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Preliminary work on the Commercial Fishing Homeport includes removing an old dock at Ancich Park and improving a city storm drain near The Tides.
Read More about Cranes crowd the Harbor for work on Homeport and other projects
Brooklyn Mays scored a hat trick to lead Peninsula, while a trio of freshmen contributed goals for Gig Harbor.
Read More about Sports Beat | Local teams earn first girls soccer wins
Towhead Island, a barely noticeable landmass on the Fox Island side of the span, would become inaccessible under one scenario the county is considering.
Read More about Fox Island Bridge open house focuses on Towhead Island and proposed roundabout
The project, still in an early stage, would create 42 new single-family building lots on 15.25 acres south of the existing North Creek neighborhood.
Read More about Burnham Ridge, another big subdivision, proposed between Highway 16 and Cushman Trail
The latest recommendation would steer more money toward the Chamber of Commerce, which handles tourism marketing for the city.
Read More about Committee reworks funding recommendations for lodging tax grants
The Seahawks, led by a senior class that hadn’t yet beaten Gig Harbor, earned their first win of the season in emphatic fashion.
Read More about Peninsula seniors go out on top with Fish Bowl win
The Gig Harbor Film Festival is Thursday through Sunday, while the Chuseok Festival is Saturday at Skansie Brothers Park.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Film festival, Chuseok and more
The judge ruled that the school district, the former PHS coach and a former Seahawks player are not liable for injuries a former Tides player suffered in the game.
Read More about Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed in wake of 2023 Fish Bowl
The city Salary Commission voted to increase the salary of the mayor and city council members by 5 percent, bringing the mayor’s monthly pay to $2,415 and each council member’s monthly pay to $840.
Read More about Mayor, council to get pay raises
‘Man or Mountain,’ which debuts this week at the Gig Harbor Film Festival, imagines the final moments of Harry R. Truman, the 83-year-old man who refused to leave Mount St. Helens.
Read More about ‘Man or Mountain’ ponders the final hours of a Northwest legend