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The Chamber of Commerce, as the city’s tourism marketing arm, will get $442,000. Seven other groups will split the remaining $170,000.
Read More about Council approves recommended lodging tax allocations
Pierce Transit’s Proposition 1 would increase the transit agency’s sales tax from 0.6% to 0.9%, allowing increased service on Route 100.
Read More about Ballot measure would bring back holiday shuttle, increase bus service in Gig Harbor
Tickets are still available for Harbor History Museum-led tours of the Cromwell Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 18
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Take a tour of Gig Harbor’s Cromwell Cemetery
The sale of the Sinclair gas station at 5006 Point Fosdick Drive is the second-largest real estate transaction in Gig Harbor this year. The seller is keeping a nearby property where a Chic-fil-A is planned.
Read More about Entrepreneur sells Pt. Fosdick Drive gas station and mart for $7.75 million
Milna is a city on the Adriatic Sea island of Brac, from which many of Gig Harbor’s pioneer Croatian families emigrated.
Read More about Mayor of Croatian town of Milna visits to extend Sister City agreement
Installing a new sewer line under the busy intersection is more complicated than expected, so the city will need to close it to traffic all weekend.
Read More about Intersection of 38th and 56th to close Oct. 17 and 18
Three people were injured in the crash that blocked traffic for about 90 minutes on Sunday afternoon.
Read More about Four-car collision caused backups on Narrows Bridge
The district’s investigation into the three suspended Peninsula High staff members remains ongoing, though the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office said it found no crime.
Read More about Sheriff’s Office finds no crime in incident that led to suspension of three Peninsula High staff members
This story is part of a two-part feature on taking kids to Chambers Creek Regional
Park. This time, it’s all about the beach and love locks.
Kainoa Coit of Peninsula High and Sophia Fenn of Gig Harbor represented Washington state at a student conference on AI rules last summer.
Read More about Peninsula School District students help draft proposed AI bill for nation’s K-12 schools