Chinese language students from Gig Harbor connect with school in Taiwan
Apr 11, 2022 | By: Christina T HenryPeninsula School District will phase out middle school Chinese classes next year. Low enrollment cited.
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Neighbors of proposed sports complex want to know its impacts
Apr 08, 2022 | By: Ed FriedrichThe group is circulating petitions to submit to the City Council asking for environmental impact studies on the entire project by an independent agency.
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Sunshine brightens outlook for Harborview Drive project
Apr 07, 2022 | By: Vince DiceThanks in part to this week’s sunshine, contractors are on track to get two-way traffic moving through the Harborview Drive-Stinson Avenue traffic circle project earlier than first expected, the city announced this week. If weather conditions continue to be favorable, and barring any ever-worrisome “unforeseen circumstances,” southbound drivers could be moving through the intersection again
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Rep. Derek Kilmer tests positive for Covid but is asymptomatic
Apr 07, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffU.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer has tested positive for Covid-19, the Gig Harbor Democrat announced on Wednesday, April 6. “I am currently asymptomatic — and I am grateful to be fully vaccinated and boosted,” Kilmer said in a news release. “I will follow CDC guidance and isolate for the next several days.” Kilmer added that his
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Peninsula, Gig Harbor both among top softball teams in state
Apr 06, 2022 | By: Dennis BrowneTwo of the top 18 Class 3A softball teams in the state, as ranked by the high school sports website Maxpreps, square off on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 6. And they don’t even have to leave the peninsula to do it. No. 7 Peninsula and No. 18 Gig Harbor are both unbeaten in South
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New restrictions on docks proposed for parts of Fox Island, Key Peninsula
Apr 05, 2022 | By: Vince DicePierce County is proposing prohibiting new residential docks and piers on 7.3 miles of shoreline on Fox Island and the Key Peninsula. The prohibition is among five proposed amendments to the county’s Shoreline Master Program, a set of regulations required by the state Shoreline Management Act. The other amendments deal with aquaculture, fencing within buffers
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Peninsula High baseball atop the South Sound Conference
Apr 04, 2022 | By: Dennis BrownePeninsula High School’s South Sound Conference-leading baseball team is playing for more than meets the eye, according to coach Michael Johnson. The Seahawks (6-3, 5-1 SSC) are playing for their fallen brothers Caleb Wanaka and Jake Moore, who both died in tragic incidents in the offseason. An emotional memorial was held on Saturday, April 2,
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King tides a rising threat in Gig Harbor
Mar 31, 2022 | By: David ArmstrongGig Harbor’s Midway School, a lovingly restored one-room schoolhouse built in 1893 and relocated to the Harbor History Museum on an oversized truck in 2009, is due for another change. This time it’s thanks mainly to rising sea levels and higher, stronger king tides that inundate the harbor shoreline several times a year. The folks
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PenMet Parks restoring historic Arletta Schoolhouse
Mar 30, 2022 | By: Ed FriedrichArletta Schoolhouse is the centerpiece of Hales Pass Park that also includes a baseball field, tennis courts and picnic area.
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City Council extends short-term rental moratorium, interim zoning measure
Mar 29, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Gig Harbor City Council on Monday renewed two emergency ordinances originally enacted in September. One extends interim zoning for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, emergency shelters and emergency housing. The interim zoning was approved by the council last fall. The interim regulations were adopted in response to 2021 legislation that requires cities to amend
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