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Sports Beat | Tides go on scoring binge in win over Seahawks

Mar 23, 2026 | By: Dennis Browne

Senior midfielder Henry Blake notched two goals in Gig Harbor’s 5-0 win over Peninsula last week.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Our first Historical Location of Mystery

Mar 23, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

Can you guess where this photo was taken in the late 1970s or early 1980s?

Gig Harbor Quilters’ annual show abloom in a sea of fabric

Mar 23, 2026 | By: Carolyn Bick

Quilts Ahoy, the Gig Harbor Quilters’ annual show, was last weekend. Check out these photos of the beautiful works of art.

Peninsula Light ousts elected board member who served 26 years

Mar 21, 2026 | By: Ted Kenney

Peninsula Light Company directors voted Thursday to remove long-time board member Paul Alvestad. The member-owned cooperative utility company said in a news release that Alvestad violated confidentiality and “created a hostile environment for PenLight staff and fellow Board members.” “The Board based its unanimous decision on the results of an independent investigation conducted by Miller

Two in Tow & On the Go | The day the mail took flight

Mar 20, 2026 | By: Tonya Strickland

Here’s the story about how a $4.50 eBay find uncovers Gig Harbor’s 1938 National Air Mail Week: when the town sent its letters skyward in a one-day historic flight.

Family of woman killed in Wauna stabbing fault failures of mental health care system

Mar 19, 2026 | By: Conor Wilson

Aleksandr Shablykin struggled with bipolar disorder and stopped taking his medication before he killed his mother and three other women in Wauna last month.

City removing ‘love locks’ from bridge over Donkey Creek

Mar 19, 2026 | By: Carolyn Bick

Locks installed on railing on the bridge are too heavy and ‘reduce the integrity of this important safety element,’ the city said.

County Councilmember Robyn Denson won’t run for re-election

Mar 19, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

Denson announced via social media that she will not seek a second term; another former Gig Harbor City Council member filed for the post Wednesday.

Former Olympian’s Gig Harbor swim school now part of national chain

Mar 18, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

Seven-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard has sold her interest in the Gig Harbor swim school named after her. Beard, now an assistant swimming coach at the University of Arizona, founded the school on Point Fosdick Drive in 2017. It is now called Emler Swim School of Gig Harbor. The Gig Harbor school did not return

Turf upgrade coming to lower Gig Harbor High School field

Mar 18, 2026 | By: Christina T Henry

The $3.1 million field project will include a resurfaced track, lights, bleachers and likely a new scoreboard.