PenMet setting stage for Fox Island park improvements
Jun 15, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichThe parks district hired a firm to perform a master plan for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve and is pursuing a grant to add adjacent properties.
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Council approves Historic Preservation Commission
Jun 15, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council approved creation of a Historic Preservation Commission at a meeting Monday, June 12. The commission will make recommendations to the council on properties to be listed on the local historic register. It will also advise the council on matters related to the city’s historic resources. Members of the commission have
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Bear sightings reported in Gig Harbor
Jun 14, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffGig Harbor Police received a report of a black bear sighting near Grandview Forest Park on Monday, the department said on social media. It’s one of at least two black bear sightings in the area recently. A black bear visited Hank and Beth Pedersen’s home in the Gustafson Drive-Murphy Drive neighborhood multiple times since last
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Wellness Wednesday: Alzheimer’s awareness and brain health
Jun 14, 2023 | By: Scot FleshmanAlzheimer’s Disease is a sickness that we are all too familiar with. While factors play a role in contributing to one’s risk, there is no definite cause as to who will develop the disease as they age. As June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month, we feel it is important to educate our community
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Harbor Happenings: ‘Elvis meets Mozart’ concert
Jun 13, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig Harbor vocalist Arthur Keast performs a free “Elvis meets Mozart” concert to celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday, June 18, at Fox Island United Church of Christ. Keast is a 2023 graduate of Pacific Lutheran University. He’s headed to Chicago to perform the lead role of Ottone in Handel’s “Agrippina” with the Chicago Summer Opera.
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Work could begin soon on three Habitat for Humanity homes off Canterwood
Jun 13, 2023 | By: Marsha HartIn 2010, Tacoma/Pierce County Habitat for Humanity bought 1.2 acres of land near St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor. The nonprofit planned to build affordable housing for local families on the plot off Canterwood Boulevard. The project has been largely at a standstill until this year due to budget issues, said Sherrana Kildun, chief philanthropy
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Forest bathing at Crescent Valley Lavender Farm
Jun 12, 2023 | By: Julianna Verboort“Shinrin-yoku” is a Japanese term that translates to “forest bath.” It is the practice of spending time in the forest to absorb nature. Steeping your senses in natural surroundings encourages relaxation and stress relief. You can experience elevated forest bathing at Crescent Valley Lavender Farm in Gig Harbor, with its immense rolling hill of purple
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Current owners of Island View Market suing their predecessors
Jun 12, 2023 | By: Ted KenneyWhen sunny skies arrive, a waterfront business like Island View Market needs to focus on keeping the beer coolers full, boat gas flowing and sun screen stocked. This June, though, the iconic south Rosedale country store and filling station has a stressful distraction: A lawsuit between the current owners and the previous owners who sold
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Sports Beat: All-South Sound Conference spring sports selections
Jun 09, 2023 | By: Dennis BrowneLocal athletes were well represented on spring sports All-South Sound Conference teams. Here are the Peninsula and Gig Harbor athletes selected: Boys soccer Most Valuable Player: Derrick Johnson, Gig Harbor, senior First team All-South Sound Conference Owen Ghent, Gig Harbor, senior Porter Hanson, Gig Harbor, senior Matt Ludlow, Gig Harbor, senior Sam Sutherland, Peninsula, senior
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Two in Tow and On the Go: An adventure at the Port Orchard Hobbit House
Jun 09, 2023 | By: Tonya StricklandA transformative middle-earth adventure awaits you at The Brothers Greenhouses about 30 miles north of Gig Harbor – and it’s so worth the trip.
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