Being Neighborly | Wollochet Harbor Club puts the ‘neighbor’ back in neighborhood
Jul 18, 2025 | By: Marsha HartThe tight-knit Wollochet Harbor Club cultivates a sense of community through potlucks, game nights and more.
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Fox Island raising money to resurface community’s beloved tennis courts
Jul 18, 2025 | By: Marsha HartThe community built the tennis courts thanks to a donation and a door-to-door fundraising campaign in 1973. They’re in need of some TLC now.
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‘Good Trouble’ protest draws smaller crowd on a sweltering day
Jul 17, 2025 | By: Vince DiceIndivisible Gig Harbor on Thursday staged its third major protest since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. The crowds for the July 17 “Good Trouble” protest could be measured in the hundreds, not the thousands, as was the case for a “Hands Off” protest in April and a “No Kings” protest in
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Business groups target Democrats after Legislature raised taxes
Jul 17, 2025 | By: Jerry Cornfield/Washington State StandardPro-business committees are spending heavily in the 26th Legislative District’s Senate race.
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Psychedelic Society Resource Fair promotes possible health benefits of psilocybin, other hallucinogenics
Jul 16, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonA panel discussion on safety and risk reduction in psychedelic use headlines the event.
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Purple martin majesty on display at the Gig Harbor BoatShop
Jul 16, 2025 | By: Chapin DayStop by the Gig Harbor BoatShop to get a look at some week-old purple martin chicks.
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Summer Sounds brings eight weeks of free music and fun to Skansie Brothers Park
Jul 16, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickCheck out these photos from the first two weeks of Summer Sounds at Skansie, featuring Gimme Shelter and Mixed Tape.
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PenLight celebrates a century
Jul 16, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandPeninsula Light Co. was formed in 1925. Today, the utility continues to provide power to Gig Harbor, the Key Peninsula, Fox Island, Raft Island, Herron Island and a small portion of Ollala.
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City adds Austin-Harborview roundabout to road plan; envisions possible Hunt Street overcrossing
Jul 16, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe roundabout is tentatively slated for 2031 after while reconnecting Hunt Street over Highway 16 would come sometime after that.
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Fusion Donut Cafe gets off to a sweet start with its soft launch
Jul 15, 2025 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannJoe Loya showed up at 5:30 a.m. Monday to be Fusion Donut Cafe’s very first customer. “I waited until they opened at 6 a.m.,” said Loya, a member of the Gig Harbor Kiwanis Club, proudly showing the photo of his first donut purchase. He returned later that morning after his workout. “This time, I came
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