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Welcome To Tacoma: Gateway signs proposed near city entrance points

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Welcome To Tacoma: Gateway signs proposed near city entrance points

The City of Tacoma is accepting bids from contractors to install gateway signs near four entrance points into…

The art installation consists of a trio of three-dimensional metal, laser-cut half-spheres that range in diameter between three feet, five feet, and eight feet, and feature an intricate design pattern. The pieces will be bolted to a blank facade situated between two historic buildings on Broadway. (IMAGE COURTESY JONATHAN CLARREN)

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Art installation aims to illuminate Tacoma's Theater District

Artist Jonathan Clarren is creating an art installation for downtown Tacoma's Theater District.

The Loggers baseball diamond at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND)

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$100K Cheney Foundation grant will fund new grandstand at University of Puget Sound baseball field

University of Puget Sound baseball fans will enjoy the game more than ever next season when they take…

City of Tacoma hosts Climate Conversations Series

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City of Tacoma hosts Climate Conversations Series

The City of Tacoma's Office of Environmental Policy and Sustainability will host a free three-part series detailing Tacoma's…

Historic preservationists deem McKinley Elementary School endangered

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**UPDATE/RESCHEDULED** Historic Tacoma annual meeting spotlights Hilltop heritage building renovations

Tacoma residents are invited to learn more about the renovation of two historic buildings in the city's Hilltop…

Tacoma Historical Society: Presentation explores historic Tacoma Public Library

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Tacoma Historical Society: Presentation explores historic Tacoma Public Library

The Tacoma Historical Society (THS) will explore the history of the Tacoma Public Library during its member meeting…

Tacoma City Council to discuss Tacoma Smelter Plume cleanup program

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Asarco contaminated soil removal continues in Pierce County

The Washington State Department of Ecology announced Thursday crews are digging up contaminated soil at 90 yards in…

The Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church building in Tacoma. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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Tacoma Musical Playhouse purchases, seeks landmark status for shuttered historic church

Tacoma Musical Playhouse has purchased a nearly 90-year-old church building that was shuttered earlier this year. The organization…

Citing drought conditions, Pierce County officials are not irrigating the lawn at the County-City Building in order to conserve water. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)

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Fall season arrives, but cities continue call for water conservation

Fall has arrived, but consistent fall rains have not, and City of Tacoma, City of Seattle, and City…

The 112-year-old Mead House has been nominated to the City of Tacoma's Register of Historic Places. Perhaps equally as interesting as the home's long history and architectural pedigree is the amount of salvaged and historically significant material that comprise the century-old residence. (PHOTO COURTESY SUSAN JOHNSON / ARTIFACTS CONSULTING)

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**UPDATE** Mead House: Council vote could make Proctor area home Tacoma landmark

A single-family home dating back more than 100 years and located near Tacoma’s Proctor District could be added…

Power up: Rate increase planned for Tacoma utility

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Tacoma Power to build community solar project

Tacoma Power customers interested in investing in solar energy are invited to register online for Pierce County's first…

Spaceworks Tacoma: A conversation with program manager Heather Joy (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — September 2015

Here are the top five stories read by visitors to the Tacoma Daily Index's Web site during the…

Floating Life Forms by Tacoma artist Ed Kroupa was installed in October along the Thea Foss Esplanade in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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UPDATE W/PHOTOS: Public art dedication Oct. 15 along Thea Foss Esplanade

The City of Tacoma and the Foss Waterway Development Authority will hold a dedication ceremony in October to…