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The Tidewater Line would carry trains across the Marrow River on a rebuilt span near Foundry Quay. Illustration: Ledger graphics desk.

City Hall

After 11 Hours, Council Backs $1.4 Billion Tidewater Line Extension

The 7-4 vote sends the long-debated light-rail project to the state for funding review. Opponents in the Eastmere neighborhood vow to keep fighting the route.

By Harriet Okonjo · 6 min read

Analysis

What the vote means for the 40 blocks along the route

In Brief

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Schools

District adds 300 seats to after-school robotics

Waitlists at Calder Heights had topped 500 students.

Weather

First frost advisory issued for inland valleys

Overnight lows near 31°F expected Thursday.

Arts

Foundry Quay mural festival draws record crowds

Organizers counted 46,000 visitors over three days.

Sports

Gulls clinch playoff berth with late equalizer

A stoppage-time header kept the season alive.

Health

St. Bride's opens 24-hour urgent care in Eastmere

The clinic is the neighborhood's first in a decade.

Food

The oyster shack that outlasted three harbor plans

Sixty years of shucking on Pier 9.

Opinion

More opinion ›

The Tidewater Line is late. That's not a reason to stop it.

Ruth Bellamy, Editorial Board

Eastmere deserves more than a construction fence

Kwame Nyarko, Guest Essay

In praise of the slow, boring, reliable bus

Alba Lindgren, Columnist

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