Society’s…

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    (PRESERVATION GREEN LAB)
    Study links historic preservation, environmental benefits
    February 6, 2012 12:00 am

    A report produced by the Preservation Green Lab of the National Trust for Historic Preservation provides the most comprehensive analysis…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY ARCADIA PUBLISHING)Q
    Author to discuss Tacoma's North Slope history
    October 12, 2011 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Historical Society has invited Karen May, author of the new book “Tacoma’s North Slope,” published by Arcadia Publishing,…

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    (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A 'goddess' awaits her moment in the spotlight
    By Todd Matthews • August 30, 2011 12:00 am

    Supporters of the 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze Goddess of Commerce statue will publicly unveil the object on Weds., Aug. 31…

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    CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Griselda 'Babe' Lehrer (left) and artist Marilyn Mahoney (right) stand next to the Goddess of Commerce statue; The statue is currently in storage in a building along Opera Alley; supporters say it will be publicly unveiled on Weds., Aug. 31 at 4 p.m. at a permanent site near the intersections of South Sixth Avenue, St. Helens Avenue, and South Baker Street, in the so-called Triangle Business District and Theater District. (PHOTOS COURTESY TACOMA THEATER DISTRICT ASSOCIATION)
    Home at last for Goddess of Commerce statue?
    By Todd Matthews • August 18, 2011 12:00 am

    Tacoma’s itinerant Goddess of Commerce appears to have finally found a permanent home. Supporters of the 700-pound, seven-foot-tall, $122,000 bronze…

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    (IMAGES TOP LEFT AND ABOVE COURTESY C. MARK SMITH; IMAGE TOP RIGHT BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    The Year of Harry P. Cain
    May 16, 2011 12:00 am

    It’s safe to say 2011 has been a good year for the legacy of former Tacoma Mayor and U.S. Senator…

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    (IMAGE COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)
    Wedge Historic District issue reaches City Council July...
    By Todd Matthews • July 19, 2010 12:00 am

    Tacoma City Council will hold a public hearing Tues., July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall to take comment…

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    Tickets available for Historic Homes Tour
    Tickets available for Historic Homes Tour
    April 7, 2010 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Historical Society (THS) has announced it will host the Historic Homes of Tacoma “The Bluffs Above the Bay”…

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    (IRVING SINCLAIR PORTRAIT COURTESY TACOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY)
    THS meeting April 12 features Harry P. Cain...
    April 5, 2010 12:00 am

    The life of Harry P. Cain, a former Tacoma mayor who achieved national prominence, will be recounted when Tacoma Historical…

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