The dump truck that crashed into the Novak Building in 1989 did not lose its brakes, it missed a shift. Greg Spadoni, who helped with recovery efforts on the day of the wreck, explains how he knows this.
Fighting through multiple misspelled names and inaccurate dates, Greg Spadoni tracked the history of this distinctive house off Point Fosdick Drive.
Greg Spadoni compares scenes from “Hit,” the movie filmed in Gig Harbor, with current-day photos of the same locations.
In their latest storytelling collaboration, Gig Harbor Now writers Tonya Strickland and Greg Spadoni launch a new series where they tell the stories behind old photographs sold at second hand stores.
None of the stories Greg Spadoni wrote about the photos he found in a second-hand store are true. But they are funny.
Lush and green or prickly and purple – Washington people LOVE their plants. Rosedale native Greg Spadoni and the kids work to identify the peninsula’s diverse array of big leaf maple, Douglas fir, wild huckleberry and more at Sehmel Homestead Park with a captivating game of Gig Harbor Nature Bingo! Follow along and download your own free Bingo card here.
A brick planter now stands in front of the former Harbor Inn. Is it sturdy enough to prevent a tragedy like the one that happened there in 1989?
Fitzgerald Ford, Fred Meyer, and a discussion of double-clutching are among the topics of this week’s column.
A tucked-away Point Defiance playground may soon be replaced. Here’s why families should visit this nostalgic spot one last time.
Can you guess where this photo was taken in the late 1970s or early 1980s?
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