Pierce Transit debuts door-to-door, on-demand van service
Apr 02, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichRunner van service costs the same as the bus and is limited to destinations within the Gig Harbor city limits.
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Harbor Happenings | April Art Walk is Saturday
Apr 02, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonDowntown galleries present work by more than 50 artists and host art-making demonstrations during Art Walk on Saturday, April 6. Most galleries will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Demonstrations are from 1 to 3 p.m. Participating galleries include: Ebb Tide, 7809 Pioneer Way. Scratchboard artist Steve Hammond will talk about his craft.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | An April Fool’s true or false quiz
Apr 01, 2024 | By: Greg SpadoniAlthough not scheduled for a new column this week, Gig Harbor Now and Then hereby presents either a bonus issue or three completely unnecessary pages, depending upon how it’s received. Traditionally, April First is for spoofing, tricking and practical joking. But we’re not doing any of that. We’re going to tell you up front what
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Food back in, events out at Olalla Bay Market
Mar 31, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichKitsap County is allowing Olalla Bay Market to resume serving food and drinks while it seeks a restaurant permit, but says there’s no avenue to events returning.
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Highway 16 traffic helps police nab suspect in Tacoma homicide
Mar 29, 2024 | By: Vince DiceThe typical rush-hour traffic snarl at Highway 16 and Wollochet Drive helped police catch a murder suspect on Tuesday, March 26. According to documents filed in Pierce County Superior Court, Apele Sone Tauanuu, 33, fled from Tacoma Police officers who spotted him in a black BMW around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday on South Stevens Street in
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Sports Beat | GH boys, Peninsula girls score track and field wins
Mar 28, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneTrack and field season is upon us and athletes from both local schools will vie for league, district and state championships in May. The Tides, Seahawks and Central Kitsap Cougars met for a three-team meet on March 22 at Gig Harbor. The Gig Harbor boys team, coached by Kevin Eager, dominated the sprinting portion of
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Day Tripper | Olympia is worth a visit, whether or not the Legislature is in session
Mar 28, 2024 | By: Mary WilliamsA couple of decades ago, in the middle of a Midwest road trip, I realized that I was fascinated by state capitals. On that particular trip, we were traveling from Madison, Wisconsin, to Little Rock, Arkansas, with a stop at Springfield, Illinois. On the way, we visited a number of other cities and towns, both
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City council asks planning commission to review proposed zoning change
Mar 28, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council voted Monday to ask the city Planning Commission to review a proposal to change the land use designation for a 23-acre parcel west of Highway 16. A group called Henderson Burnham LLC requested the zoning change so the company can build an unspecified number of single-family homes on the site.
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge tolling could creep into 2033
Mar 28, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichThree of the past four annual reports project that increasing insurance and operating costs could extend tolls a few months beyond their anticipated removal date.
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2024 Summer Sounds at Skansie schedule is set
Mar 27, 2024 | By: Vince DiceThe popular Summer Sounds at Skansie concert series returns July 16. The concerts run from 6 to 8 p.m. on summer Tuesdays at Skansie Brothers Park in downtown Gig Harbor. The lineup includes: July 16: Wally & the Beaves, a seven-piece Pacific Northwest band playing hits from the 1950s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Each member
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