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Since 2007, Tesa Leary Johnson and her friends have swam Colvos Passage to raise money for nonprofits.
Read More about Being Neighborly | Taking the plunge to benefit nonprofits
A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter is helping fight the fire on 26th Avenue. It’s the third brush fire near the airport this month.
Read More about Brush fire near Tacoma Narrows Airport contained
The Minerva Scholarship is open to Gig Harbor-area women whose education has been interrupted. Nine women received the scholarship last weekend from the AAUW and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation.
Read More about Her turn: Meet the 2026 Minerva Scholars
The chamber, as the city’s designated tourism marketing agency, requested $520,000 in lodging tax revenues. But projections show that would leave just $10,000 for other organizations.
Read More about Lodging tax panel hesitates over chamber’s request for lion’s share of available funding
Once again, a problem with bridge joints is forcing closure of lanes on the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Read More about Two lanes of westbound Narrows Bridge to close Saturday (Aug. 1) for repairs
Jim Braden, who died July 9 at age 83, promoted emergency preparedness on the island and was a leader of FICRA.
Read More about Fox Island mourns community leader Jim Braden
LeMay Collections at Marymount in Spanaway offers a pretty comprehensive history of the automobile — and a lot more.
Read More about Day Tripper | Cars, cars and much more than cars
A consultant now says a construction contract could go as high as $4.2 million, but city staff say the projection is a “worst-case scenario.”
Read More about City discusses possible cost increase, moorage, and regulations for Commercial Fishing Homeport
Cruise the Narrows is Saturday (Aug. 1) and National Night Out is Tuesday (Aug. 4). That’s just the start of a packed schedule for the next week.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Cruise the Narrows, National Night Out and more
Harbor Senior Connections will operate the senior center at the elementary school after the school board approved a lease on July 14.
Read More about School district leases portion of portable at Discovery Elementary for use as senior center