Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
It turned out to be a less-than-ideal time to start a business. Dr. Kandi Moller and her husband, Robert Loehr, opened Eye Candy Optical in the Uptown Gig Harbor complex about 2½ years ago. It was not long before the Covid-19 pandemic forced businesses everywhere to shut down. When they were able to re-open, they
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It’s time for this week’s edition of the Sports Beat, a capsule of recent high school athletic events. We start on the fastpitch diamond, where Peninsula pitcher Alli Kimball cemented her legacy with back-to-back perfect games against the Central Kitsap Cougars. Kimball and the fifth-ranked Seahawks didn’t allow a hit, walk or commit an error
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An informational open house on Saturday, May 7, will give the public a chance to learn more about the sports complex planned for Gig Harbor North near Costco and the YMCA. The open house will be held at the Gig Harbor Civic Center, 3510 Grandview St., from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. There is
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The pool at Gig Harbor High School is closed because of a mechanical failure in the water circulation system. Problems with the electrical system and pump led to the temporary closure, Patrick Gillespie, director of facilities, said Thursday. An electrician addressed the electrical issue. Now the district is working with a contractor to check out
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The Peninsula boys soccer team just finished the South Sound Conference regular season in a dominant fashion, with a 11-1-2 record while outscoring their conference foes 55-14. The Seahawks earned the school’s first soccer league title since 2007 with an intense, passionate style that mimics their first-year coach, Ozer Kocdemir. Kocdemir, a native of Sweden,
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A man eating in a downtown restaurant reported the theft of a bicycle, worth an estimated $8,000, from his vehicle on May 1. Police were called to the restaurant on the 3200 block of Harborview Drive at about 6:30 p.m. A man told them that a light blue or teal customized Yeti Cycles bicycle had
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The Taste of Gig Harbor, a great place to sample the area’s culinary offerings as well as the biggest annual fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor, returns Saturday, May 7, at Point Fosdick Antique Airplane Hangar. The theme is “Roaring Back into the ’20s.” In addition to food, the event includes an auction
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The man who shot a shopper who was leaving the Point Fosdick Drive Safeway store with groceries late Saturday told police he had asked the victim to return to the cashier and show his receipt. Instead, the suspect told police, the victim began hitting him. So he pulled his gun and shot him. The alleged
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A few weeks ago, Cheri Johnson encountered a mom with several children outside the Key Peninsula Bischoff Food Bank, hoping to pick up something for her family for dinner. Unfortunately, the food bank had closed. The mother didn’t know how she would be able to feed her children that night. Johnson was able to point
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A 70-year-old man was arrested late Saturday, April 30, after shooting and injuring a man he wrongly believed was stealing a cartful of groceries from a grocery store, according to Gig Harbor Police. The victim was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma and treated for an injury that was deemed to be not life-threatening.
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