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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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An independent investigation released this week by the chief clerk of the state House of Representatives alleged that state Rep. Michelle Caldier, R-Gig Harbor, violated the body’s policies on abusive behavior and bullying. The investigation was conducted by attorney Sheryl J. Willert of the law firm of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs. The chief clerk’s office
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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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The 57-year-old man was wearing dark clothing while crossing the street on a dark, raining Tuesday morning.
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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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Wild, packed with nutrients, and heart-healthy. For Gig Harbor residents, a local fishing family provides direct delivery of fresh wild Alaskan-caught salmon to your doorstep. Alex James and Zack Worrell launched their company, The Harbor Fish Co., in 2022 to connect Gig Harbor with high-quality wild-caught Alaskan salmon, Dungeness crab, and striped shrimp harvested from
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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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Gig Harbor native Doris Heritage, now 81 years old, was the best female long-distance runner in the world and the only one to win five cross-country world championships in a row, from 1967 to 1971.
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Council meetings in other Pierce County towns had been subjected to racist, antisemitic, phoned-in comments.
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In November, there were only 89 single-family homes and condos on the Gig Harbor market, the lowest on record outside of pandemic years.
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