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Amy Sherald's 'Miss Everything (Unsuppressed Deliverance),' 2013, oil on canvas. Credit: TAM/Frances and Burton Reifler

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TAM to open Outwin exhibit Feb. 4

The Outwin 2016: American Portraiture Today, the exhibition resulting from the triennial Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition at the…

UPS hosts national tutoring conference

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Financial publication names UPS one of the country's best values

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has named University of Puget Sound in its 2017 list of the country’s Top 300…

Sound Transit to add midday Sounder train to Lakewood

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Transport briefs: Light rail ridership up; Sounder service to Seahawks game; Gas prices higher

Light rail ridership up last month Link light rail weekday ridership surged 94.8 percent in November above the…

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Annie Wright to open school to high school boys

Annie Wright Schools plan to launch a new program for high school boys starting in the 2017-18 school…

Tacoma Rescue Mission. Credit: Tacoma Rescue Mission.

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Mayor builds coalition on homeless; Tacoma shelters and warming centers open

Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland has convened a group of elected officials in Pierce County to advocate for policies…

The Washington Building, on Pacific Ave. in Tacoma, was built in 1925. Credit:  Unico Properties.

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Historic Washington Building sold to Unico; to be converted to apartments

Real estate investment and operating company Unico Properties LLC, announced Tuesday, Jan. 3, that it has purchased the…

Kevin Kolenda

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'Hole-in-one' scammer pleads guilty; receives 15 months in prison

OLYMPIA – Longtime insurance scammer Kevin Kolenda pleaded guilty in King County Superior Court yesterday afternoon to two…

Pierce County budget for 2017 highlights public safety, courts

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Dammeier appoints executive team

Incoming Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier has built his executive team with a focus on ensuring a wide…

Tacoma seeks artists for Lincoln Neighborhood Revitalization Project (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

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Lincoln District revitalization project to begin in March

The City of Tacoma has gone out to bid for Phase 1 of the Lincoln District Revitalization Project…

Credit: Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission

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Lahar warning system gets upgrade

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has identified Mount Rainier as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in…

Pierce County budget for 2017 highlights public safety, courts

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Pierce County offers Christmas tree recycling

When the holidays are over, don’t forget to treecycle your fresh cut Christmas tree. Pierce County residents who…

Sound Transit places $554 million rail car order

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Sound Transit approves $1.6 billion 2017 budget

The Sound Transit Board approved on Dec. 15, a $1.6 billion 2017 budget that provides $1.2 billion in…

Broadnax presents proposed $3.25 billion city budget

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Tacoma accepting applications for at-large city council position

The City of Tacoma is accepting applications now through Jan. 6, 2017 at 3 p.m. for At-Large Position…