Opinion

Keep trees healthy; no more topping

Feb 14, 2022 | By: Marian Berjekian

Cutting off the entire top of a tree to open a view can kill or weaken it and encourage it to quickly grow back.

Gig Harbor Now board members and staff celebrate the launch of the news organization. In the front, from left, are Charlee Glock-Jackson, Pat Lantz, Linda Filson and Pat Schmidt. Across the back are Ed Friedrich, Brady Friedrich, Jenny Wellman and Olga Torres-Inglebritson.

Persistence pays in launch of new Gig Harbor news organization

Sep 03, 2021 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The roots of the new Gig Harbor news site go all the way back to 2018 and the demise of the weekly newspaper Gig Harbor Life. It finally launched on Sept. 3.

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