Kathleen Cooper
Tacoma News Tribune
Tacoma, WA, United States
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Foreclosure help coming right to Tacomans’ front doors
Homeowners facing foreclosure can find a lot of assistance, but pride and fear can stand in the way of asking for help. State figures show just one homeowner in 10 takes advantage of the myriad programs available. → Read More
Tehaleh, in east Pierce County, now home to 450 families
Almost five years after taking over the largest master-planned community in Western Washington, Newland Communities has transformed it from a surreal landscape devoid of anything but paved streets into a series of new neighborhoods for 450 families and counting. → Read More
Tacoma-based Franciscan plans more urgent care clinics with new partner
A New-York based urgent care company will open its first West Coast clinics by next summer as part of a joint venture with Tacoma-based CHI Franciscan Health. → Read More
Forza Coffee closes last three corporate stores
Forza Coffee Company, founded in Gig Harbor in 2005, closed the doors on its last three corporate stores this week. → Read More
Tacoma picks McMenamins to renovate Old City Hall
Portland-based McMenamins has proposed to renovate another iconic Tacoma building, and the City of Tacoma said “yes.” → Read More
Pierce, Thurston unemployment rates hold steady
Pierce and Thurston county employers added enough jobs in October to keep up with more people joining the workforce, keeping the counties’ unemployment rates virtually the same as in September, state data release Tuesday show. → Read More
Tacoma’s renovated McMenamins Elks Temple to open in the summer 2017, company announces
Six years after Portland-based brewpub operator McMenamins bought Tacoma’s historic Elks Temple, it’s finally the city’s turn to watch the company polish one of the jewels of downtown. → Read More
Tacoma staff working on ‘alternative’ for billboards since the spring
The Tacoma City Council heard from more than a dozen people Tuesday night over dueling ideas about regulating billboards in the city. → Read More
Tacoma billboard hearing to feature last-minute staff proposal
A public hearing Tuesday on possible changes to Tacoma’s billboard laws will feature dueling proposals, one from the citizen-led city Planning Commission that’s the result of months of public work. → Read More
Tacoma’s MultiCare in talks to buy Hospice of Kitsap County
Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System is expanding its reach in Western Washington by negotiating the purchase of Hospice of Kitsap County in Silverdale. → Read More
Downtown Tacoma’s holiday ice rink opens Nov. 21
Downtown Tacoma’s holiday ice rink will open Nov. 21, the Tacoma Art Museum announced Wednesday. → Read More
Find out how Tacoma Mall neighborhood plan is shaping up
For people interested in what the city is planning for the Tacoma Mall neighborhood, November presents several opportunities to catch up. → Read More
Tacoma voters approving $12 minimum wage increase
By a slim margin, Tacoma voters were approving an increase to Tacoma’s minimum wage, according to results Tuesday night. → Read More
New report shows what $12 and $15 minimum wage levels might mean for Tacoma
An analysis completed Thursday is the first to show what exactly might happen to the collective payroll of Tacoma businesses if either $12 or $15 becomes the minimum wage. → Read More
$12 Tacoma minimum wage campaign just dollars away from raising $100,000
The campaign advocating for a $12 minimum wage in Tacoma are just $101 away from raising almost $100,000 in just a little over a month, state records show. → Read More
Tacoma $12 or $15 minimum wage vote puts nonprofits in bind
Nonprofit groups who operate in Tacoma are keeping a wary eye on the competing minimum wage initiatives on Tacoma’s ballot next month. → Read More
Group from Chile visits Tacoma’s Urban Waters and downtown university
A group of leaders from Chile visited Tacoma this week, the city announced Wednesday. → Read More
Tacoma family’s mortgage no longer underwater — they had an offer in 48 hours
A family featured in 2014 as the face of Pierce County’s underwater mortgage problem now has an offer on their home that’s above asking price, and they plan to sell and move to a bigger home early next year. → Read More
Tacoma voters to consider new wage floor
This fall, Tacoma voters will be the latest to decide whether to raise their city’s minimum wage. They will also get to choose how far and fast any increase should go. → Read More
Pierce County woman files class-action lawsuit against Volkswagen
A Pierce County woman is the latest person to sue Volkswagen over revelations that it installed devices in its diesel-powered cars to cheat on emissions tests. → Read More