Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
A 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
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Congress reached a deal to end the government shutdown last week without addressing the future of an expiring tax subsidy that made health insurance cheaper for thousands in the West Sound. Roughly 19,900 residents in Washington’s Sixth Congressional District – which includes Gig Harbor, part of Tacoma and the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas – benefited
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The Seahawks and Tides both pushed top-five, unbeaten opponents before succumbing in the round of 32.
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Gig Harborites can expect to see changes in their utility bills starting next year after the Gig Harbor City Council approved a rate increase at its Nov. 10 meeting. Councilmember Emily Stone cast the sole “no” vote. The city has deliberated increasing rates for all three utilities — water, sewer, and stormwater — since July. The
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Family Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.
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Karin Heikkila has 19 goals and 17 assists this season for the Tides, who earned the No. 1 seed into the state tournament.
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The district first allowed Let’s Go Washington to host a “Super Signer” rally, then denied it, then allowed it again.
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The Gig Harbor Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted on Nov. 10 to recommend that the city hold off on demolishing the former Masonic Lodge. The commission also suggested contracting with a surveyor for an historic structures report before the city makes any decisions. The commission voted to support preserving the lodge in some form as
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Former Tides star Davis Alexander’s Montreal Alouettes face the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Grey Cup, the CFL’s championship game, on Sunday.
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The celebration, billed as the largest indoor Veterans Day ceremony in Washington, drew more than 500 people to the Vintage Aero Museum.
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