Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.
You can use all of the old cliches: Build it and they will come; necessity is the mother of invention; find a need and fill it. All of them are appropriate in the case of Sarah Husby, who moved to Gig Harbor 15 years ago from Seattle. She was looking for a comprehensive activity list
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Twice a year – on the first day of summer and the first day of winter – communities all over the country celebrate Make Music Day. For Gig Harbor’s Make Music winter event, businesses in the Uptown shopping center will host performances by local musicians from noon to about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21. Make
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Adorned with faux cardinals, white lights, greenery, and red and silver decorative balls, the planter in front of Windermere Real Estate office at the intersection of Harborview Drive and Pioneer Way is dressed for the holidays, thanks to the Horsehead Bay Garden Club. The club has been giving back to the Gig Harbor community since
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From a previous column, we know that Flamo, Standard Oil’s brand name for propane, was first demonstrated in Gig Harbor in 1930, in Berkheimer’s store. That led to the question: Where was Berkheimer’s store located? Answer: at 3118 Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Berkheimer’s first store in Gig Harbor was on the southwest corner of
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Mrs. Oake’s second-grade class at Artondale Elementary School has an art show this December at Gig Harbor City Hall, 3510 Grandview St.
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Santa’s going to be busy this week, making several stops around town.
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I don’t need to tell you that holidays whip us into a frenzied state. For a time of year dedicated to bonhomie brimming with sparkling frivolity and wishes for peace, this season can be downright overwhelming. The seasonal focus on gifting also has a tremendous impact on the environment. Christmas alone accounts for a 25-30%
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Holiday happenings are in full swing this week, with music concerts, cultural celebrations, photos and cookies with Santa, and lights – boats bedecked in holiday lights cruising the bay and the lighting of a menorah in Skansie Park. The annual lighted boat parade, sponsored by the Gig Harbor Yacht Club, sets sail Saturday, Dec. 9.
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An estimated crowd of more than 4,000 helped kick off the 2023 holiday season over the weekend at the annual Gig Harbor Tree Lighting in Skansie Brothers Park. A furry green pot-bellied critter named Grinch was the first of several notable characters to make an appearance at the event. According to Gig Harbor Police, there
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In a seasonal version of Gig Harbor Now and Then, our last question concerned a turkey farm on the Peninsula in the 1940s. Question: Where was Slawson’s Turkey Farm located? Answer: On Burnham Drive, on the very spot now occupied by Sun Outdoors Gig Harbor, a recreational vehicle park. Ellwel and Charlotte Slawson owned a
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