Local man’s pinball passion keeps players around the region in the game
Jul 07, 2025 | By: Marsha HartJustin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
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Justin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
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Read MoreLimuel B. Forgey III grew up poor and was the first person in his family to attend college. Now, the Gig Harbor resident is the general director of the Tacoma Opera, which is staging Wagner’s Das Rheingold in October.
Read MoreFireworks can be discharged from 10 a.m. to midnight in unincorporated Pierce County; they are banned entirely in Gig Harbor city limits.
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