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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?
Photos | No Kings protest draws another large crowd
Oct 19, 2025The No Kings demonstration on Saturday was the third sizable protest against the Trump administration since April at Point Fosdick and Olympic.
Film Festival packs ’em in again
Oct 08, 2025Top awards at the 2025 Gig Harbor Film Festival went to Best Director John Gray for “A Guest in My Country” and Best Actor Bella Zoe Martinez for “Once More, Like Rain Man.”
Gig Harbor Now and Then | Grave matters of life, death and debt
Oct 06, 2025John Giblin’s grave isn’t lost after all. Neither is that of John Farragut (or Farrague?), but the man buried there is owed some money.
Washington tax receipts expected to slide further
Sep 25, 2025Lawmakers raised taxes in several areas during the 2025 legislative session, but revenues are falling fall short of what they expected.
Day Tripper | Taking a peak around the place where Twin Peaks was filmed
Sep 24, 2025Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams ventures to North Bend, which has the last Starbuck’s before Snoqualmie Pass, some aging outlet malls and a cult classic TV history.
Gig Harbor Real Estate | Activity jumps to three-year highs in August
Sep 24, 2025There were 83 pending sales in the Gig Harbor area in August, a 54% increase from one year ago.