Relief Beds, a Pierce County nonprofit, helps people without a home find rest
Oct 10, 2024 | By: Marsha HartThe nonprofit founded by Gig Harbor native Scott Smalling hosts two showings of a new documentary next week as a fundraiser.
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Harbor Happenings | Mask-making, boat tours and more
Oct 08, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonLocal organizations are celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month and gearing up for Halloween with mask making events, costume parties and painting experiences. Veteran tours The Gig Harbor BoatShop hosts a fall colors tour of Colvos Passage aboard the historic purse seiner Veteran on Sunday, Oct. 13. The tours run from 10 a.m. to 1:30
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | The lutefisk slander has to stop
Oct 07, 2024 | By: Greg SpadoniRemembering the halcyon days when one could get lutefisk whenever one wanted in Gig Harbor.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | Fast times on Tacoma’s Chutes and Ladders
Oct 04, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandTacoma’s Chutes and Ladders to the east end of the Wilson Way bridge is the fun way to quickly get down to the marina complex below. Each slide has a set of stairs next to it for those who prefer a slower route.
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Local man helping auction relics from Western Flyer, a boat famously connected to Steinbeck
Oct 03, 2024 | By: Chapin DayHow much would you pay to own one-of-a-kind pieces of fishing, environmental, scientific and literary history? Could you be an “angel?” Those are questions inspired by a Wauna man’s quest. Michael Hemp, a vibrant, engaging and consistently curious 81-year-old whose business card lists him as “Historian, Heritage Marketing & Communications Consultant, Researcher, Archivist, Lecturer, Novelist,”
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Gig Harbor Film Festival attendance up 57% from 2023
Oct 01, 2024 | By: Carolyn Bick2024 Gig Harbor Film Festival awards went to “First We Bombed New Mexico,” “7000 Miles,” “Dawgfather” director Kent Loomer and others.
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Harbor Happenings | Fall fun starts this week
Oct 01, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonCorrection: Fox Island Octoberfest is Friday, Oct. 4. An earlier version misstated the day of the event. The annual Scarecrow Festival kicks off the Halloween season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Sehmel Homestead Park. PenMet’s Scarecrow Festival includes a pumpkin launch, peeweee rodeo, Markers Market, and an assortment of vendors.
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Day Tripper | A spooky stop on our Puget Sound Loop
Sep 26, 2024 | By: Mary WilliamsI admit it. I’m easily distracted. Staying focused is not my strong suit. Take last year, when I set out on a daytrip to Port Townsend to check out the place that’s reported to be one of the most haunted towns in the Pacific Northwest, if not the entire United States. Instead, I ended up
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Wingnut Metal Works makes fine art from spare parts
Sep 26, 2024 | By: Marsha HartRepurposing old, rusted metal into art that is both functional and decorative has been a hobby for Ray Swift since his high school days. Recently, Swift launched a business, Wingnut Metal Works, from his shop at his home on Raft Island. He learned to weld while working for a sculpture professor at Pacific Lutheran University
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A candid discussion of mental health struggles and seeking help, in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month
Sep 24, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickReader warning: This article contains discussion of suicide, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and self-harm. Heather Arneson is the artist behind LIVEeachmoment Art, a small, mental health-focused art business Arneson opened in 2020. Arneson has struggled with her mental health for more than 15 years, and this decade-and-a-half’s worth of personal experience informs her work. In
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