Being Neighborly | Wollochet Harbor Club puts the ‘neighbor’ back in neighborhood
Jul 18, 2025The tight-knit Wollochet Harbor Club cultivates a sense of community through potlucks, game nights and more.
Fox Island raising money to resurface community’s beloved tennis courts
Jul 18, 2025The community built the tennis courts thanks to a donation and a door-to-door fundraising campaign in 1973. They’re in need of some TLC now.
Clean out your closets for a good cause
Jul 14, 2025Food Backpacks 4 Kids is now taking donations for its sixth annual Clothing Drive, which distributes items to families ahead of back-to-school season.
Local man’s pinball passion keeps players around the region in the game
Jul 07, 2025Justin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
Altrusa, Food Backpacks 4 Kids team up on summer lunch program
Jun 25, 2025The free Summer Lunch Program returns on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting July 8 at these Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula locations.
Being Neighborly | You have to get up pretty early to volunteer like these nonagenarians
Jun 20, 2025Harris Atkins and Richard Russell accomplish more before 5 a.m. than many people do the whole day. And they’re both 92 years old.
Being Neighborly | The No. 1 fan, and booster, of local sports teams
Jun 01, 2025Some people call Pat Furman, owner of The Floatation Device in Purdy, the town’s unofficial mayor.
Massive hunt for a miniature cow results in Daisy May returning home
May 23, 2025Daisy May, a miniature Scottish Highland cow from an Artondale farm, went missing for three days. Social media sleuths and neighbors helped track her down.
Trading jabs during the Battle of the Badges
May 20, 2025Gig Harbor police and firefighters competed to see who would give the most blood during the annual Battle of the Badges on Monday.
Pierce County libraries could lose access to some services due to federal funding cuts
May 15, 2025Harbor History Museum and other local institutions also face the potential loss of grant funds and other revenue sources.
