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Tacoma affordable housing projects awarded $4.2M

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Public Works Board approves $3.5 million in loans for communities in need

Seven communities to receive funding for public infrastructure projects The Washington State Public Works Board awarded seven cities,…

8 budget hearings ahead for Pierce County Council

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Community invited to visit online open house about future Canyon Road East improvements

Pierce County is planning major improvements to the Canyon Road East corridor that will help reduce traffic congestion,…

Tacoma's reach, across time or geography, has always exceeded its grasp.  Photo: Morf Morford

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Public hearing for Tideflats Interim Regulations extension October 23

City Council Meeting will be held at Rialto Theater The Tacoma City Council will hold a public hearing…

At the Port of Tacoma, energy is a product as much as a fuel. Photo by Morf Morford

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Renewable energy is common ground for Democrats and Republicans

As the battle lines are drawn for next month’s hotly contested midterm elections, some Americans may be comforted…

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Celebrate opening of Eastside Community Center Oct. 20

Free event begins with a community parade, ends with a movie What better way to welcome a landmark,…

Find hidden dragons at Olympia’s free Trick-or-Treat Treasure Hunt

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Only your home’s decorations should be scary this Halloween

With Halloween around the corner, homeowners around the country are beginning to decorate with the scariest sights of…

The dream of single-family home ownership seems to become more and more of a dream with each passing month. Photo: Morf Morford

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Home ownership isn't what it used to be

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index Home ownership is not for the faint of heart. I’ve been telling…

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Tacoma has always been full of marvels

By Michael Sean Sullivan Tacoma History If you only had a small shelf on which to keep a…

A partial view of KNKX's CD collection. Photo: Morf Morford

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KNKX, the little radio station that could

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index By any measure, the trajectory of KNKX has been beyond description. The…

KNKX broadcasting footprint.  Image courtesy of KNKX.

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KNKX builds a new home in downtown Tacoma

KNKX President and General Manager Joey Cohn announced that Pacific Public Media, parent of the non-profit, community-licensed KNKX…

Museum of Glass marks 12th Anniversary

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Museum of Glass Takes Glass Show on the Road to Stewart Elementary and Karshner Center

A visit to Museum of Glass gives viewers the chance to see creativity expressed in art every day…

Public invited to meetings about changes to state opioid prescribing rules

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Investigation into five possible AFM illnesses from four counties

The Washington State Department of Health and four local public health agencies are investigating reports of five children…

This is the Sears store that used to be at the Tacoma Mall. The entire building has been demolished. Photo: Morf Morford

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Who killed retail?

By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index I thought I would never see the “going out of business” signs…