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.

Goats tread where mowers cannot go

Sep 11, 2021

A herd of goats cleared brush from around a retention pond in North Gig Harbor last week. They can work where people and machines can’t.

Gig Harbor Fire hosting 9/11 event Saturday

Sep 09, 2021

The event comes on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed 2,977 people. It will begin at 9 a.m.

Narrows Bridge toll increase should be the last

Sep 03, 2021

Despite state loans and federal rescue funds, a 25-cent hike is deemed necessary.