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Local News
Council awards ballpark contract
Mortenson Construction has winning bid in controversial process
By a 7-1 vote, Tacoma City Council approved a $26.5 million contract with Mortenson Construction for a major renovation of Cheney Stadium on March 9, but not without a share of controversy. Read more...
Chamber out as Tollefson Plaza manager
Even unseasonably pleasant weather has not been drawing many people to Tollefson Plaza, the 126,000-square-foot public space along Pacific Avenue next to the Courtyard by Marriott hotel. Read more...
Lincoln senior Christopher Thomas chosen as Boys & Girls Club’s Youth of the Year
On Feb. 25, the Boys & Girls Club of South Puget Sound gathered 600 guests into the Hotel Murano to announce the seven Youth of the Year candidates at the Club’s “Legacy of Hope” event, in addition to highlighting each of the candidates’ own individual accomplishments in terms of being active in their community and inspirations to others around them. Read more...
Tacoma looks to bring suspects to Fife
Many people arrested in Tacoma on suspicion of committing minor crimes may be taken to jail in Fife rather than Pierce County Jail in downtown Tacoma, as a result of discussions that have been underway between the two cities. Read more...
Allen charged with murder in Lakewood police shooting
On March 2 Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist charged Darcus Allen, the alleged getaway driver for Maurice Clemmons, with four counts of aggravated murder for his involvement in the shooting deaths of four Lakewood officers at a Forza Coffee shop on Nov. 29. Read more...
Council crafts vision for city during retreat
Tacoma City Council examined priorities for the next two years during a seven-hour retreat on March 6. Council and city staff gathered at University of Washington-Tacoma for the brainstorming session. Read more...
Kristen Tateishi earned some money for college on March 6 when she was crowned Miss Pierce County 2010 in front of about 700 people at Life Center in Tacoma. Read more...
Rainiers unveil the future of Cheney Stadium
Cheney Stadium was built rather quickly in 1960, and its look reflects the era. Gray concrete has been the dominant element for the past five decades. By next year, fans hitting a Tacoma Rainiers game will enter through a three-story grandstand of wood and glass that is the centerpiece of a renovation with a price tag in the neighborhood of $33 million. Read more...
Locals concerned about accumulation of dog feces along Foss Waterway
Downtown Tacoma resident Peter Serko has picked up on a problem occurring near his home on Thea Foss Waterway: local residents who aren’t obeying the scoop law. Read more...
Legal roadblock for streetcar initiative
An effort by two Tacoma residents to put a streetcar system up to a public vote could be doomed before it builds very much steam. Read more...
