Gig Harbor artist Mardie Rees marries life’s bitter and sweet in her sculptures
Oct 07, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickMardie Rees of Gig Harbor, who created sculptures at St. Anthony Hospital and Skansie Park, unveils a new work in Enumclaw.
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Harbor Happenings | Learn some Buried History at upcoming cemetery tours
Oct 07, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe tours are the next two Sundays at Artondale Cemetery.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Grave matters of life, death and debt
Oct 06, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniJohn Giblin’s grave isn’t lost after all. Neither is that of John Farragut (or Farrague?), but the man buried there is owed some money.
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New welcome sign adds some color to city’s front door
Oct 03, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe welcome sign on Pioneer Way near the westbound Highway 16 offramp was paid for by the Tallman family and the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor.
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Two Loons takes flight as featured wine at Oyster Festival
Oct 02, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonTwo Loons Winery of Gig Harbor hopes festival-goers agree that the 2023 Alvarinho and 2018 Cabernet Franc go well with oysters.
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Harbor Happenings | Celebrate fall and launch pumpkins at Scarecrow Festival
Sep 30, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonPenMet’s annual Scarecrow Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, at Sehmel Homestead Park.
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Arts Commission may re-issue call for Harbor Arbor Art
Sep 29, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe Harbor Arbor Art project involves sculptures in the city’s Grandview Forest park. The sculptor wants to do the work at his studio.
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Day Tripper | Taking a peak around the place where Twin Peaks was filmed
Sep 24, 2025 | By: Mary WilliamsDay Tripper columnist Mary Williams ventures to North Bend, which has the last Starbuck’s before Snoqualmie Pass, some aging outlet malls and a cult classic TV history.
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Harbor Happenings | ChuSeok, Film Festival, breast cancer event highlight a packed weekend
Sep 23, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonHere’s what happening around the Harbor on the first weekend of fall.
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Take a peek inside the artists’ studios this weekend
Sep 18, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe annual Open Studio Tour is Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with 54 artists participating at 23 studios.
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