One building slated for demolition is the former Bob's Pier restaurant, located at 3320 E. 11th St. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Port of Tacoma to raze 10 structures on 9-acre tide flats site

The Port of Tacoma Commission Thursday authorized staff to move ahead on a plan to demolish 10 structures…

Greater Tacoma Community Foundation President and CEO Rose Lincoln Hamilton. (PHOTO COURTESY GREATER TACOMA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION)

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Greater Tacoma Community Foundation leader to retire next summer

The President and CEO of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation announced Thursday she will retire next summer.

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

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City of Tacoma: 4 positions open on TCRA Board

The City of Tacoma is looking to fill four voluntary positions on the 10-member Tacoma Community Redevelopment Authority…

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Representatives of AlphaGraphics Tacoma, Stewart & Son Computer Services, Pacific Continental Bank, Power Crews, Kel-Tech Plastics, FISH Food Banks of Pierce County, and Rally Point/6 received 2014 Spotlight! On Business Awards during a luncheon ceremony Wednesday at Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY CHAMBER)

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FISH Food Banks, AlphaGraphics Tacoma earn local Chamber business awards

The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber has announced the recipients of the 2014 Spotlight! On Business Awards.

Contractors on Tuesday were putting the finishing touches on a segment of the Prairie Line Trail that runs through the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) campus. City of Tacoma and UWT officials will celebrate the grand opening of the first phase of the new urban trail during a public ceremony on Thurs., Sept. 25, at 5 p.m. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Prairie Line Trail: On eve of grand opening, last-minute touches

Two days before the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) and the City of Tacoma celebrate the grand opening…

Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Pierce County Executive McCarthy presents 2015 budget proposal

Pierce County Executive Pat McCarthy this week presented a budget proposal for 2015 that aims to make investments…

Port of Tacoma releases fall Pacific Gateway magazine

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Port of Tacoma releases fall Pacific Gateway magazine

The Port of Tacoma has released the fall issue of Pacific Gateway magazine, the twice-yearly publication that highlights…

Schuster Slope: Cleanup crew needed for 16-acre open space area

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2 contractors bid on project to clean up Schuster Slope

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

UWT to unveil Japanese Language School Memorial Oct. 10

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UWT to unveil Japanese Language School Memorial Oct. 10

The University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) will hold a public ceremony in October to unveil a public memorial…

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

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Apply today for 2015 Tacoma Arts Projects grants

The City of Tacoma is accepting applications for 2015 Arts Projects grants, which range from $1,000 to $5,000…

An historic photograph of the former Point Defiance Streetcar Station at Point Defiance Park. (IMAGE COURTESY METRO PARKS TACOMA)

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Century-old Point Defiance Pagoda nominated to Tacoma's historic register

Metro Parks Tacoma has nominated the former Point Defiance Streetcar Station to the City of Tacoma's Register of…

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)

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Tacoma preservationists will mark Luzon Building demolition 5th anniversary

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

3 local organizations awarded $1.7M for salmon recovery projects

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2 Pierce County salmon recovery projects net nearly $1M grant funding

Salmon recovery projects in Puget Sound will receive nearly $25 million in grants from the Salmon Recovery Funding…