2025 will be a big year for local parks
Jan 03, 2025 | By: Vince DiceHere’s our look at what stories we expect to be covering during the rest of 2025.
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Prosecutors charge two in 2023 drive-by shooting in Gig Harbor
Jan 02, 2025 | By: Vince DiceProsecutors said the 2023 drive-by shooting on Hunt Street was an attempt at revenge for a 2021 killing in Port Orchard.
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Orcas drop by to witness Polar Bear Plunge
Jan 02, 2025 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannFour transient orcas swam through Colvos Passage as polar bear plungers gathered in Olalla for their annual dip in icy water.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | Zoolights: 37 years of lighting up the holidays in Tacoma
Jan 02, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandZoolights at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium has grown into a showcase of one million lights for families to enjoy this holiday season.
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Top stories of 2024: Here’s what Gig Harbor was reading this year
Dec 31, 2024 | By: Vince DiceIn 2024, our readers were interested in stories about housing and commercial developments, elections, football and other topics.
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Harbor Happenings | Plunging in to 2025
Dec 31, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonStart 2025 with a splash at Olalla’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge from the bridge next to Olalla Bay Market and Landing. The tradition goes back farther than many folks can remember. Most people believe John Robbecke and his pals started it several decades ago. John’s father, Al, owned the store, then known
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Cold plunging advocate says the water’s just fine, even in winter
Dec 31, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickRenate Rain and the Puget Sound Plungers say a cool dip in the sound is good for your mental health and helps connect you to nature.
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Lighting of menorah celebrates Jewish holiday of Chanukah
Dec 30, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickThe community celebrated Chanukah by lighting a menorah at Skansie Brothers Park in Gig Harbor.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Sometimes, it seems like this is the only building in town
Dec 29, 2024 | By: Greg SpadoniMonty’s Furniture was located (you guessed it!) at the corner of Pioneer Way and Harborview Drive in 1952.
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Menorah at Uptown Gig Harbor vandalized
Dec 29, 2024 | By: Carolyn BickUnknown vandals knocked the menorah over, tore out its lights and bent back its branches.
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