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HUD awards nearly $3M for Tacoma, Pierce County public housing facility improvements

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Tacoma Housing Authority celebrates 75th Anniversary

The Tacoma Housing Authority will mark 75 years of housing and community development work in Tacoma during a…

9 groups set to receive $3M for human services programs in Tacoma

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Tacoma Bid Watch: Youth Building Tacoma, Tacoma Power archaeologist update, and landfill diversion

The Tacoma Daily Index often publishes the City of Tacoma's calls for bids asking contractors to meet the…

Bresemann Forest in Pierce County. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)

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Restoration projects planned for Pierce County's Bresemann Forest, Spanaway Park

Throughout the month of August, a team from Puget SoundCorps – part of the broader Washington Conservation Corps…

Sound Transit plans to replace the century-old wooden single-track railroad trestle at Tacoma Dome Station with a modern, double-track bridge. (IMAGE COURTESY SOUND TRANSIT)

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Sound Transit: Open house Aug. 11 for Tacoma Trestle project

Sound Transit will host an open house this month to discuss a project that will replace the existing…

Original House of Donuts opens in downtown Tacoma (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma Daily Index Top Stories — July 2015

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

Red ornamental street lamps are iconic fixtures in Tacoma's Lincoln International Business District. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma seeks artists for Lincoln Neighborhood Revitalization Project

The City of Tacoma has issued a call to artists for a $210,000 commission to create permanent public…

Vancouver Notch: Mount Rainier foothills could soon honor the late explorer

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Vancouver Notch: Mount Rainier foothills could soon honor the late explorer

A Pierce County resident wants to formally name a feature of the Mount Rainier foothills after Captain George…

Local Habitat for Humanity film series begins Aug. 10 at The Grand Cinema

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Local Habitat for Humanity film series begins Aug. 10 at The Grand Cinema

Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity will present the first installment of the organization's new quarterly film series at…

Vassault Park: Field reopens following Asarco contamination cleanup

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Vassault Park: Field reopens following Asarco contamination cleanup

Metro Parks Tacoma officials announced the field at Vassault Park recently reopened after being closed to the public…

UW Tacoma Y Student Center earns design-build award

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UW Tacoma Y Student Center earns design-build award

Tacoma-based McGranahan Architects and Mortenson Construction received the 2015 National Award of Merit in the Educational Facilities category…

Pierce County STOP facility earns industry award

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Pierce County STOP facility earns industry award

Pierce County officials recently announced the new Sewer and Traffic Operations Facility was named a Project of the…

Carbon River levee project temporarily closes Foothills Trail section

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Carbon River levee project temporarily closes Foothills Trail section

A temporary closure of the Foothills Trail between the Orting and Crocker trailheads began on Tuesday to allow…

Hot weather forces Tacoma to activate water shortage response plan

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Hot weather forces Tacoma to activate water shortage response plan

Historic low river levels combined with record-setting hot and dry weather that have significantly increased the demand for…