Search Results for: TONYA STRICKLAND

Behind the Finds | Every picture has a story

Mar 24, 2025

In their latest storytelling collaboration, Gig Harbor Now writers Tonya Strickland and Greg Spadoni launch a new series where they tell the stories behind old photographs sold at second hand stores.

14 Names to Remember | Willard Chessman

May 23, 2024

14 Names to Remember Project. Layout by Tonya Strickland. Historic graphics attributed.

Two in Tow & On The Go | French Toast Theatre taking an intermission

Jun 05, 2026

French Toast Theatre and its hard-working founder (and director, set designer, choreographer, etc. etc.) Madelyn Hunter is going on hiatus and hoping to re-organize as a nonprofit.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Harbor Inn history and a hose head-scratcher

Jun 01, 2026

At least three Harbor Inns have operated in Gig Harbor in the last century. Here’s where they were located.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Stray whaling on the peninsula

May 18, 2026

Believe it or not, our Peninsula forebears did not welcome whales to local waters as honored guests. Instead, they tried to kill them.

Two in Tow & On The Go | Nori Kimura’s skybridge mural is a ‘serene portal’ through Tacoma

May 15, 2026

Seeking a less stressful theater drop-off routine helped us find hidden critters and calm in Nori Kimura’s Tacoma skybridge mural.

Two in Tow & On The Go | Revisiting Picnic Park before it’s gone

Apr 03, 2026

A tucked-away Point Defiance playground may soon be replaced. Here’s why families should visit this nostalgic spot one last time.

New Gig Harbor Ivar’s opening on Friday, April 3

Mar 31, 2026

A grand opening for the new Ivar’s on Point Fosdick Drive starts at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 3.

Two in Tow & On the Go | The day the mail took flight

Mar 20, 2026

Here’s the story about how a $4.50 eBay find uncovers Gig Harbor’s 1938 National Air Mail Week: when the town sent its letters skyward in a one-day historic flight.

City removing ‘love locks’ from bridge over Donkey Creek

Mar 19, 2026

Locks installed on railing on the bridge are too heavy and ‘reduce the integrity of this important safety element,’ the city said.