Harbor Happenings | Possible plans for Crescent Creek Park unveiled April 9
Apr 08, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonOther upcoming events include an emergency preparedness expo, the spring plant swap and more.
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Pierce County receives grant to map eelgrass
Apr 07, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe $500,000 award enables the county to monitor sensitive eelgrass habitat that serves as an indicator of nearshore health.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | A freight railroad for Gig Harbor
Apr 07, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Frank C. Ross had several grandiose plans to build a freight railroad through Gig Harbor. None of them came especially close to fruition.
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Longtime local fisherman donates net for display with Shenandoah
Apr 06, 2025 | By: Chapin DayThe Harbor History Museum’s Maritime Gallery, featuring the purse seiner Shenandoah, opens April 26.
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Hundreds protest against Trump administration in largest political demonstration in Gig Harbor history
Apr 05, 2025 | By: Vince DiceHundreds of people lined Point Fosdick and Olympic drives on Saturday, April 5, for a Hands Off demonstration against the Trump administration. The Gig Harbor protest was one of hundreds across the country on Saturday. Local organizers from Indivisible Gig Harbor and other organizations called it the largest political protest in Gig Harbor history. Protesters
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor’s Snyder is third-ranked high school golfer in the country
Apr 04, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneAlso in this week’s sports column: The strangest ending to a baseball game you’ve likely ever heard of.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | $2 movies and the Skittles machine
Apr 04, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandFor affordable kid fun, the $2 throwback films for kids at Galaxy Theatres are a sure bet each summer — and we’re currently enjoying the seasonal specials going on now for $2 per ticket for showtimes at this month’s Spring Fest.
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Photos: Low-tide walk at Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve
Apr 03, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickCarolyn Bick tagged along with Harbor WildWatch on a recent low-tide beach walk on Fox Island. Here’s what they saw.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man arrested after threatening neighbors on Vernhardson
Apr 02, 2025 | By: Vince DiceAlso this week: A “very nice” 1990s Honda Civic and theft of a tip jar.
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New principal selected for Gig Harbor High School, current principal takes early leave
Apr 02, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryBob Marshall, a former PSD teacher and the current principal at North Kitsap High in Poulsbo, will take over from Michele Suiter.
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