Massive Holiday Market Festivities
Thanksgiving weekend is a time for family and feasting. It’s a time to slow down our busy lives for a few hours and have some good...
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Recovery Center close to reality. By Colin
- Sep 17, 2018
- 3 min
Treating Addiction
The late ‘90s and early 2000s brought a methamphetamine epidemic across the nation. While still a major problem, law enforcements...
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Walking tours offer history lesson and a lot of
- Aug 17, 2018
- 4 min
History of the Harbor
There are many reasons people choose to make Gig Harbor their home: the friendliness of the community, the beauty of the surrounding...
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Rick’s Bike Sale. By Colin Anderson.
- Jul 23, 2018
- 7 min
The Cycle for Good
Rick Anderson is an avid re-user and recycler. When my brother and I were very young, I remember my dad taking us on walks to nearby...
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Celebrate the region's wine, beers
- Jul 16, 2018
- 4 min
A New Experience Comes to Gig Harbor
What began eight years ago as an afternoon of food and wine tastings at Harbor History Museum has now evolved into a three-day wine and...
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Helping the Food Insecure Story and Photos. By
- Jun 28, 2018
- 4 min
My Sister’s Pantry
“The food here is excellent, it’s real good,” said Mark Voyer, a client at My Sister’s Pantry. He was one of the many people lined up on...
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The world has discovered the charm of Gig Harbor.
- May 18, 2018
- 4 min
Local Gem
For as long as anybody can remember, Gig Harbor was a hidden jewel that had avoided the anxiety created by a throng of visitors from the...
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Recognizes local volunteers with Star Awards. By
- Apr 23, 2018
- 3 min
The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Celebrates Community Service
Each year, the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor recognizes a member of the local community with their annual Star Award. The 2018 Star Award...
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Enjoying the journey and those you share it with.
- Mar 16, 2018
- 4 min
Lessons Learned from a Good Paddling
It was at the tender age of 8 that our son Erik joined a small, merry band of frequently wet and shivering children paddling around Gig...
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A weekend for two. By Colin Anderson.
- Feb 12, 2018
- 5 min
Romantic Getaways
Vacations with family and friends are priceless. Sharing the memories of a trip to a special place with your parents, grandparents,...
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What is lurking beneath the bridge. By Colin
- Dec 18, 2017
- 4 min
The Giant Lives
Workers claimed to have seen it during the reconstruction of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Divers brave enough to take an up-close look also...
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Quick tips to prepare your home for holiday
- Nov 15, 2017
- 3 min
Holiday Host Tips - Harbor Style
(BPT) - As the holidays approach, the decorator in us gets excited about how to deck the halls and drape the tinsel to create a festive...
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Now is the time to start exploring the changes in
- Oct 23, 2017
- 2 min
Fall Colors Tour
Autumn brings cool weather and beautiful colors to the Tacoma area in Washington state. It’s the perfect time for family hiking. But...
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Open the world of work to special needs students.
- Sep 22, 2017
- 3 min
Community Transition Program & Employment Training & Transition Program
A van pulls up to the Gig Harbor Foursquare Church and six neatly dressed students jump out and follow their two instructors into the...
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A look back in time. By Toni Gibbs.
- Aug 30, 2017
- 5 min
Harbor Summer in the ‘60s
We never had much down time come June. Once school was out, we kept busy with berry picking, babysitting, swimming in our pool or...
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Baseball title returns to Gig Harbor High School.
- Jul 20, 2017
- 4 min
The Champs!
Not a single 2017 Gig Harbor Varsity baseball player was alive the last time the state title found its way to the trophy case, but 20...
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Exchange program creates lasting relationship. By
- Jun 22, 2017
- 3 min
Sharing our Culture
Truthfully, however, most of us can be found right in the middle. We want a good job, a safe place to raise a family and the opportunity...
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Prison Pet Partnership provides inmates unique
- May 16, 2017
- 3 min
Unconditional Love
Photo by Christy Ash. It is said that a dog is man’s best friend. But ask any woman who is involved in the Prison Pet Partnership...
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Maritime goes high-tech with Harbor WildWatch
- Apr 25, 2017
- 4 min
Nautical Museum
The visitor from the Midwest stood silently in front of the most popular display at the Harbor WildWatch exhibit at the Skansie...
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Popular event continues in support of Pierce
- Mar 22, 2017
- 4 min
RAGS Wearable Art Show
Photo Courtesy of YWCA Rags Guild. Domestic violence is something that is never deserved or justified, and unfortunately it as an all too...
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