Young Entrepreneurs Academy participants include Jessica Bokoskie, Sam Wheelock, Madison Chavez, Gracie Weiss, Cyrus Singleton, Lyric Swanson, Arthur Hagen, and LaMondtra Atkins. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA-PIERCE COUNTY CHAMBER)

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Young Entrepreneurs Academy: 5 Tacoma students earn investment cash

Five Tacoma high school students pitched their business ideas to a group of local investors on Wednesday as…

Spurred by the housing crisis, Kristin Giordano will present a series of suburban photographs taken on a toy camera in order to achieve a dreamlike, nostalgic quality that reinforced the ideals of the suburban landscape and the American Dream. (IMAGE COURTESY SPACEWORKS TACOMA)

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6 Spaceworks Tacoma art installations debut Third Thursday

Spaceworks Tacoma will debut six new art installations during the Third Thursday Art Walk next week in downtown…

Tacoma lectures, walking tours mark Museum Week Northwest May 16-23

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Tacoma lectures, walking tours mark Museum Week Northwest May 16-23

Washington State residents are encouraged to participate in a celebration of the region's museums and cultural institutions by…

Tacoma City Hall. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City Hall News: Foss Waterway children's park, strategic plan update, and Tacoma Dome Wi-Fi

Tacoma residents will have plenty of opportunities next week to learn more about what's happening in city government.…

Aspiring artist Kenzy Sorenson was awarded this year's Young Cartoonist of the Future scholarship from Tacoma-based Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians. (PHOTO COURTESY C.L.A.W.)

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Tacoma illustrators award annual student scholarship

Tacoma-based Cartoonist's League of Absurd Washingtonians (C.L.A.W.) recently announced it has awarded this year's Young Cartoonist of the…

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

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Tacoma seeks $27M in grants for 11 transportation improvement projects

The City of Tacoma's Public Works Department recently applied for 11 grants totaling nearly $27 million to help…

Pierce County will implement new restrictions on vehicle traffic over the 83-year-old Milroy Bridge. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)

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Pierce County Council OKs weight restrictions for Milroy Bridge

Pierce County Council approved an ordinance Tuesday that will implement new restrictions on vehicle traffic over the 83-year-old…

File Photo: Pierce Transit trolley will return in summer 2018. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE TRANSIT)

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Gig Harbor trolley pilot program earns downtown revitalization award

Pierce Transit has earned the Excellence on Main Award for Community Partnership from the Washington State Main Street…

University of Washington Tacoma earned the Stewardship in Historic Preservation Award for its work to adaptively re-use the 122-year-old, three-story, 47,000-square-foot Russell T. Joy Building. (PHOTO COURTESY THA ARCHITECTURE)

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Winters, Spaceworks Tacoma earn historic preservation awards

The City of Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission has named this year's recipients of awards for outstanding achievement in…

A former Tacoma police station once slated to become the new headquarters for a downtown Tacoma office supply retailer is back on the market. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Former McKinley Hill Tacoma police station for sale again

A former Tacoma police station once slated to become the new headquarters for a downtown Tacoma office supply…

Local historians to mark Wash. 125th statehood anniversary

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Local historians to mark Wash. 125th statehood anniversary

The Washington State Historical Society is inviting groups to develop projects and programs to observe the 125th anniversary…

Tacoma rock band documentary to premiere at SIFF

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Tacoma rock band documentary to premiere at SIFF

A documentary film about the Tacoma rock band Girl Trouble will have its world premiere this month at…

$3.5M Dept. of Ecology grants will support Tacoma stormwater projects

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$3.5M Dept. of Ecology grants will support Tacoma stormwater projects

The City of Tacoma will receive nearly $3.5 million in grants from the Washington State Department of Ecology.