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Rex Davison is not a full-time actor. He’s actually a real estate agent. But this gives him a lot of flexibility, he explained while unwinding after a long day of moving boxes from Ghostlight Performing Arts’ old space in Bremerton to the small company’s new home at the Nichols Community Center on Fox Island. “I
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Gig Harbor Tides started fast and had to hold on at the end to defeat Bellarmine, 28-26, in an instant classic at Roy Anderson Field on Friday, Oct. 26. The Tides jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the first quarter when do-it-all running back Ryland Geldermann ran around left end, swatting away the arms
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The Gig Harbor and Peninsula girls soccer teams each won two Puget Sound League tournament matches and will face off in the first championship game of the new league on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at Roy Anderson Field. Peninsula (12-1-1) opened the postseason with come-from-behind, 2-1 victory over Silas on Oct. 22. Peninsula appeared to be
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Thieves made off with more than $5,500 worth of merchandise from a local beauty supply store during the first week of October.
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Editors note: This story has been updated since it was first posted. Meghan Whidden discussed Minterbrook Oyster Company. An earlier version of this story attributed the presentation to the wrong person. Green crabs, and blackberries, and suspicious septic tanks — oh, my! OK, OK — no one actually said the above verbatim, and this writer
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A conversation with Nadia Van Atter, assistant director of the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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The next training class for potential Peninsula School District bus drivers starts Monday, Oct. 28. Chris Phillips talked to three local people who love driving a bus.
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Some of the women who recently finished a R.A.D. (Rape, Aggression, Defense) self-defense training program in Gig Harbor have experienced some type of assault. One of them, who wished to remain anonymous, said that although she is an athlete, she wanted to take the class to learn how to protect herself. “I’m in therapy for
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“When I was here, the harbor seal just went right under the dock and popped up on the other side,” Sarah Kelly excitedly says. Her eyes sparkle. “It was so close.” On this temperate day in early October, Kelly takes a sample of the water at Jerisich Dock. She is a Blue Water Task Force
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Chances are, you’ve heard recent news reports about additions to the Seattle waterfront. There’s a new elevated park built into the hill about half-way between Pike Place Market and the Seattle Aquarium. Opened a couple of weeks ago to much fanfare, Overlook Park intrigued me. With a constant case of FOMO, I decided there was
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