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Personal fireworks of all kinds, including sparklers, will be outlawed in Steilacoom in 2011, putting Washington's oldest town among the ranks of no-fireworks cities such as Tacoma, Fircrest, Ruston and Federal Way.
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Ruston tunnel closure a preview of permanent change
Work on a project that will bury forever one of the last quirky remnants of Tacoma's Ruston Way industrial waterfront, the Ruston tunnel, begins today.
37 day care centers will be cleaned of Asarco contamination
Work will begin this month to clean up playgrounds at 37 day care centers in Pierce and King counties, sites that were contaminated by arsenic and lead from the old Asarco smelter in Ruston.
Tacoma's SAMI class opens doors
Elijah Williams, Alex Kidder and Sam Rogge, from left, all 14-year-old freshmen at Tacoma's new Science and Math Institute work on a class assignment Sept.
Court gives Grupo Mexico control of Asarco again
WASHINGTON A U.S. bankruptcy judge in Texas has concluded that Grupo Mexico should regain control of Asarco even though it had been accused of gutting the century-old mining/smelting company and the federal government and 11 states including Washington opposed the reorganization plan.
Along North 51st Street in Tacoma, a line of gum trees droops elegantly in the summer sun.
Harbor Lights 50th Anniversary Makes a Festive Port of Call Aug. 13
The tide will be in, the tables set and the outdoor tents will be up as Harbor Lights prepares to make a splash to commemorate its 50th Anniversary this Thursday, Aug.
Celebrating the past, and future
Tacoma's waterfront restaurant Harbor Lights will commemorate its 50th anniversary this Thursday.
Imagine Tacoma a " bLINK Extensions
Nick Martens , a Colorado native, wanted to study in the Northwest because he heard it was pretty hip and very damp.
Man shot by WA police, police dog stabbed
My thoughts and prayers are with the K-9 member. I could care less if the perp survives or not.
Boomer Consumer: Be an informed boomer consumer when buying a new home
Over the years, as a consumer writer, I've written about how to buy a home a number of times.
Visit a historic ferry, buy a new condo
By AUBREY COHEN SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Point Ruston developer Mike Cohen came to visit Seattle this week, riding his sales center up from Pierce County.
Text Message From a Toxic-Waste Site
That industrial waste is slag from a nine-story copper smelter that used to stand here.
Rainier to Ruston relay now accepting teams of participants
Registration is open for the annual Rainier to Ruston Relay and Ultra, to be held June 6. The trail race runs from the base of Mount Rainier to Marine Park on Tacoma's Ruston Way.
Developer, union spar over Superfund project site
A long-standing feud involving a developer, a carpenter's union and an activist organization over the construction of a mixed-used, multimillion-dollar development on a stunning but highly polluted bay outside Tacoma is now the subject of a federal lawsuit.