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A candid discussion of mental health struggles and seeking help, in recognition of Suicide Prevention Month

Sep 24, 2024 | By: Carolyn Bick

Reader warning: This article contains discussion of suicide, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, and self-harm. Heather Arneson is the artist behind LIVEeachmoment Art, a small, mental health-focused art business Arneson opened in 2020. Arneson has struggled with her mental health for more than 15 years, and this decade-and-a-half’s worth of personal experience informs her work. In

Harbor Happenings | Film Festival, Cider Swig and Pier Into the Night

Sep 24, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Cider Swig is Saturday in Tacoma while the first Pier Into the Night of the season is that evening.

Film festival headliner shines spotlight on a good coach who was also a good person

Sep 23, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

When a friend pitched him the idea of making a movie about former University of Washington football coach Don James, Kent Loomer was skeptical. He didn’t want to make a football movie. Nor did he want to make what he called a “puff piece.” But Mike Martin, a longtime friend and big-time Husky football fan,

Gig Harbor Now and Then | If only they had followed their own advice

Sep 23, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

Who knows how old these people would have turned if they hadn’t picked up a bad habit. And about that term, “would have turned …”

Two In Tow & On The Go | Last weekend for the Puyallup fair

Sep 20, 2024 | By: Tonya Strickland

Don’t miss the thrills and country charm of the Washington State Fair this weekend as its 2024 run enters its final three days. Here’s a roundup of our top activities to check out!

Harbor History Museum working on repairs to Our Fisherman, Our Guardian

Sep 19, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Sculpture repairs could be wrapped up soon, after which the city can reinstall the canoe onto the sculpture at Austin Park at txʷaalqəł Estuary.

Harbor Happenings | Open Studio Tour, ChuSeok Festival highlight week’s events

Sep 17, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Celebrate the arrival of autumn and the Harvest Moon with songs from the Scottish Highlands, Korean moon cakes and tours of local artists’ studios. Open Studio Tour This weekend, 42 artists will open their studios to the public during the 31st annual Open Studio Tour. Painters, potters, jewelry designers, sculptors and artists who work in

Day Tripper | Park once, play all day at the Seattle Center

Sep 10, 2024 | By: Mary Williams

Labor Day is in our rearview mirror. The kids are back in school. That makes it a great time to visit (or more likely revisit) the Seattle Center. The crowds should be much reduced, and it’s still mild enough that you won’t freeze your tush going from exhibit to exhibit. I first visited the Seattle

Harbor Happenings | This critter is critical to the Salish Sea. Learn more about it

Sep 10, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Learn about the mysterious world of the pinto abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana) at this month’s Cocktails and FishTales, Wednesday, Sept. 11, at Ocean5. The pinto abalone is a species of marine snail found in the kelp forests and rocky reefs of the Salish Sea, where they play an important role in the ecosystem. They clean the

Gig Harbor Now and Then | This week’s question involves a disgusting habit

Sep 09, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

In spite of being a leading authority on absolutely nothing, people ask me questions anyway. For many years, by far and away the most frequent one has been: “What is WRONG with you?!” Coming in a distant second is: “Are you going to finish that?” But this is not the proper forum for those kinds

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