Gig Harbor Now and Then | If only they had followed their own advice
Sep 23, 2024Who knows how old these people would have turned if they hadn’t picked up a bad habit. And about that term, “would have turned …”
Phase IV purchase is ‘last piece of the puzzle’ for new conservation area
Sep 12, 2024Since 2022, the city of Gig Harbor has worked to create a conservation area, called the txʷaalqəł Conservation Area, spanning 40.5 acres of land near the heart of downtown. The city’s recent purchase of property from two private landowners increased those 40.5 acres to just shy of 52 total acres. The city acquired the land
Gig Harbor Real Estate | Median single-family home price tops $900,000 in August
Sep 11, 2024For the 11th straight month, the median price of a single-family home in the greater Gig Harbor between the Purdy and Narrows Bridges, including Fox Island, rose in August — and it hit $900,000 for the first time. The median home price is up 8% since last August and nearly 100% since August 2016, according
Day Tripper | Park once, play all day at the Seattle Center
Sep 10, 2024Labor Day is in our rearview mirror. The kids are back in school. That makes it a great time to visit (or more likely revisit) the Seattle Center. The crowds should be much reduced, and it’s still mild enough that you won’t freeze your tush going from exhibit to exhibit. I first visited the Seattle
Gig Harbor Now and Then | This week’s question involves a disgusting habit
Sep 09, 2024In spite of being a leading authority on absolutely nothing, people ask me questions anyway. For many years, by far and away the most frequent one has been: “What is WRONG with you?!” Coming in a distant second is: “Are you going to finish that?” But this is not the proper forum for those kinds
Boil water notice issued for for 1,900 homes
Sep 06, 2024Washington Water is warning people in about 1,900 homes that use its Peacock Hill water system to boil their water (or use bottled water) before drinking it or using it for cooking. The utility found E.coli bacteria in a water sample collected Wednesday, Sept. 4, it announced Thursday evening. Washington Water said in an update
Davis Alexander’s game translates well in Canada
Sep 05, 2024The Gig Harbor High School grad kept the Montreal Alouettes atop the Canadian game during a recent stint as a starting, er, pivot.
Memorial service for former county councilmember Terry Lee set for Sunday
Sep 03, 2024The life of the former Pierce County councilmember and PenMet executive director will be celebrated Sunday at Chapel Hill Church.
A little advice to new high schoolers, from those who’ve been there
Aug 29, 2024In the spring, some of Peninsula School District’s most remarkable seniors were asked what advice they would give to new high schoolers.
Commission seeks more specifics in Comprehensive Plan arts element
Aug 27, 2024Last year, as the city of Gig Harbor prepared to update its Comprehensive Plan — the outline for the way city government will strategize, create, and operate towards the year 2044 — it conducted surveys at various events known to be a bustle of Harbor activity. Several centered around the Downtown Waterfront Farmers Market. The city