Carolyn Bick

City council sends Cultural Access sales tax to voters

Jul 29, 2025

Voters in the city of Gig Harbor will decide whether to increase the sales tax by 0.1% to support arts and culture programs.

Complicated federal permitting process again delays Commercial Fishing Homeport

Jul 21, 2025

Federal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.

PAL’s 39th annual Summer Festival greets attendees with art, music and interactive engagement

Jul 20, 2025

The Summer Art Festival continues Sunday at Sehmel Park. Here’s what you’ll see if you go.

Summer Sounds brings eight weeks of free music and fun to Skansie Brothers Park

Jul 16, 2025

Check out these photos from the first two weeks of Summer Sounds at Skansie, featuring Gimme Shelter and Mixed Tape.

Denson opens up about cancer diagnosis, urges regular screening for early intervention

Jul 07, 2025

The Pierce County councilmember announced on July 3 that she is undergoing radiation therapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctors caught the cancer early thanks to a mammogram.

Volunteers clean up post-Fourth of July trash on Purdy Spit

Jul 05, 2025

Fourth of July revelers left plenty of detritus on the Purdy Spit, despite signs noting a ban on fireworks there and a tide that must’ve made setting them off there difficult. Volunteers gathered Saturday morning to clean up.

From no car radio to European stages: A chat with Tacoma Opera general director Limuel Forgey

Jul 02, 2025

Limuel B. Forgey III grew up poor and was the first person in his family to attend college. Now, the Gig Harbor resident is the general director of the Tacoma Opera, which is staging Wagner’s Das Rheingold in October.

Photos | Gig Harbor Garden Tour showcases flood of floral elegance

Jun 29, 2025

Photos by Carolyn Bick from the Gig Harbor Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28.

Demonstrators flood Gig Harbor streets for ‘No Kings’ protest

Jun 14, 2025

The No Kings demonstrators protested against Donald Trump’s administration on the president’s birthday.

Croatia Day treats attendees to music, dance, and a newly opened netshed

Jun 01, 2025

The festival on Saturday celebrated Gig Harbor’s Croatian heritage and the refurbished and reopened Skansie Netshed.