Gig Harbor Now and Then | Smoke gets in everybody’s eyes
Jul 28, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniThe haze of history clouds this fact: Heavy smoke was an even bigger problem in Gig Harbor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Suspect fights security over $28 worth of deli food
Jul 24, 2025 | By: Vince DiceAlso in this edition of the blotter: a suspect walks away from the ER, a man points a gun out the window of his vehicle and more.
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Developer of Swede Hill gas station project applies for a city-wide zoning code change to get a coffee drive-through
Jul 24, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyThe developers hope to build a drive-through coffee shop on Sehmel Drive, but they need a zoning amendment for that part of the project.
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Inspired by wife’s example, he helped save a Husky legend’s life
Jul 24, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonShane Cleveland of Bremerton donated a kidney to former UW basketball and football star Nate Robinson in February. His wife Kara did the same, also for a stranger, 14 years ago.
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BoatShop digitizing a photographic ‘treasure trove of history’
Jul 23, 2025 | By: Chapin DayLeaders of the non-profit Gig Harbor BoatShop are dealing with a lot of negatives. A whole lot. Some 10,000 or so, they say — photographic negatives on glass, 4×5 flat film, 35mm roll film, slides and even a few movie films. “It’s an incredible treasure trove of history, showcasing the Golden Age of yachting,” enthuses
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2024-2025 Super Seniors | Peninsula High School
Jul 23, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneMeet some of the best senior athletes from Peninsula High School during the 2024-2025 school year.
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Day Tripper | Improved St. Helens visitor center is a blast from the past
Jul 23, 2025 | By: Mary WilliamsA new interpretive center is open on Mount St. Helens. A side trip to Centralia and Chehalis can fill out the trip.
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Town hall crowd skeptical of tax break for affordable housing
Jul 22, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonExperts say the multi-family tax exemption is a good way to encourage affordable housing; some residents say it just shifts the tax burden.
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Harbor Happenings | A discussion of pioneer families and a historic boat
Jul 22, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonStephanie Lile of the Harbor History Museum will discuss the Shenandoah, the island of Brac and the town’s pioneering families this week.
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Complicated federal permitting process again delays Commercial Fishing Homeport
Jul 21, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickFederal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.
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