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Key Clubs at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools, sponsored by the Kiwanis, provide hundreds of hours of volunteer work and raise thousands of dollars for local causes.
Read More about Being Neighborly | High school clubs are Key to serving the community
The council voted 4-3 to recommend approving the 0.1% sales tax, proceeds from which would help hire sheriff deputies. It will formally take up the proposal next month.
Read More about County council recommends approving public safety sales tax proposal
A Pierce County engineer clarifies that a roundabout isn’t the only option for the intersection of Warren Drive and Fox Island Bridge Road, but also explains why it could be a good one.
Read More about Q&A provides details on cost, possible roundabout and more in Fox Island Bridge replacement
The city and civic groups are organizing a Fourth of July parade and other activities to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Read More about Fourth of July parade to mark 250th anniversary of Independence Day
The driver was trying to turn left from Burnham Drive to Purdy Drive in the collision, which blocked traffic in Purdy for more than four hours.
Read More about Woman, 42, killed in collision in Purdy
gather Gig Harbor (with a small ‘g’) would offer a market, meeting space and connection at a building its owners recently acquired along the downtown waterfront.
Read More about Business planned for Harborview Drive hopes to offer a place for Gig Harbor to gather
Peninsula Art League and Ebb Tide Gallery, a downtown artist cooperative, will work together to showcase regional artists.
Read More about New arts partnership focuses on progress, not perfection
As the city of Gig Harbor prepares to overhaul its zoning codes, a possible public-private partnership to bring multifamily housing to the Judson Street complex is an option.
Read More about City sees benefit to multifamily housing — but keeping commercial presence — at Peninsula Shopping Center
The Peninsula Emergency Preparedness Coalition (PEP-C) host a Pizza and Preparedness meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Civic Center at 3510 Grandview St. Learn about PEP-C’s Community Emergency Response Training and how people can get involved in community preparedness. Learn more about PEP-C here. History Museum exhibit ends soon Harbor
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Pier Into the Night, emergency preparedness and more
Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t. Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a 27-22 vote to tax households earning more than a million dollars. Passage of the bill followed a three-and-a-half hour debate on whether this will make for a fairer
Read More about State Senate votes in favor of so-called ‘millionaires’ tax’