Ed Friedrich

Ed Friedrich is a longtime local journalist and Gig Harbor resident. He worked 35 years at the Kitsap Sun as a sportswriter, copy editor, page designer, news reporter, news editor and rubber band shooter. A South Kitsap native, Ed first moved to Gig Harbor while a student at the University of Puget Sound in the late 1970s and has witnessed a new community grow from old roots during the ensuing half century. He is a creek freak, weather geek, scanner addict, and digs kayaking and saltwater swimming at his Key Peninsula cabin.

Veterans event comes out of cold, returns to aircraft hangar

Nov 11, 2022

Three hundred people honored local military veterans with food, music and speeches.

PenMet carrying over much of 2022 capital budget to 2023

Nov 02, 2022

PenMet proposes $34.5 million construction budget for 2023 with $29.2 million pushed forward from this year, the bulk of it for the community recreation center.

Fire district seeking levy lid lift for emergency medical services

Nov 01, 2022

Without the renewal, the department is limited to collecting just 1% more in taxes than it received the previous years. That’s not enough to cover rising costs.

County council candidates discuss taxes, partisanship

Oct 27, 2022

District 7 county council candidates Paula Lonergan and Robyn Denson took questions during a Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday.

Election profile: Lonergan vs. Denson for county council

Oct 27, 2022

Pierce County Council candidate Paula Lonergan had some catching up to do after the Aug. 2 primary election. We’re less than two weeks away from discovering whether she succeeded in chasing down Robyn Denson from behind. Denson, the lone Democrat, garnered 58% of the primary vote. Four Republicans split the other 42%, with Lonergan nipping

Chum coming soon to a stream near you

Oct 20, 2022

Chum salmon arrive in throngs to spawn in small streams like those around the Gig Harbor and Key peninsulas. Here are some good places to watch them.

Old Olalla missile site now just a blip on community’s radar

Oct 13, 2022

Olalla was home to one of many Nike anti-aircraft missile batteries around the country in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was closed after a few years because of improved technology and the changing Soviet threat from bombers to ICBMs.

Stink bugs making annual fall foray onto, into homes

Oct 10, 2022

Brown marmorated stink bugs are searching for warm spots to weather the winter. Relatively new to the Northwest, they’ve been largely undiscovered by predators that could keep their numbers down.

Soil sample drilling to slow traffic on 38th Avenue

Oct 04, 2022

Soil sampling is part of the design phase, which will continue into next summer. Construction to to add bike lanes on both sides of the street and a sidewalk, planter strip and lighting on the east side will occur in 2024.

Kopachuck State Park renewal nearing, minus beach portion

Sep 28, 2022

The Kopachuck renovation project will begin early next year, but the beach portion will be held up after funding fell $1 million short.