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The crumbling six-story, 1890s Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma. The City of Tacoma is concerned the building, located at the corner of South 13th Street and Pacific Avenue, will suddenly collapse due to decades of neglect. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
City will demolish 1890s Luzon Building
By Todd Matthews • September 15, 2009 12:00 am

The City of Tacoma announced today it will take emergency action to demolish the crumbling six-story, 119-year-old Luzon Building downtown…

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Winthrop Hotel resident Glenn Grigsby. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Winthrop resident named Safe Streets Superstar
By Todd Matthews • September 10, 2009 12:00 am

Safe Streets, a private, non-profit organization that unites neighbors against crime, announced Tuesday it has named Winthrop resident Glenn Grigsby…

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"This place has stressed me out so much that I'm really sick," says Winthrop resident Jessica Creso. "I feel like staying here is hard and difficult. Even the air in the Winthrop is bad. It is stagnant." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
A Voice From the Winthrop: Jessica Creso
By Todd Matthews • September 1, 2009 12:00 am

It is difficult for Jessica Creso to see the Winthrop as Home Sweet Home. “This place has stressed me out…

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"It's a big building," says Winthrop resident Kerry Hudson. "There are going to be some problems. You can't keep all the bad guys out, so to speak. In a low-income building, you have to live with that." (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
A Voice From the Winthrop: Kerry Hudson
By Todd Matthews • August 27, 2009 12:00 am

Kerry Hudson moved from Spokane when he was nine years old, and grew up in the old Salishan housing development….

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Sounder 'berm' opponents will meet Wednesday in Dome District
Sounder 'berm' opponents will meet Wednesday in Dome...
August 25, 2009 12:00 am

Organizers behind ‘Do It Right Tacoma,’ a citizens’ group promoting post-and-beam construction instead of a berm to connect Sounder between…

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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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(FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
Demolition begins on UW Tacoma's Joy Building
August 21, 2009 12:00 am

The last remaining vacant building on the Pacific Avenue side of the University of Washington Tacoma campus is set to…

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Crime Stoppers offers $1,000 reward for Winthrop serial arsonist
Crime Stoppers offers $1,000 reward for Winthrop serial...
August 21, 2009 12:00 am

Crime Stoppers of Tacoma and Pierce County is offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to the arrest of…

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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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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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More voices weigh in on Wedge historic district proposal
More voices weigh in on Wedge historic district...
By Todd Matthews • July 21, 2009 12:00 am

The City of Tacoma’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) this week will continue to review a request to designate the Wedge…

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