New building to open opportunities at FISH food bank
Oct 03, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe new facility will nearly triple the space, from 4,200 to 11,600 square feet, for shopping, storage and private meeting rooms.
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COVID-19 spike stresses St. Anthony Hospital care
Oct 01, 2021 | By: Ted KenneyNew Gig Harbor/Key Peninsula COVID cases have eased somewhat since peaking at a pandemic-high 544 in August.
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Scarecrow festival, farm tour on tap this weekend
Sep 27, 2021 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet Parks and Local Makers are hosting the scarecrow event Saturday at Sehmel Homestead Park while the Key Peninsula opens up farms and other sights to visitors Saturday and Sunday.
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Kids reconnect safely through outdoor library programs
Sep 21, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonStory time for the youngest and a STEAM program for grade-schoolers are both held in a big field next to the library’s parking lot.
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Meet the artists, view their works during studio tour
Sep 17, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonEighteen artists will display a wide variety of wares in and around Gig Harbor. They’ll show how it’s done and hope to inspire others to join them.
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Three local events altered by COVID-19, weather
Sep 15, 2021 | By: Ed FriedrichThe Cider Swig has been relegated to a drive-through, the Harbor History Museum’s History Rock auction was forced online and much of the Korean Chuseok Festival will be curtailed.
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Firefighters honor lives lost 20 years ago in 9/11 attacks
Sep 12, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThree hundred forty-three firefighters and 16 police officers were among the 2,977 people who perished when airliners crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania Field.
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City restores Native name to Austin Park area
Sep 06, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe history of the original Native inhabitants will be told using signs and a voice box, and a carved cedar sculpture will be erected.
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