Brush fire breaks out along stretch of Highway 16
Jun 25, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichThe fire Sunday afternoon along the right side of eastbound Highway 16 attracted a heavy response and back up traffic for miles.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Mom confronts man who disciplined her son at party
Jun 23, 2023 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A mom told told police that another child’s dad grabbed her 6-year-old son, yelled and cursed at him, and popped his balloon during a birthday party at a business on Kimball Drive on June 17. The mom told police
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PenMet Parks proposing levy lid lift renewal
Jun 22, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichPenMet Parks will ask voters in November to renew a six-year levy lid lift that would allow it to continue to collect property taxes of up to 6% more than the previous year instead of the state limit of 1%. When residents voted to form the district in 2004, they agreed to pay 75 cents
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Garden Tour’s six stops will provide a seed of inspiration
Jun 22, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonSince 1998, the Gig Harbor Garden Tour has showcased some of the area’s most unique, inspiring gardens. The six gardens in this weekend’s tour reflect the unique tastes and passions of their creators. They include a garden that doubles as a gallery of the owner’s extensive art collection and a quiet retreat nestled at the
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State keeps South Sound closed to crabbing for sixth summer
Jun 22, 2023 | By: Ed FriedrichPreseason testing showed one bright spot. Nisqually Reach averaged 7.3 Dungeness per pot pull. Chambers Bay drew 1.8, and the other six sites brought in fewer than one.
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Oil-soaked rags started 2022 fire on $1.5 million yacht
Jun 21, 2023 | By: Vince DiceThe National Transportation Safety Board and the Pierce County Fire Marshal’s Office believe that oil-soaked rags caused a fire that destroyed a $1.5 million yacht at the Peninsula Yacht Basin last year. NTSB posted its report on the fire this week. Nobody was injured in the fire. Firefighters from Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One
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In the Margins: Local author’s work picked for lunar library
Jun 21, 2023 | By: Leland SmithWe all have dreams and goals. And so often we hear the time-honored advice to just go for it. Shoot for the moon! Someday soon, C.J. Booth’s literary dream will land on the moon … literally. Introducing the Lunar Codex Project. NASA plans to put humans back on the moon sometime in 2026. Along with
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Sunshine and good times expected for first Pride in the Park
Jun 20, 2023 | By: Vince DiceThe first Pride festival in recent memory in Gig Harbor came together quickly. Jennifer Day, chair of the Pride in the Park event, and others organized the event in just a couple months after realizing the area hasn’t traditionally done much to celebrate Pride Month. “It’s definitely been a whirlwind,” Day said. Pride in the
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Harbor Happenings: Make Music Day kicks off summer
Jun 20, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonCelebrate the official start of summer on Wednesday, June 21, at Make Music Day at Uptown Gig Harbor. It’s part of a world-wide celebration of the summer solstice that uses the power of music to bring people together. The festivities start with opening ceremonies at 1 p.m. at the Uptown Pavilion. A drum circle and
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Gig Harbor Now and Then: The Vine sailed into local history
Jun 19, 2023 | By: Greg SpadoniWith this, the debut of Gig Harbor Now and Then, Vince Dice, the editor of Gig Harbor Now, has placed his employment in great peril by trusting me to provide a worthwhile column of Gig Harbor Peninsula history. How it works I’ll try to do that by presenting small but interesting bits that by themselves
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