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Two In Tow & On The Go: A forgotten treasure at Point Defiance

Nov 03, 2023 | By: Tonya Strickland

Today’s adventure brings us across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and over to the wooded wonderland that is Point Defiance Park to explore yet another local playground almost hidden in plain sight.

Sandwiched between the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and the Marina, this playground is outdated – but also secluded and awesome. Finding it atop a narrow bluff among the trees, the kids and I felt like we stumbled upon a well-kept secret with its hand-powered scoot platform, climbers and log-style-construction.

Books in a Bus a perfect pairing of owner’s love of reading and Volkswagons

Nov 02, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

A fidgety, exuberant buzz runs through the classroom as the afternoon kicks off at Gig Harbor Co-operative Preschool. There’s a special visitor today. She’s tan, wears four wheels and lots of colorful stickers, and she’s too big to fit inside the classroom. It’s Connie’s Books in a Bus. Accompanied by GHCP teacher Nadine Mart, small

Harbor Happenings: Post-Halloween edition

Oct 31, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Bundle up and learn about the critters that live in Gig Harbor bay on Saturday, Nov. 4, during this month’s Pier into the Night. Starting at 6 p.m. at the Maritime Pier next to the Tides Tavern, divers will transmit underwater images onto a big screen on the pier while Harbor WildWatch biologists discuss what’s

On Raft Island, the Peninsula’s last summer camp carries on, with updates

Oct 26, 2023 | By: Ted Kenney

Residents on the east side of Lay Inlet enjoy looking across the bay at All Saints Camp and Retreat Center, a heavily forested stretch of Raft Island shoreline that provides a home to wildlife and brilliant fall colors. The view hasn’t changed in decades. Neighbors might have worried earlier this month, when barges and heavy

Day Tripper: A diversion in Port Gamble becomes the main attraction

Oct 25, 2023 | By: Mary Williams

Gas prices are sky high, and a night in a hotel is approaching astronomically expensive. So, for the foreseeable future, I imagine many of you are going to find yourselves taking day trips rather than the road trip vacations we’ve grown to love. This beautiful region in which we live is ripe with opportunities to

Harbor Happenings: Halloween season is here

Oct 24, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Halloween festivities kick into full gear Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Tom Taylor YMCA’s Jack-O’-Lantern Jubilee, starting at 5 p.m. The event includes Monster Mash dance contests, pumpkin carving contests, bounce houses, a costume parade, touch boxes filled with spooky stuff, trick-or-treat fishing, fortune tellers and even a werewolf walk. And that’s just a sampling

Rosedale man beamed final movie at downtown theater

Oct 24, 2023 | By: Ed Friedrich

A teenage Jim Langhelm manned the projectors the final two years before the Roxy Theater on Harborview Drive was closed in 1958.

Gig Harbor Now and Then: First 3-D movie was a ‘stupendous, thrilling novelty’

Oct 23, 2023 | By: Greg Spadoni

At the end of our previous Gig Harbor Now and Then column, we invited readers to post their opinions on the Gig Harbor Now Facebook page, addressing the question of whether or not the city of Gig Harbor should take an active interest in correcting its very inaccurate little city park histories and its many

Two In Tow & On The Go: Claybabies are a Fox Island find

Oct 20, 2023 | By: Tonya Strickland

Clay babies are rare rock formations shaped like cloud animals, found among Fox Island’s pebbly shorelines. Here’s how to spot ’em!

Halloween Happenings: It’s getting spooky in Gig Harbor

Oct 17, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

If you’re planning to over-indulge on candy on Halloween night, you’d be well-advised to get some exercise ahead of time. The Rattle Dem Bones bicycle ride is a good way to do that while also taking your costume for a test drive. Rattle Dem Bones, first held in 2019, returns Sunday, Oct. 29, for another

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