YMCA customer Sandy Haas throws her hands up as to question a YMCA employee as why the facility was closed to customers on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. The downtown Y was closed because of water damage and flooding. (LUI KIT WONG/Staff photographer)
Water damage forced the downtown Tacoma Center YMCA to close today, but the doors should reopen Thursday morning, spokeswoman Michelle LaRue said.
Racquetball and squash courts will remain closed for the time being due to the damage.
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The University of Washington Tacoma and the YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap Counties are partnering to build a $20 million multiuse fitness center on the downtown campus.
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A century-old Tacoma bridge, at one time a candidate for demolition, began a new life Friday, once again connecting downtown Tacoma with the Tideflats.
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