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Playoff-bound flag football teams from Peninsula and Gig Harbor are part of a fast-growing sport that only recently gained full status in Washington.
Read More about Sports Beat | Girls football teams plant a flag in Gig Harbor
Low-pressure January outing ideas for families, pulled from past Two in Tow adventures around Gig Harbor and the South Sound.
Read More about Two in Tow & On the Go | Low-pressure January outing ideas for families
Don Weatherby of Gig Harbor makes and donates toy trucks, planes and boats for the Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH toy drive every year.
Read More about Being Neighborly | His handmade toys bring Christmas joy
The Jane’s Fellowship Program brings together leaders who are working to address a “wide range of community challenges.”
Read More about Russell Family Foundation announces new class of Jane’s Fellowship Program
After removing a seawall and two recently acquired buildings, an even more extensive project is planned for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park this year.
Read More about DeMolay Sandspit open again, but another closure is coming this summer
Also in this week’s blotter, two suspects were sentenced for assault following a shooting that occurred in 2023 in Gig Harbor.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Suspect charged in alleged rapes at massage spa
The Friends of Burley Lagoon, with an assist from the Washington Conservation Corps, spent their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday getting their hands dirty.
Read More about Burley Lagoon clean-up pulls 460 pounds of tires, plastic and more out of waterway
How did Washington towns, schools and some well-known products get their names? Find out on Thursday.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Behind the names of Washington places
Gig Harbor pulled away in the second half to win the boys Fish Basket game, 45-29. In the girls game, the Tides’ pressing defense smothered the Seahawks in a 51-28 win.
Read More about Sports Beat | Tides sweep Fish Basket games
Night to Shine buddies escort guests and help make the prom-style event memorable for the special needs guests.
Read More about Local Night to Shine event looking for ‘buddy’ volunteers