Olalla hosts lavender festival for the first time
Jul 15, 2024 | By: Ronan LynchThe Olalla Lavender Festival is happening throughout several venues on the weekend of July 20 and July 21.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | Playing Nature Bingo with two new flora fans
Jul 12, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandLush and green or prickly and purple – Washington people LOVE their plants. Rosedale native Greg Spadoni and the kids work to identify the peninsula’s diverse array of big leaf maple, Douglas fir, wild huckleberry and more at Sehmel Homestead Park with a captivating game of Gig Harbor Nature Bingo! Follow along and download your own free Bingo card here.
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Harbor Happenings | Summer Concerts at Sehmel return this week
Jul 09, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThere’s music in the air this week as the summer outdoor concert season shifts into full swing. PenMet Parks’ free Summer Concerts at Sehmel series starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, with The Shy Boys at Sehmel Homestead Park, 10123 78th Ave. Northwest. Bring a blanket, a low-back chair, and a non-perishable food item
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Gondolas make Gig Harbor feel a little like the canals of Venice
Jul 08, 2024 | By: Marsha HartLook closely, and you’ll see a little bit of Venice in the Gig Harbor. John “Cinque” Synco and his business partner Greg “Gregorio” Garite of Gig Harbor Gondola row along the waterfront in authentic Venetian gondolas, providing passengers a unique view of the harbor. Synco, who started the business in 2015 after moving to Gig
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Festival moves to Sehmel as part of arts-in-the-parks pact
Jul 03, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichA partnership between PenMet Parks and Peninsula Art League shifts Summer Art Festival from downtown to Sehmel Homestead Park.
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Fourth of July: Weather, fireworks displays and more
Jul 02, 2024 | By: Vince DiceHere’s what you need to know about the Fourth of July in the Gig Harbor area: Weather forecast The National Weather Service forecast for the Gig Harbor area calls for sunny skies and high temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s on July 3 and 4. Temperatures could hit the 90s by the weekend.
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Harbor Happenings | July Art Walk is Saturday
Jul 02, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonWork by more than 50 artists will on display at downtown galleries during Art Walk, fr0m 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 6. Children who visit the Harbor History Museum during Art Walk can try their hand at creating greeting cards from sea-life collages on handmade marbled papers. Artist Suzie Cowan will lead the
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Right Hand Peninsula would’ve been a better name
Jul 01, 2024 | By: Greg SpadoniAs we noted in our previous column, the Key Peninsula was named in 1931 through a contest organized by several local businessmen. The winner, Edward M. Stone of Lakebay, submitted the name “Key.” That, added to “peninsula,” of course resulted in “Key Peninsula.” Our new question has to do with the runners-up: What were the
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Day Tripper | A first exposure to the TV-famous town of Roslyn
Jun 25, 2024 | By: Mary WilliamsSomehow, I managed to miss nearly everything iconic about turn-of-the-century TV. In those days, I was a working fool, and if I wasn’t working, I would hang out with friends. There was precious little time for TV viewing, and if I did record and watch something, it was most likely a prime-time drama like LA
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Harbor Happenings | Gig Harbor Garden Tour celebrates a quarter-century
Jun 25, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGarden lovers, rejoice. Six local gardens will be open for viewing this weekend during the 25th annual Gig Harbor Garden Tour. The tour raises funds for local organizations that focus on literacy, according to board president Jan Reeder. Over the past quarter-century, the tour has given away more than $500,000 to those organizations. The Garden
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