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    Schuster Slope: Cleanup crew needed for 16-acre open space area
    2 contractors bid on project to clean up...
    September 23, 2014 10:58 am

    Two contractors have submitted bids to the City of Tacoma for a project to clean up Schuster Slope, the 16-acre…

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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)
    Tacoma preservationists will mark Luzon Building demolition 5th...
    September 22, 2014 10:49 am

    Historic preservation advocates will host a memorial this week to mark the fifth anniversary of the demolition of Tacoma’s Luzon…

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    Tacoma City Council to discuss Tacoma Smelter Plume cleanup program
    Asarco contaminated soil removal begins in North Tacoma...
    August 21, 2014 1:07 pm

    The Washington State Department of Ecology began digging up arsenic-contaminated soils at three homes in north Tacoma this week.

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    Area emergency responders participated in an on-water rescue demonstration Monday afternoon on Tacoma's Thea Foss Waterway. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA FIRE DEPARTMENT)
    Emergency responders conduct rescue exercise on Thea Foss...
    August 19, 2014 10:29 am

    A two-day conference under way this week in downtown Tacoma offered emergency responders the opportunity to practice an on-water rescue…

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    Two derelict vessels -- F/V Helena Star and F/V Golden West -- were chained together at the old Mason Marine location on Tacoma's Hylebos Waterway when they began to sink on Jan. 25, 2013. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY)
    Work resumes to remove derelict F/V Helena Star...
    July 22, 2014 2:56 pm

    Operations resumed recently to raise and remove the F/V Helena Star, the 167-foot boat that sank in Tacoma’s Hylebos Waterway…

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    Mark your calendar for 5th Annual Harvest Pierce County Summit
    Mark your calendar for 5th Annual Harvest Pierce...
    April 18, 2014 2:42 pm

    Tacoma and Pierce County residents interested in learning more about their local community’s effort to connect with their food supply…

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    Design discussion continues on Freighthouse Square Amtrak Station
    Public workshop Feb. 19 to discuss Freighthouse Square...
    February 13, 2014 1:59 pm

    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will share concepts for a new Amtrak station at Freighthouse Square during a…

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    10 bidders vie for Old Town Dock project
    10 bidders vie for Old Town Dock project
    By Todd Matthews • January 22, 2014 11:02 am

    The City of Tacoma has received 10 preliminary bids from contractors interested in working on a project that will bring…

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    Historic Tacoma has nominated the Browne's Star Grill (left) and Pochert (right) buildings in Tacoma's Hilltop neighborhood to Tacoma's Register of Historic Places. (PHOTO COURTESY HISTORIC TACOMA)
    More time needed to close Hilltop development deal
    By Todd Matthews • January 14, 2014 11:28 am

    A developer who plans to turn two City-owned historic buildings in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood into vibrant mixed-use centers has asked…

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    Major traffic shift ahead for Eastbound Nalley Valley project
    Major traffic shift ahead for Eastbound Nalley Valley...
    January 2, 2014 11:08 am

    If the weather cooperates, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews will make a major step forward this weekend in…

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    The 1890s-era Luzon Building was demolished in 2009 after City inspectors deemed the historically significant building a safety hazard for fear it would collapse after decades of neglect. In September, Tacoma City Council adopted an ordinance aimed to save historically significant, yet endangered, buildings. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Year In Review: Historic Preservation Legislation
    By Todd Matthews • December 26, 2013 10:23 am

    Tacoma’s historically significant, yet endangered, buildings received a boost this year thanks to new legislation.

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    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot derelict vessel Helena Star, which sank at the old Mason Marine location on Jan. 25. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES)
    UPDATE: 700-ton crane barge to remove derelict Helena...
    December 5, 2013 10:05 am

    A 700-ton crane barge arrived on the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma early Thursday morning to prepare to lift the 167-foot…

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    WSDOT wants public input on transportation improvement projects
    WSDOT wants public input on transportation improvement projects
    November 19, 2013 10:35 am

    The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has released the final draft of the 2014-2017 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP),…

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