Around the state and nationally, many member-owned utility co-operatives operate similarly to PenLight. In some cases, though, member-owners have forced more transparency.
We asked to interview all six candidates for three seats on the PenLight board of directors. Only one agreed to speak with us.
PenLight members will receive ballots soon for the 2026 board elections, which happen in the wake of the ouster of longtime board member Paul Alvestad.
The city issued a certificate of occupancy for the new restaurant on Point Fosdick Drive, but the Health Department still needs to provide its OK.
Seven-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard has sold her interest in the Gig Harbor swim school named after her. Beard, now an assistant swimming coach at the University of Arizona, founded the school on Point Fosdick Drive in 2017. It is now called Emler Swim School of Gig Harbor. The Gig Harbor school did not return
The $12.1 million project will bring sidewalks, a bike lane, street lights and a roundabout to 38th Avenue NW.
More than 30,000 people used the new rec center during its first five months of operation, PenMet said this week.
Devoted Kiss, a breakfast and lunch restaurant where the line is often out the door, is adding seating and other amenities with its expansion.
Alan Anderson founded the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Club in 2002. The city of Gig Harbor will name a boat storage facility at Ancich Park after him.
Correspondence between Chick-Fil-A and the city indicate that the chain now has until Feb. 23 to complete planning documents.
