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

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City of Tacoma: Annual code compliance survey under way

The City of Tacoma's Code Compliance Section is conducting its annual visual survey of the properties along Tacoma's…

The Tacoma Avenue South Bridge. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Additional funding approved for Tacoma Avenue South Bridge rehab

Tacoma City Council approved a purchase resolution Tuesday that directs an additional $400,000 toward design plans necessary to…

Tacoma's Central Wastewater Treatment Plant. (PHOTO COURTESY CITY OF TACOMA)

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Tacoma seeks bids for Central Wastewater Treatment Plant flood protection project

A project to protect Tacoma's Central Wastewater Treatment Plant against future floods appears to be moving forward.

(PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA ARTS COMMISSION)

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City seeks artists for Tacoma Murals Project

The City of Tacoma is seeking applications from artists and community groups interesting in participating in the Tacoma…

The City of Tacoma has applied for a grant to help preserve open space near Swan Creek (pictured) on Tacoma's East Side. (PHOTO COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)

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Pierce County aims to improve Swan Creek water quality

Swan Creek residents and business owners can learn about an effort by Pierce County to improve the creek's…

Tacoma City Hall. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City Hall News: Tacoma Smelter Plume cleanup, public art restoration project and Presidents Day

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

Design discussion continues on Freighthouse Square Amtrak Station

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Public workshop Feb. 19 to discuss Freighthouse Square Amtrak station

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will share concepts for a new Amtrak station at Freighthouse Square…

Talbert to chair Pierce Transit Board

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Talbert to chair Pierce Transit Board

The Pierce Transit Board of Commissioners Monday elected Pierce County Councilmember Rick Talbert to serve as its Chair…

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee (second from right) joined officials from Pierce County, BioFuels Washington, and Waste Connections to mark the completion of a new methane gas conversion facility in Graham, Wash. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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$14M biofuel facility opens at LRI Landfill

Pierce County became the latest major player on Washington State's clean energy front during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday…

Nominate an outstanding volunteer for City of Destiny Award

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Tacoma seeks nominees for City of Destiny Awards

The City of Tacoma is accepting nominations for the 28th annual City of Destiny Awards, which spotlights exceptional…

Tacoma's 'Sun King,' a three-ton, 15-foot-tall, 22-foot-wide steel frame sculpture by Corvallis, Ore., artist Tom Morandi is being stored at the City of Tacoma's Fleet Operations Headquarters. It sat near the corner of Broadway and South 13th Street for three decades before it was placed in storage seven years ago to make way for a new piece of public art. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Sun King In Storage: It's no castle, but a Tacoma repair shop is home for now

The City of Tacoma's Fleet Operations Headquarters is probably the last place you would expect to find a…

The City of Tacoma is accepting bids for a project that would bring a range of improvements to Ray C. Roberts (Tom Schuster) Memorial Park on Tacoma’s East Side. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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UPDATE: Project could bring improvements to East Side Tacoma park

The City of Tacoma announced Friday it is accepting bids for a project that would bring a range…

Tacoma City Hall. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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City Hall News: City Manager contract, streamlined permitting and disabilities commission appointments

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