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Justin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
Read More about Local man’s pinball passion keeps players around the region in the game
Limuel B. Forgey III grew up poor and was the first person in his family to attend college. Now, the Gig Harbor resident is the general director of the Tacoma Opera, which is staging Wagner’s Das Rheingold in October.
Read More about From no car radio to European stages: A chat with Tacoma Opera general director Limuel Forgey
The Harbor History Museum will accept Round Rocks Contest submissions later this month, but it’s not to early to start looking for them.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Time to start searching for Round Rock entries
Albert Fleuss, a machinist whose work was critical to Gig Harbor’s early fishing fleet, deserves the same recognition as his successor.
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | The lost machinist
Photos by Carolyn Bick from the Gig Harbor Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28.
Read More about Photos | Gig Harbor Garden Tour showcases flood of floral elegance
Take a look inside the seven Gig Harbor-area gardens that are part of this year’s tour.
Read More about Gig Harbor Garden Tour is this weekend; here’s what you’ll see
In many ways, Bainbridge reminds Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams of Gig Harbor.
Read More about Day Tripper | Bainbridge packs a lot of fun into a small island
The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Tour some of the area’s most beautiful gardens
Photos from the third annual Pride in the Park on Saturday, June 21, 2025.
Read More about Photos: Pride in the Park 2025
Also on Saturday: Make Music Day at Uptown Gig Harbor.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Pride in the Park celebration is Saturday at Skansie