Day Tripper | Improved St. Helens visitor center is a blast from the past
Jul 23, 2025 | By: Mary WilliamsA new interpretive center is open on Mount St. Helens. A side trip to Centralia and Chehalis can fill out the trip.
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Town hall crowd skeptical of tax break for affordable housing
Jul 22, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonExperts say the multi-family tax exemption is a good way to encourage affordable housing; some residents say it just shifts the tax burden.
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Harbor Happenings | A discussion of pioneer families and a historic boat
Jul 22, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonStephanie Lile of the Harbor History Museum will discuss the Shenandoah, the island of Brac and the town’s pioneering families this week.
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Complicated federal permitting process again delays Commercial Fishing Homeport
Jul 21, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickFederal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.
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Vikings of the mat: Local martial arts dojo wins gold at world glima championship
Jul 20, 2025 | By: Nathan EshelmanThis local dojo teaches glima, a martial art with its roots in Viking culture. It’s looking to send competitors to the 2026 world competition.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Home prices climb despite jump in inventory
Jul 20, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThe median sale price for a single-family home in the Gig Harbor area climbed to $935,000 — up 5.6% from a year ago.
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PAL’s 39th annual Summer Festival greets attendees with art, music and interactive engagement
Jul 20, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe Summer Art Festival continues Sunday at Sehmel Park. Here’s what you’ll see if you go.
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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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