Photo gallery: 2023 Christmas tree lighting ceremony
Dec 05, 2023Click on any image below to see a clickable gallery of pictures from the 2023 Gig Harbor Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
Christmas tree ceremony flips the switch on the holiday season
Dec 05, 2023An estimated crowd of more than 4,000 helped kick off the 2023 holiday season over the weekend at the annual Gig Harbor Tree Lighting in Skansie Brothers Park. A furry green pot-bellied critter named Grinch was the first of several notable characters to make an appearance at the event. According to Gig Harbor Police, there
Patterson’s Market back for another Christmas at a new location
Dec 04, 2023The location is new but the iconic holiday displays are not. Patterson’s Market is back. Christmas in Gig Harbor has now arrived and one of its most beloved local businesses is here to help you bring on the cheer. Giant inflatable toy soldiers stand at attention as they bobble in the breeze above a grassy
Business spotlight: Telling your story with R Storie
Nov 27, 2023You are your story. R Storie believes who you are can be expressed through fashion and style. Rachel Peirce, owner of R Storie, a women’s boutique clothing store in Gig Harbor North, has been a fashion storyteller since her early days stocking shelves at Tacoma’s Nordstrom at age 14. Her boutique connects women with the
Photo gallery: 2023 Turkey Trot
Nov 27, 2023Photos by Julie Warrick Ammann from the 2023 Turkey Trot 5K race in Gig Harbor. Click on any image below to view the gallery.
Annual Turkey Trot fights hunger
Nov 25, 2023Dinosaurs, turkeys and tutus were among the colorfully styled ensembles runners sported as they gobbled up the road competing in the Gig Harbor Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. Now an annual tradition, the Turkey Trot began in 2002 with just 15 friends, family and patients of Dr. Tim Holmes, an area chiropractor. Today, more than
Photo gallery: 2023 ChumFest
Nov 24, 2023Click on any photo below to see a gallery of images from the 2023 ChumFest along Donkey Creek in Gig Harbor.
Chum Fest brings lots of families (but no salmon) to Donkey Creek
Nov 20, 2023The salmon didn’t show up, but hundreds of festival goers did. The 2023 Chum Festival, hosted by Harbor WildWatch, was a family-friendly walk this year, with hands-on learning activities along txʷaalqəł Estuary from Austin Park, behind Harbor History Museum, and to Donkey Creek Park. To keep it fun, participants received a small passport book to
Books in a Bus a perfect pairing of owner’s love of reading and Volkswagons
Nov 02, 2023A fidgety, exuberant buzz runs through the classroom as the afternoon kicks off at Gig Harbor Co-operative Preschool. There’s a special visitor today. She’s tan, wears four wheels and lots of colorful stickers, and she’s too big to fit inside the classroom. It’s Connie’s Books in a Bus. Accompanied by GHCP teacher Nadine Mart, small
Business Spotlight: Community and creativity at the heart of Local Whimsy
Oct 30, 2023A passion for community and craft is the inspiration behind Gig Harbor’s latest retail store to open on Harborview Drive, Local Whimsy. Local Makers founder Caasi Dickens and Salena Ausburn, plant stylist and owner of Whimsy Plant Co, have joined forces to offer more than just a marketplace for locally crafted products and plants. They’ve