How to build a beach: An illustrated guide in eight not-so-easy steps
Oct 07, 2026Photos illustrate the steps a city contractor has taken to fix the beach between the Tides Tavern and the city of Gig Harbor’s Maritime Pier.
Sister act wraps up its year of brrrr
Oct 05, 2026Emma and Annie Stafki finished 365 consecutive days of swimming in the frigid waters of Puget Sound on Sunday. They hope to raise awareness of the plight of the region’s beleaguered orca population.
Cranes crowd the Harbor for work on Homeport and other projects
Sep 25, 2026Preliminary work on the Commercial Fishing Homeport includes removing an old dock at Ancich Park and improving a city storm drain near The Tides.
Skookum and Ironman put on a show along the waterfront
Aug 25, 2026Many noticed the crane and barge working adjacent to Ancich Park recently. Here’s what they were doing.
Engine transplant in middle of the harbor required surgical precision
May 07, 2026A flotilla crowded the harbor on Tuesday to perform emergency surgery on a catamaran in need of a new engine.
From Sputnik to Artemis, the future moves at the speed of light
Apr 06, 2026News of a new moonshot (and the view from his home) rekindles Chapin Day’s interest in space exploration.
Thousands crowd streets for another No Kings protest
Mar 29, 2026Organizers estimated the crowd at about 4,000 for a No Kings protest on March 27 at the Point Fosdick-Olympic drive interesction.
Katrinka Finkelsplatt limps out of the harbor
Dec 08, 2025When the Katrina Finkelsplatt changed hands recently, the only people happier than the buyer and the seller were local police, environmental advocates and waterfront property owners.
City’s Christmas tree needed emergency surgery, stat
Nov 28, 2025The patient’s prognosis is bright after two city employees, who don’t even play doctors on TV, performed emergency surgery.
Willits Canoes documentary making film festival debut in Gig Harbor
Sep 11, 2025‘Makers on the Tides’ tells the story of the Willits brothers, who made their canoes on Wollochet Bay starting in 1914.