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Movies have the Oscars. Music has the Grammys. And web-based media have the Webby Awards, sponsored by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. On Feb. 28, IADAS presented its first-ever Anthem Awards, honoring people and organizations worldwide who are doing purpose- and mission-driven work that inspires others to take action in their own
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Gig Harbor’s sizable Ukrainian-American community watches and worries as war consumes their homeland.
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Gig Harbor’s boys basketball season came to an end one win short of a trophy. The Tides lost to Mountlake Terrace 73-71 on Friday at the Tacoma Dome, ending Gig Harbor’s season with a record of 23-4. Gig Harbor led by 14 points after one quarter and 11 at the half before Mountlake Terrace rallied.
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The Gig Harbor City Council on Feb. 28 approved plans to review four amendments to the city’s comprehensive land-use plan in 2022 — including restoring language pertaining to climate change. The previous council voted in 2018 to remove all references to “climate change” from the various plan elements. Because the current city council has noted
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When the Gig Harbor Tides boys basketball team opens state tournament play at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday, it will be the first time the school has made the trip in 15 years. The 23-2 Tides are champions of the South Sound Conference and have won four consecutive postseason games. The latest was a 62-51
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The 6-month-old online newspaper names longtime editor and reporter Vince Dice as its first full-time paid employee.
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Artists donate the bowls, restaurants provide the soup for Altrusa fundraiser March 5 at Chapel Hill Church.
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Pierce County was requiring wider right-of-ways in case it needed to expand roads in the future, but made an exception for the park.
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Minerva offering scholarships for women who have been out of school for a while. Camp Seymour to host children of wounded military personnel.
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Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club was far out of town when it opened in 1947, but housing developments have recently sprung up around it.
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