Tacoma, Washington
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Monster truck show to return to Tacoma...stands was killed by flying debris, the monster truck rally where it happened is coming back to Tacoma. KING TV reports the city of Tacoma has rented the Tacoma Dome to Monster Jam in January, the same weekend the boy was killed last year -... In this article: Tacoma, KING TV, Monster Jam, and Tacoma Dome |
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Tacoma goes to bat for ballpark
Cheney Stadium: $28 million bond sale will help keep minor league baseball in Tacoma through 2041 TACOMA RAINIERS An artist's drawing provides an early idea of what a rebuilt Cheney Stadium could look like. The Tacoma City Council on...
In this article: Tacoma, Tacoma Rainiers, Revenue, Tax, Bill Baarsma, and Seattle Mariners
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Tacoma council approves Cheney Stadium bonds
...night approved selling $28 million in bonds to pay for renovations at Cheney Stadium that will help keep minor-league baseball in Tacoma through 2041. Many of us ... have been waiting for this for a long time, Mayor Bill Baarsma said...
In this article: Tacoma, Tacoma Rainiers, Revenue, Tax, and Bill Baarsma
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Tacoma: Allenmore Hospital to hold swine flu clinic Tuesday
A swine fllu clinic will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at Allenmore Hospital, 1901 South Union Avenue in Tacoma. The vaccine is available to high-risk groups only. Health care identification or other proof of direct patient care...
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School levies go to Tacoma voters
...$5.06 for the operations levy and debt service, would be $5.81 per $1,000 of assessed valuation. The owner of a house with Tacoma's projected average assessed value of $218,880 would pay $1,272 in local school taxes in 2011. That...
In this article: Tacoma, Washington, Tax, Recession, and Baker Middle School
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Tacoma trial lawyer makes no apologies
...counsel say Messina defies the stereotype. His work in the courtroom and in the community have made Tacoma, the state and their individual lives better, they said. He makes you proud to be a lawyer, said Anne Bremner, a Seattle attorney...
In this article: Tacoma, Puyallup High School, Thurston County, and Pierce County
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Tacoma man charged in four bank robberies
...County prosecutors have charged a 24-year-old man in connection with four bank robberies in the county. Chris A. Hughes of Tacoma was arraigned Friday on four counts of first-degree robbery. He remained in the Pierce County Jail on...
In this article: Tacoma and Pierce County
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Tacoma soldier comes home from Iraq to bury brother slain by robbers
...Trevor Nettleton s death together. Tamarah Anderson expressed the need to see her sister Debbie, Trevor s mother. Debbie Austern of Tacoma was visiting her son in North Las Vegas and was in the house at the time of the shooting. Our sister...
In this article: Tacoma, Las Vegas, Iraq, Washington State Patrol, and Fort Lewis
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Library pact between Tacoma and Pierce County to be permanent
Reciprocal program: Pierce County, Tacoma systems to keep letting patrons get free cards from both Consider the emergency. Daughter urgently needs book for report due tomorrow. You work in Tacoma, live in Graham and can't get to your...
In this article: Pierce County, Tacoma, Tax, DuPont, and Harry Potter
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Tacoma (pronounced: /təˈkoʊmə/, ) is a mid-sized urban port city in and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 mi southwest of Seattle, 31 mi northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and 58 mi northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 193,556, according to the 2000 census, while the Census Bureau estimated its population at 196,520 in 2007. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state.
Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, originally called Mount Tacoma or Mount Tahoma. It is known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 1800s. The decision of the railroad was influenced by Tacoma's neighboring Commencement Bay. By connecting the bay with the railroad Tacoma’s motto became “When rails meet sails.” Today Commencement Bay serves the Port of Tacoma, a center of international trade on the Pacific Coast.
Like most central cities, Tacoma suffered a prolonged decline in the mid-20th century as a result of suburbanization, divestment, and federal urban renewal programs. Recently the city has been undergoing a renaissance, investing in the downtown core to establish the University of Washington, Tacoma; Tacoma Link, the first modern electric light rail service in the state; various art and history museums; and a restored inlet, the Thea Foss Waterway.
With a long history of blue-collar labor politics — from the railroad workers of the 1800s, to the longshoremen of the 20th century, to the Labor Ready workers of today — Tacoma has long been known for its rough, gritty image.
- Name:
- City of Tacoma
- Also Known As:
- The City of Destiny
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Council-manager
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 62.6
- Total Area (km):
- 162.2
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 50.1
- Land Area (km):
- 129.7
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 12.5
- Water Area (km):
- 32.5
- Elevation (ft):
- 243
- Elevation (m):
- 74
- Time Zone:
- PST
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