It turned out to be a less-than-ideal time to start a business. Dr. Kandi Moller and her husband, Robert Loehr, opened Eye Candy Optical in the Uptown Gig Harbor complex about 2½ years ago. It was not long before the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses everywhere to shut down. When they were able to re-open, they
A man eating in a downtown restaurant reported the theft of a bicycle, worth an estimated $8,000, from his vehicle on May 1. Police were called to the restaurant on the 3200 block of Harborview Drive at about 6:30 p.m. A man told them that a light blue or teal customized Yeti Cycles bicycle had
The Taste of Gig Harbor, a great place to sample the area’s culinary offerings as well as the biggest annual fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor, returns Saturday, May 7, at Point Fosdick Antique Airplane Hangar. The theme is “Roaring Back into the ’20s.” In addition to food, the event includes an auction
A few weeks ago, Cheri Johnson encountered a mom with several children outside the Key Peninsula Bischoff Food Bank, hoping to pick up something for her family for dinner. Unfortunately, the food bank had closed. The mother didn’t know how she would be able to feed her children that night. Johnson was able to point
Editor’s note: The following items were written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. A Gig Harbor officer and a Pierce County deputy were able to successfully scare off a “large group of shoplifters” from Target on April 23. When the two officers walked into the store, “several people ditched their carts inside the
The sold-out event returns to the Gig Harbor waterfront on Saturday, adding a water taxi to help attendees get past the Harborview construction project.
The 2022 Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup wrapped up Sunday with the always-popular Dragon Boat races. Several hundred people packed Skansie Brothers Park to either paddle or watch the event on one of the first days of spring that actually felt like spring. Participating teams included Poetic Peace Paddlers, Windermere Abode, One Hope Church, PenMet Parks,
The Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup returned Saturday after missing the past two years due to Covid-19. The event continues Sunday, April 24, with the Dragon Boat races. Sunday’s racing starts at noon with the Awaken the Dragon ceremony. Racing starts at 1:30 p.m.,with the championship heats at 3 p.m. Nine Dragon Boat teams are expected
Editor’s note: The following items were written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. Gig Harbor Police were called to Target on the afternoon of April 16 for a report of a possible shoplifting. Responding officers found two suspects, whom they believed to be working in tandem. Both men had shopping carts full of
After a two-year hiatus, the Gig Harbor Paddlers Cup returns this weekend, April 23-24, to Skansie Brothers Park. The races draw hundreds of participants and spectators to the downtown waterfront, or they did before the 2020 and 2021 versions were canceled due to Covid-19. The event is a fundraiser for the Gig Harbor Canoe and
