A dream more than 20 years in the making is one step closer to reality following Monday's meeting of the Tamaqua Historical Architectural Review Commission.
Sank and Bernadette Griffiths were making a repeat visit to the HARC board, looking for approval to tear down three houses next to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home, 655 E. Broad St. Their hope was to turn the properties into green space, a reflective garden where people could enjoy nature's beauty, soothe their weary feet as well as their burdened hearts.