Being Neighborly | Small acts of kindness during a hectic day
Dec 13, 2024 | By: Marsha HartWendy Walsh thanks several strangers at the Gig Harbor Post Office who were extraordinarily kind to her grandson.
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City Council increases utility rates, takes step toward B&O tax
Dec 13, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig Harbor took a step toward implementing a business and occupation (B&O) tax on Monday, Dec. 9. The City Council unanimously approved a $23,200 contract with BERK Consulting to review a B&O analysis prepared by city staff earlier this year. BERK’s review will focus on the methods city staff used to collect data and compare
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Why we need your help now more than ever
Dec 12, 2024 | By: Vince DiceWe are hitting crunch time for our 2024 NewsMatch donation drive. If you appreciate the work we do, and want it to continue in 2025, please donate today.
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Patterson’s Market back for 45th year
Dec 12, 2024 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannPatterson’s, evicted from its longtime home in 2022, is back for a second year at Anderson’s General Store.
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Krishnadasan picked as new 26th District state senator
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonThe former Peninsula School Board member will serve in 2025, but would have to run again the next two falls to retain the seat.
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In the Margins | Where’s Amelia? This family’s legacy is to search for the truth
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Chris PhillipsA Pierce County family with Gig Harbor connections is descended from one of the last people to hear Amelia Earhart’s voice on the radio.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | A tale of two markets, single-family homes and condos
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Alison PaoliMore condos were for sale in November than at any time since summer 2018. Meanwhile, demand for single-family homes continues to rise.
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Albertsons backs out of merger with Kroger, which would have forced sale of two local stores
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Vince DiceA merger that would have forced the sale of two Gig Harbor grocery stores imploded this week, when Albertsons backed out of its agreement with Kroger. Albertsons, which owns Safeway, also filed a lawsuit against Kroger, which owns Fred Meyer, early on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Those moves came a day after two judges separately blocked
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Gig Harbor opens with back-to-back league wins
Dec 10, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Tides defeated Capital, 71-53, and North Thurston, 49-42, in their first two boys basketball games in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division.
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Updated Pierce County Comp Plan will affect Purdy, parks, zoning, STRs and more
Dec 10, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyCapping more than two years of intensive public process, the Pierce County Council last week passed an update to the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan. The broad-scoped document directs growth and development in unincorporated areas of the county over the next 20 years. The updated plan now awaits County Executive Bruce Dammeier’s signature. Under Washington’s Growth
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