Removing bulkheads recommended for sandspit park
Dec 01, 2022 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet board approves study option to most fully return beach to its natural state. Whether the work itself will be conducted is yet to be determined.
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City Council approves 2023-’24 budget
Nov 30, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council approved a $179 million city budget for the 2023-’24 biennium on Monday, Nov. 28. The approval came after a lengthy discussion, including of two amendments pertaining to the planned Sports Complex. The council approved the amendments, regarding money for trails and a feasibility study for Phase 3 of the complex.
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Harbor Heights students want more accessible playground
Nov 30, 2022 | By: Christina T HenryOlivia and Maddie DeRespini have taken over the family’s dining table, which is covered in skeins of yarn, scissors and other crafting materials. The sisters are busy making as many pom poms as possible for hair ties and such. They figure they’ll need “hundreds.” The girls’ goal is to sell the pom poms and raise
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Harbor Happenings: TideFest, tree lighting and more
Nov 29, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonBuckle-up and hold on. December is upon us and the calendar is spinning with holiday festivities. TideFest returns to Gig Harbor High School Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 3 and 4, with more than 100 artists and crafters from all over the Northwest selling their work. Shoppers will find glass art, sculpture, pottery, jewelry and clothing,
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Suspect fires Taser at officers
Nov 28, 2022 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A suspect in a domestic dispute at a home off 46th Avenue twice discharged a Taser at officers on the evening of Nov. 26, according to Gig Harbor Police reports. The Taser fell from an officer’s holster while law
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Business Spotlight: Ethereal Arts off to a flying start
Nov 28, 2022 | By: Marsha HartRigging units, silks, hoops, and ropes hang from the ceiling of a studio space in the lower level of Narrows Business Park in Gig Harbor. Young people — and some not-so-young —climb, twist, and seemingly defy gravity as they practice acrobatics and circus arts. They wrap their feet, legs, arms, and bodies around the apparatuses
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Sports Beat: Peninsula volleyball takes fifth at state
Nov 25, 2022 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Peninsula Seahawks volleyball team earned a 5th place finish by fighting through the consultation bracket at the Class 3A state championships at the Yakima SunDome on Nov. 17 and 18. Peninsula’s fifth-place finish followed a runner-up finish in the 2021 tournament. The third-seeded Seahawks opened the tourney in dominating fashion by defeating Lynnwood, 3-0.
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Shop local: Options abound in Gig Harbor
Nov 25, 2022 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannLooking up from her book, Angie Young replies, “It’s not Amazon.” The Gig Harbor resident has brought her two young children to Invitation Bookshop, an independent bookstore on Olympic Drive. Noses in books, sitting quietly side-by-side on a bench flanked by children’s books, 8-year-old Madeline and 10-year-old Oliver are worlds away in their stories. This
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Blair Suek enjoying first year as the top Tide
Nov 23, 2022 | By: Dennis BrowneThe first thing one notices about new Gig Harbor High School athletic director Blair Suek is her beaming smile and enthusiastic attitude. As you get to know her more, her intellect and astute athletic insights become apparent. Combine those qualities with her experience as a college athlete, high school coach and athletic coordinator and it
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Peninsula High students collecting teddy bears for kids in Ukraine
Nov 23, 2022 | By: Christina T HenryPlaying alone in a gymnasium with tall windows and green walls, Arseniy, 6, bounces a basketball and aims over and over for the hoop, impossibly high. “When they shoot, I run home. I think our flat (apartment) could be shot,” he explains in a voiceover video as his determined play continues. “I’m more worried about
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