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Tacoma Culture
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Other special interest museums include the Children's Museum of Tacoma with hands-on exhibits for younger children, the Pacific Northwest's only African American Museum, the Working Waterfront Museum , the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum and the Shanaman Sports Museum at the Tacoma Dome.
At the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, symphonies, ballets and live theater are performed at the historic 1918 Pantages and Rialto Theaters and modern Theatre on the Square. Fine-dining restaurants, art galleries and intriguing boutiques nearby add to downtown's renaissance. Nearby, Antique Row beckons with an entire block of stores selling antiques and collectibles.
Tacoma's renaissance includes the development of a new "Museum District," which encompasses the innovative Washington State History Museum and historic Union Station with two new museums - the Museum of Glass and the home of the new Tacoma Art Museum Linking the Museum of Glass and the Washington State History Museum will be a visually striking Chihuly Bridge of Glass, created by world-renowned artist and Tacoma native, Dale Chihuly.
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Tacoma Education
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In Tacoma-Pierce County there are 15 public school districts with a combined enrollment of nearly 100,000 students. Special programs include year-round, extended and magnet schools, plus integrated schools organized around specialized themes such as banking and economics. In addition, Tacoma-Pierce County boasts a number of fine private schools and academies. Tacoma-Pierce County offers an excellent range of options in higher education: two of the region's top-rated private liberal arts colleges, a branch of a distinguished research institute, and a number of other highly regarded private and public institutions provide advanced and continuing education, vocational training, and specialized programs.
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Evergreen State College
Pacific Lutheran University
University of Puget Sound
University of Washington Tacoma
COMMUNITY COLLEGES and VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
Bates Technical College
Clover Park Technical College
Pierce College
Tacoma Community College
CAREER & ADULT EDUCATION
Business Computer Training Institute
Chapman University
City University
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Tacoma Housing
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Tacoma-Pierce County features the best prices on homes to suit any family's needs and budget in the central Puget Sound area. Choices range from traditional Victorian and Craftsman styles to tasteful town homes. Diverse neighborhoods, plenty of parks and public areas, and easy commutes to work and shopping add to the area's appeal.
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Tacoma News
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Search for "Tacoma WA" - Local Market Monitor's Home Price Forecast Points to Signs of Slow Market Recovery - PRWeb
| Local Market Monitor, the premier real estate forecasting solution, today released its first quarter Home Price Forecast, which predicts local market behavior for well over 300 US local markets over the next 12 months. |
- Northwest Creative Imaging Takes a Stand Against the Overpriced Trade Show Industry - PR.com
| Tacoma, WA, March 10, 2010 -- -- The trade show industry has always been a very profitable industry for convention centers, display retailers, and the exhibitors who attend the shows. |
- Seahawks trade Seneca Wallace to Cleveland - The Seattle Times
| I started off a Seneca fan and rooted for him. Then he is asked to fill in as a receiver/punt returner and looking back, does reluctantly. |
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- Rainiers To Hold Annual Job Fair - KCPQ
| Tacoma, WA A- - On Saturday, March 13th, from 9 AM to 3 PM, the Tacoma Rainiers will be holding their annual game day staff job fair at the Hotel Murano. |
- Names sought for state park near Eatonville - Tacoma News Tribune
| South Sound residents will have a chance to recommend a name for the state park to be built at the confluence of the Nisqually and Mashel rivers, near Eatonville. |
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Tacoma Transportation
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Tacoma is located just 18 miles south of the Seattle-Tacoma ("Sea-Tac") International Airport. Tacoma's deep-water port, the sixth largest in North America, makes the city a key player in international trade with Asia and other Pacific Rim countries.
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