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If a planned merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons goes forward, the combined company would divest itself of two stores in Gig Harbor. The companies last year announced a plan to divest some stores if the merger wins regulatory approval and survives legal challenges. But they had not indicated which stores would be divested
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There’s music in the air this week as the summer outdoor concert season shifts into full swing. PenMet Parks’ free Summer Concerts at Sehmel series starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, with The Shy Boys at Sehmel Homestead Park, 10123 78th Ave. Northwest. Bring a blanket, a low-back chair, and a non-perishable food item
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A short-term residential facility supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities from across Washington is expected to open near Gig Harbor in the coming months. The facility will help its clients avoid institutionalization and return to their home communities. The facility, located along Highway 302 west of Wright Bliss Road, will provide crisis care and
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Look closely, and you’ll see a little bit of Venice in the Gig Harbor. John “Cinque” Synco and his business partner Greg “Gregorio” Garite of Gig Harbor Gondola row along the waterfront in authentic Venetian gondolas, providing passengers a unique view of the harbor. Synco, who started the business in 2015 after moving to Gig
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With the recent finish of the high school sports season, Gig Harbor Now presents its Super Seniors for the 2023-24 sports year. Super Seniors recognizes seniors who had huge impacts on their teams during their careers at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. Although many senior athletes excelled at multiple sports, an athlete can only
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The Pierce County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Reginald Anderson-Taylor as the man shot and killed at a home on Ray Nash Drive on June 26. Anderson-Taylor was a 39-year-old Gig Harbor resident. The Medical Examiner’s Office said he died of a gunshot wound to the torso and ruled the death a homicide. Pierce County prosecutors
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A partnership between PenMet Parks and Peninsula Art League shifts Summer Art Festival from downtown to Sehmel Homestead Park.
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After overwhelmingly rejecting a property tax increase earlier this year, Gig Harbor voters will head to the polls again this summer to vote on a sales tax measure supporting the city’s police department and general fund budget. Revenue from the proposed Public Safety Sales Tax, which will appear on the Aug. 6 primary ballot, would
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Here’s what you need to know about the Fourth of July in the Gig Harbor area: Weather forecast The National Weather Service forecast for the Gig Harbor area calls for sunny skies and high temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s on July 3 and 4. Temperatures could hit the 90s by the weekend.
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April Kelly spent years in and out of jail because of her addiction. Her health suffered, she lost contact with family and eventually ended up homeless. None of it was enough to make her quit. “They talk about reaching your bottom,” she said, “but it didn’t matter what I lost or how alone I was.
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