It’s the funniest thing. People often ask me, “Hey Lee … if you were governor of Washington, what’s the first thing you’d do?” Actually, nobody has ever asked me that. But someday, should they? I’ll have an answer. As governor, the first thing I would do: I would sack the Goldfinch as our state bird
The 57-year-old man was wearing dark clothing while crossing the street on a dark, raining Tuesday morning.
From a previous column, we know that Flamo, Standard Oil’s brand name for propane, was first demonstrated in Gig Harbor in 1930, in Berkheimer’s store. That led to the question: Where was Berkheimer’s store located? Answer: at 3118 Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Berkheimer’s first store in Gig Harbor was on the southwest corner of
Holiday stresses can come from a variety of sources, including financial strain, rocky relationships, exhaustion and unmet expectations.
In November, there were only 89 single-family homes and condos on the Gig Harbor market, the lowest on record outside of pandemic years.
Substitute House Bill 1355 increased the income threshold in Pierce County from $45,708 to $64,000 for disabled persons and senior citizens.
Three Gig Harbor Rotary clubs announced Rick Bennett, Wallace and Cammie Watts, and Timothy Kezele as their 2023 STAR Award honorees. STAR awards recognize non-Rotarians who exemplify Rotary’s motto, “Service Above Self.” The clubs will honor the STAR award winners during a banquet on Feb. 2. Proceeds from the banquet support charities designated by the
In a seasonal version of Gig Harbor Now and Then, our last question concerned a turkey farm on the Peninsula in the 1940s. Question: Where was Slawson’s Turkey Farm located? Answer: On Burnham Drive, on the very spot now occupied by Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor, a recreational vehicle park. Ellwel and Charlotte Slawson owned a
The road has been closed and a short detour in place since April for a fish passage project.
On Monday, Mary Godwin-Austen suddenly interrupted her brisk morning walk along Harborview. She’d seen an old friend. On a roof top. The Grinch. A Who-ville House relic High overhead, three Gig Harbor Public Works employees, two on hydraulic bucket trucks, one clinging to the shingles, toiled to install a new addition to the Skansie Park
