Tacoma's Swan Creek Park focus of urban forestry restoration project

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Tacoma's Swan Creek Park focus of urban forestry restoration project

Invasive plants will be removed from Swan Creek Park and adjacent Pierce County property over the next few…

Tacoma picked to host free Sundance film series

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Tacoma picked to host free Sundance film series

Sundance Institute and the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities announced today that "FILM FORWARD: Advancing…

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Tacoma City Council to discuss Prop. 1, local tourism

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to hear from City of Tacoma staff…

Tacoma council committee to consider Hilltop property sale, development project

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City Council vote ahead for historic Hilltop properties sale, development plan

Tacoma City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a resolution to sell two city-owned historic buildings as…

The North Warren Street Bridge that crosses Muck Creek in Roy will be closed for four months starting Mon., Aug. 12 so the bridge can be replaced. (IMAGE COURTESY PIERCE COUNTY)

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Pierce County to replace North Warren Street Bridge

The North Warren Street Bridge that crosses Muck Creek in Roy will be closed for four months starting…

Tacoma Rail locomotive. (PHOTO COURTESY TACOMA RAIL)

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Tacoma Rail hosts open house, free train rides

Tacoma Rail will host an open house this month in an effort to educate the public about the…

Tacoma historian Dave Burns. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Local historian will share "Tacoma Then and Now" photos

The Tacoma Historical Society will continue its Heritage Series next month with a presentation entitled "Tacoma Then and…

Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park awarded $388K heritage grant

The City of Tacoma has been awarded a $388,000 grant from the Washington State Historical Society to help…

AUGUST 2013 | Sound Transit will kick off the 10-year anniversary of the start of service for Tacoma's Link light rail with contest to win prizes. (IMAGE COURTESY SOUND TRANSIT)

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Rider sweepstakes herald Tacoma Link 10-year anniversary

Sound Transit will kick off the 10-year anniversary of the start of service for Tacoma Link light rail…

Volunteer to keep Tacoma's waterways clean July 28

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Tacoma contest aims to keep Commencement Bay pollution-free

Throughout the month of August, the City of Tacoma is holding a Twitter trivia contest and reaching out…

The former Luzon Building in downtown Tacoma, which was designed by two famous Chicago architects, constructed in the 1890s, and demolished in 2009 after the City of Tacoma deemed the historically significant building a safety hazard for fear it would collapse after decades of neglect. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Public discussion continues on plan to save Tacoma's historic buildings from wrecking ball

Tacoma residents concerned about preserving some of the city's landmark structures will have an opportunity this week to…

Northwest ports seek input on Clean Air Strategy

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Tacoma City Council to discuss Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy

Tacoma City Council is scheduled to meet Tuesday at City Hall to receive an update on the Port…

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Tacoma neighborhood cleanup Aug. 3

Single-family and duplex homeowners and renters in multiple Tacoma neighborhoods are preparing to dispose of unsightly debris from…