Day Tripper | Shelton is Christmas Town, USA — but not before Thanksgiving
Nov 26, 2025Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams went in search of Christmas Town, USA. She may have jumped the gun a bit.
Great Peninsula Conservancy buys Butterfield Forest, adjacent to Sehmel Park
Nov 24, 2025The conservancy will transfer ownership of the 21-acre Butterfield Forest, located south of the park, to PenMet Parks.
Gig Harbor Now and Then | Lawrence of Purdy
Nov 17, 2025A sign of history Earlier this year, Gig Harbor Now columnist Tonya Strickland and I started a series of stories titled Behind the Finds. They explore the lives of people in photographs found in random places. This entry in Gig Harbor Now and Then is so similar, it could be called Behind the Signs. There
Gig Harbor grad Davis Alexander to play on Canadian football’s biggest stage
Nov 12, 2025Former Tides star Davis Alexander’s Montreal Alouettes face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup, the CFL’s championship game, on Sunday.
Gig Harbor Now notice of 2025 annual meeting
Nov 05, 2025Gig Harbor Now notice of annual meeting
Gig Harbor Now and Then | Meet the Swede who pioneered flight on the peninsula
Nov 03, 2025Gustav Stromer likely built the first “aeroplane” in the Gig Harbor area, though he shipped it to Tacoma before it took off.
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Nov 03, 2025Your donations are matched during the months of November and December through the Institute for Nonprofit News’ NewsMatch campaign.
Gig Harbor Junior Sailing gets $1 million gift and a permanent home
Oct 29, 2025The Stearns Family Foundation donated $1 million and use of space West Shore Marina to Gig Harbor Junior Sailing, which plans to build a permanent facility there.
Day Tripper | On the waterfront (the end, probably)
Oct 29, 2025Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams visits Seattle’s Pioneer Square, Stadium District and Piers 58 and 62.
Gig Harbor Now and Then | Aeroplanes and dental drool
Oct 20, 2025When was the first aeroplane built on the Peninsula, and by whom?
