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    Winthrop residents cross Ninth Street outside their apartment building during a neighborhood clean-up effort Saturday. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Cleaning up a neighborhood, battling a building's reputation
    By Todd Matthews • August 25, 2009 12:00 am

    It is difficult to change the bad reputation associated with the Winthrop downtown, especially when the reputation sticks to the…

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    "It was kind of like my fate to live here," says Winthrop resident David Miller with a laugh. "Maybe when I die, I'll be a ghost in the hallways." Miller shares a studio on the eighth floor of the former historic hotel in downtown Tacoma with his cat 'Little Bit.' (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: David Miller
    By Todd Matthews • August 20, 2009 12:00 am

    David Miller’s past is intertwined with the former Winthrop Hotel. His late father Pat and 83-year-old mother Ailene were married…

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    "Parts of the Winthrop are bad, parts aren't," says Winthrop resident David Allen. "Just like every city. Some parts of some cities are bad and run-down, some parts are really good." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: David Allen
    By Todd Matthews • August 13, 2009 12:00 am

    Meet the first David Allen. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in accounting, and owns his…

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    Salishan Phase II ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 12
    Salishan Phase II ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 12
    August 6, 2009 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) announced today it will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 12 at 11:30 a.m. to mark…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Historic hotel or housing? Tough economy shines realistic...
    By Todd Matthews • August 4, 2009 12:00 am

    A tough economy and an urgency to address decades of deferred maintenance have forced a key question to be answered…

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    "I gave up smoking a few years ago," says Winthrop resident John Heffler. Better known as 'Yo-Yo Man,' Heffler, 52, has lived in the downtown high-rise for a decade. "I took up the yo-yo and gave up smoking. It really helps." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: John Heffler
    By Todd Matthews • July 30, 2009 12:00 am

    Ask most residents of the Winthrop Hotel if they know John Heffler, and they’ll likely tell you they don’t. Ask…

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    "I feel so blessed to be at the Winthrop because I can be with my daughter," says Winthrop resident Nanette Colby. She lives in a fifth-floor apartment with her daughter, Naphtali, and owns Re-Fine Clothier downtown. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: Nanette Colby
    By Todd Matthews • July 15, 2009 12:00 am

    Nanette Colby has a work schedule that most single, city-living parents would envy. She owns her own business, Re-Fine Clothier…

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    "There are a lot of people who want to return the Winthrop back to a hotel," says Winthrop resident Otha Adams. "But there are a lot of really nice hearts and souls in that building, I wouldn't like to see that go away." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: Otha Adams
    By Todd Matthews • June 26, 2009 12:00 am

    Otha Adams is just like a lot of other 20-year-olds in Tacoma. He is a student at Tacoma Community College,…

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    "I don't have a lot, but I've learned to live within my means," says 15-year Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby. "I'm fortunate that I do have housing and a place to live. I see people on a daily basis out here who don't." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    A Voice From the Winthrop: Glenn Grigsby
    By Todd Matthews • June 16, 2009 12:00 am

    If you visit Glenn Grigsby in his room at the Winthrop Hotel downtown, the first thing you will notice is…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Winthrop history, development ideas equally storied
    By Todd Matthews • June 4, 2009 12:00 am

    For the few Winthrop residents gathered at Brick City last week to hear the latest news on the Winthrop Hotel…

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    The view from the penthouse level of the Winthrop Hotel. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Inside the Winthrop
    By Todd Matthews • June 2, 2009 12:00 am

    On Friday, the Index was the first to report the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) has been asked if it is…

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    The Winthrop Hotel in downtown Tacoma. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    THA weighs Winthrop building purchase
    By Todd Matthews • May 29, 2009 12:00 am

    The Tacoma Housing Authority (THA) is considering whether to purchase the Winthrop Hotel building downtown, according to the agency’s executive…

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    Tacoma Housing Authority/Salishan focus of study session
    Tacoma Housing Authority/Salishan focus of study session
    February 9, 2009 12:00 am

    Members of the City Council are scheduled during the Feb. 10 study session to hear a presentation from Executive Director…

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