Ground kept unbroken at txʷaalqəł Conservation Area celebration
Nov 25, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickThe Phase IV purchase brings the txʷaalqəł Conservation Area to 52 total acres that will remain undeveloped.
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Guests of honor show up for Chum Walk
Nov 23, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickThis year’s Chum Walk saw not only a lively amount of enthusiastic visitors of all ages, but of all species: Several Chum Walkers, including this reporter, spotted a few salmon in the creek once again. The Chum Walk, put on by Harbor WildWatch, had booths stationed along a 0.25-mile trail that began in Austin Park
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Gig Harbor’s Heritage Distilling goes public
Nov 22, 2024 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannGig Harbor’s Heritage Distilling now trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CASK.
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Councilwoman Mary Barber to be new Gig Harbor mayor
Nov 22, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonCity Councilwoman Mary Barber will be sworn in as Gig Harbor’s mayor at the Nov. 25 City Council meeting. Barber replaces Tracie Markley, who resigned this week after serving as in the position for three years. Barber was appointed to the council in January 2022 to fill Markley’s seat after Markley was elected mayor. She
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor sixth at girls state swimming meet
Nov 22, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor and Peninsula both fall in the first round of the state girls soccer tournament.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | A Little Free Library adventure
Nov 22, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandThe Little Free Library movement is still going strong, including here on the Gig Harbor Peninsula with 20 or so locations.
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Few options exist for area youth with substance use issues
Nov 21, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonA partnership between Crossroads Treatment Center and the Peninsula School District makes outpatient treatment available to students. Otherwise, it’s hard to find treatment options for young people — services that do provide it say demand isn’t high here.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Pending sales surge despite rate hike
Nov 21, 2024 | By: Alison PaoliPending sales in the Gig Harbor area hit their highest point in 19 months in October, despite the usual seasonal slowdown.
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City nearly ready to adopt budget for next two years
Nov 20, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe city proposes a 1.9% increase in spending in 2025-26, which is significantly less than inflation.
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Public health officials monitoring increase in whooping cough — and decrease in vaccination rates
Nov 19, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonIn the Peninsula School District, vaccination rates were at 91% last year. That was down 1.4% from the 2019-20 school year.
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