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Open house offers first look at Olalla Bay Landing

Jul 07, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Olalla celebrated a new community gathering space and museum July 2-3, as Gregg and Claudia Olsen hosted an open house at Olalla Bay Landing. The Olsens purchased the waterfront building and the nearby grocery store in 2021 and are slowly bringing “beautiful downtown Olalla” back to life, 2022-style. The building the Olsens have renovated and

Town & Country Market hits pause on Gig Harbor plans

Jul 05, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Town & Country Markets won’t be coming to Gig Harbor in the immediate future, according to a statement from a public relations firm working on the regional grocery chain’s behalf. T&C had been widely believed to be the prospective anchor tenant for the redevelopment of the Peninsula Shopping Center complex on Judson Street in downtown

Public weighs in on sports complex designs at open house

Jul 02, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Options were presented for Phase 1B’s playgrounds, performance stage and pickleball courts.

County discusses Fox Island bridge replacement, repair project at community meeting

Jul 01, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Islanders, who would be shouldering much of the cost of a new or renovated bridge, were most concerned about funding, but those details won’t be known until later.

Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Suspect sought in Thursday bank robbery

Jun 30, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The suspect presented a note to a teller but didn’t show a weapon.

Kindergarten teacher Kelli Willson sets up her classroom at the new Swift Water Elementary School in Gig Harbor on Aug. 19. Classes for gra

Peninsula teachers’ union negotiates raise to address inflation

Jun 30, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

The new contract also calls for lower class sizes in the youngest grades.

Volunteers unload watermelons delivered to the Food Backpacks 4 Kids Food Pantry on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Food Backpacks 4 Kids fills a void during summer

Jun 30, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Summer break began last week in the Peninsula School District, a nearly universal cause for celebration for kids. Yet for some students, the end of the school year also means the end of free, nutritious and easily obtained meals. That’s where the Food Backpacks 4 Kids program, based on the Key Peninsula and serving the