When Ric Hansen received the 72-page pamphlet on how to put on the Night to Shine event from the Tim Tebow Foundation, the first thing he...

The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation is a boots-on-the-ground, hands-in-the dirt sort of community foundation. This is both a literal...

Alex Lopiccolo is a certified therapist, but for those who see him in both a clinical setting and in their homes, he’s really an expert...

It's easy to feel at ease with Chris and Julie Thomson. In their kindness they offer coffee, take their time to hear about the little...

Gig Harbor resident Danielle DeMott is making an impact here in Gig Harbor. Danielle, who works in the escrow department at Fidelity...

Sherri Johnson is one of the many Tacoma area residents working on helping the homeless not only find shelter but a way out of...

This past school year, the name Brody was well-known to just about everyone at Minter Creek Elementary. The Golden Retriever was present...

Stan Stearns has worked with St. Bernards for 50 years, and he knew he had a very special one in ‘Toby.’ “He loved everyone without...

Traveling across the U.S is fairly easy and straightforward. You don’t need immigration papers to cross state lines, currency is...

Since its inception more than nine years ago, The Senior Club has been housed in Gig Harbor’s Boys & Girls Club, but with the recent sale...

Today more than ever, women are entering the professional workforce armed with college degrees and a willingness to do all it takes to...

Ric Hansen could have never predicted the impact a Google search would have. It was November 2018, and the Gig Harbor-based radio...

Local children visited Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital’s emergency room nearly 45,000 times in 2017. That same year, physicians performed...

The president of one of the top five synchronized swim teams in the country laughs when she compares her duties with the nonprofit...

For the past two years, Gig Harbor Living Local magazine has awarded businesses and community members that stand out with our ‘Finest...

Sharon Byrne Shaffer wants to get you excited about Dragon Boat Racing. The current president of the Gig Harbor Dragon Boat Club can’t...

Photographer Nick Balera may only be 26 years old. He’s an old soul who has opened the doors of his personal space to help build a...

Growing up in Gig Harbor, I’ve always loved the ocean. Walking on the beach and skipping rocks, seeing pods of orca whales swim through...

On Wednesdays this school year, students at Minter Creek Elementary will be seeing a four-legged visitor roaming the halls. Brody was the...

Imagine that you are in the hospital. You appreciate the medical care and are glad that you are about to be released—but you don’t have...