City considers new protections for renters
Sep 25, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe city council has not asked staff to draft any new legislation, but it has discussed steps like a landlord registry and extended notice for large rent hikes.
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Parks Department outlines management plan for fourth phase of txʷaalqəł Conservation Area
Sep 25, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe txʷaalqəł Conservation Area is a more than 52-acre parcel the city acquired between 2022 and 2024.
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New coworking space hopes creatives will Stowaway at this waterfront office
Sep 24, 2025 | By: Vince DiceStowaway Labs, which opened Sept. 22 in the former TideRunner Boat building, is Gig Harbor’s only coworking space.
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Day Tripper | Taking a peak around the place where Twin Peaks was filmed
Sep 24, 2025 | By: Mary WilliamsDay Tripper columnist Mary Williams ventures to North Bend, which has the last Starbuck’s before Snoqualmie Pass, some aging outlet malls and a cult classic TV history.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Activity jumps to three-year highs in August
Sep 24, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThere were 83 pending sales in the Gig Harbor area in August, a 54% increase from one year ago.
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Neighbors lodge their opinions about former Masonic hall
Sep 23, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickAt an open house-style meeting last week about the Crescent Creek Park master plan, many people called for the city to save the old building.
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Both 26th District candidates lean toward the center at Vaughn forum
Sep 23, 2025 | By: Jerry Cornfield/Washington State StandardDemocrat Krishnadasan says. her party needs to ‘change direction,’ while Republican Caldier says the state Senate race has ‘absolutely nothing to do’ with Trump.
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Harbor Happenings | ChuSeok, Film Festival, breast cancer event highlight a packed weekend
Sep 23, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonHere’s what happening around the Harbor on the first weekend of fall.
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Circle of Friends Club leaders from Gig Harbor High dine with the governor
Sep 22, 2025 | By: Marsha HartThe Circle of Friends Club, founded two years ago, promotes suicide prevention and aims to erase the stigma of mental illness.
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New developer pitches a plan promising fewer houses at site next to Gig Harbor High School
Sep 22, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyMainVue Homes, a developer well known in the area, is under contract to buy the plot next to Gig Harbor High School. The company proposes fewer homes, a cul-de-sac instead of a through street and less impact on wetlands.
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