Krishnadasan picked as new 26th District state senator
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonThe former Peninsula School Board member will serve in 2025, but would have to run again the next two falls to retain the seat.
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In the Margins | Where’s Amelia? This family’s legacy is to search for the truth
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Chris PhillipsA Pierce County family with Gig Harbor connections is descended from one of the last people to hear Amelia Earhart’s voice on the radio.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | A tale of two markets, single-family homes and condos
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Alison PaoliMore condos were for sale in November than at any time since summer 2018. Meanwhile, demand for single-family homes continues to rise.
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Albertsons backs out of merger with Kroger, which would have forced sale of two local stores
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Vince DiceA merger that would have forced the sale of two Gig Harbor grocery stores imploded this week, when Albertsons backed out of its agreement with Kroger. Albertsons, which owns Safeway, also filed a lawsuit against Kroger, which owns Fred Meyer, early on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Those moves came a day after two judges separately blocked
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Gig Harbor opens with back-to-back league wins
Dec 10, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Tides defeated Capital, 71-53, and North Thurston, 49-42, in their first two boys basketball games in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division.
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Updated Pierce County Comp Plan will affect Purdy, parks, zoning, STRs and more
Dec 10, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyCapping more than two years of intensive public process, the Pierce County Council last week passed an update to the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan. The broad-scoped document directs growth and development in unincorporated areas of the county over the next 20 years. The updated plan now awaits County Executive Bruce Dammeier’s signature. Under Washington’s Growth
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Harbor Happenings | Santa to visit Holiday Village at Donkey Creek Park
Dec 10, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Holiday Village, with six Christmas scenes for photos, is now open at Donkey Creek Park in Gig Harbor.
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Virginia Mason launches academy to increase access to health care field
Dec 09, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonThe Allied Healthcare Academy is an attempt to fill employee vacancies by training people who have struggled to access the field, including people who are neurodivergent.
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Caldier to seek state Senate seat
Dec 06, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffState Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, announced Dec. 6 that she plans to run for the state Senate seat being vacated by U.S. Rep.-elect Emily Randall. Caldier is about to begin her sixth term in the state House. She defeated Democrat Tiffiny Mitchell of Port Orchard in November to retain the seat. Caldier said in
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Sports Beat | Local athletes earn all-league honors
Dec 06, 2024 | By: Dennis BrowneSeveral local athletes were honored by being selected to the All Conference teams from the Narrows and Nisqually divisions of the Puget Sound League. The following is a list of those standout athletes who used their talent and determination to rise above their peers and earn recognition by conference coaches. Puget Sound League football First
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