Ed Friedrich is a longtime local journalist and Gig Harbor resident. He worked 35 years at the Kitsap Sun as a sportswriter, copy editor, page designer, news reporter, news editor and rubber band shooter. A South Kitsap native, Ed first moved to Gig Harbor while a student at the University of Puget Sound in the late 1970s and has witnessed a new community grow from old roots during the ensuing half century. He is a creek freak, weather geek, scanner addict, and digs kayaking and saltwater swimming at his Key Peninsula cabin.
Dec 22, 2021
By definition, a white Christmas is one in which there’s an inch of snow on the ground in the morning. Though Saturday might not qualify, there could be at least that much Christmas night and the following days.
Dec 20, 2021
The Department of Natural Resources will oversee the aquatic lands and lease, State Parks will manage the uplands and a boating association will renovate, maintain and operate the marina.
Dec 16, 2021
The effort, which is a drive-up affair again this year, achieves success through widespread support from the community.
Dec 15, 2021
A live-fire training center would be constructed, the Kimball Drive fire station rebuilt, and Artondale and Swede Hill stations remodeled for about $80 million.
Dec 12, 2021
Though nearly 90% of Tides staff is vaccinated, enough workers were stricken by the virus to make scheduling difficult.
Dec 10, 2021
Peninsula’s Katrina Cardinal was also cited as the South Sound 3A conference’s volleyball coach of the year and the Seahawks’ Schmidt Hall as the league’s top football lineman.
Dec 08, 2021
The Peninsula Metropolitan Parks District approved a $31.6 million outlay Tuesday night to construct a community recreation center on the former Performance Golf Center site. Two weeks earlier, the parks board had passed a 2022 capital budget in which $23.7 million of the $33.1 million total is devoted to the center at 2416 14th Avenue
Dec 06, 2021
Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, pre-filed the bill in the Senate on Monday and a companion bill was filed in the House.
Dec 04, 2021
Rotary-led group close to finalizing sisterhood with Bodø, Norway; Heritage in the Harbor event Friday honors Norwegian culture, history and traditions.
Nov 30, 2021
A commission exploring how to handle future passenger, cargo and general aviation traffic is asking for suggestions from the public.