City adds Austin-Harborview roundabout to road plan; envisions possible Hunt Street overcrossing
Jul 16, 2025The roundabout is tentatively slated for 2031 after while reconnecting Hunt Street over Highway 16 would come sometime after that.
WSDOT upgrades Narrows bridge tolling equipment
Jul 09, 2025Covid delayed the planned replacement midway through the tolling period. The new gear will remain just seven years until the bridge is paid off.
State Parks flushes Cutts Island floating toilet project
Jun 23, 2025The state had hoped to open the facility off Kopachuck State Park last spring, but ran into too many obstacles.
Public gets first look at PenMet’s new recreation center
Jun 18, 2025People are invited to experience the new facility for free during a grand-opening celebration on Saturday.
Kids dig new playground as city opens Doris Heritage Park
Jun 17, 2025The pickleball courts also filled up quickly after a ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring Peninsula High alum and running great Doris Heritage.
Bridge talk attracts crowd to Fox Island county council meeting
Jun 04, 2025Other topics were discussed, but it was discussion of a new bridge that drew 200 people to Fox Island’s Heart Church.
Summer bus service arrives in time for Maritime Gig Festival
May 29, 2025The buses, not dressed as trolleys this year, will run Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Uptown and the base of Peacock Hill.
Cushman dams now produce more history than power for PenLight
May 27, 2025The Cushman hydroelectric project once was Peninsula Light Company’s sole source of power. Now it’s just one piece of a much larger energy puzzle. The local power provider and the Cushman dams are historically entwined. Tacoma Power began building its first dam on the north fork of the Skokomish River in 1924. It planned to
Trade school, Fox Island park reap capital budget funds
May 06, 2025West Sound Tech received $42 million to complete building renovations and PenMet’s Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park got four grants worth $2.4 million for improvements.
YMCA, city break ground on playing fields at new sports complex
May 05, 2025Construction should begin within two weeks on two synthetic-turfed, lighted fields and be completed by December.