Gig Harbor News Archives

Along with ranked choice voting, local voters also will decide the fate of two other proposed changes to the county charter: Proposed Charter Amendment 1 would give the county executive and council members more time in office.

From its beginnings as a fishing and boat-building village, Gig Harbor has been one of the most distinctive and picturesque communities in Washington.

Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. - Shakespeare 'Macbeth' Howl for Halloween! I love it.

A developer filed a $15 million claim against Gig Harbor and its City Council this afternoon, contending they unnecessarily delayed construction of an affordable housing project for more than two years.

Another great fall in Gig Harbor seems to be on its way out.A The leaves are dropping and the bare trees show that winter is on its way.A I took my daughter and doggy on a nice walk through Canterwood the other day and got a few nice fall photos, and took some other pictures at the Chum Festival a week or so ago.A Any nice fall photos of Gig Harbor ...

These pilots are demonstrating an underrated skill of the modern flight-jockey: consciousness.

Vernon Young, president and founder of EnviroCorps, picks up a discarded plastic bag on the corner of 54th Street and Gustafson Drive last Wednesday.

Usually when the mother of a defendant gives a tearful plea in court, it's to ask for the judge's mercy.

The Gig Harbor Symphony Orchestra clarinet trio, left to right, Bryan Buchanan, Rebecca Stay and Kathleen Farrington, practice at Buchanan's Gig Harbor home for Saturday's concert.

Cottesmore of Life Care in Gig Harbor is celebrating 40 years of caring for seniors with an open house celebration next week.

A former Washington state man who was convicted of trespassing at an Enumclaw farm where a man was fatally injured while having sex with a horse in 2005 is accused of having sex with animals on a Tennessee farm.

Paradise Theatre has what one might call perfect timing. In 1998, the theater group bought an old home on Peacock Hill that had just landed on the market.

The second annual Gig Harbor Film Festival will take place Friday through Sunday at Galaxy Theaters at Uptown Gig Harbor.

Go to the mobile version of Kitsapsun.com. South Kitsap Web Search powered by YAHOO! Code 911 By Kitsap Sun staff Originally published 12:01 a.m., October 16, 2009 Updated 10:36 a.m., October 16, 2009 GIG HARBOR - A Port Orchard man died Thursday night after he jumped from his moving car on Highway 16 and was hit by a vehicle behind him.

Mom's in Gig Harbor have a new opportunity to get connected.A "Moms Connect" will be meeting 2 Thursdays per month at the New Hope Center at 8502 Skanskie in Gig Harbor.A Their first meeting will be Thursday the 22nd from 7-8:30pm.A The group welcomes Moms of newborn through school aged children, and focuses on nurturing Moms and their ...

HOT 'GOSSIP': Former Gig Harbor resident Penn Badgley hits big screen in 'The Stepfather' SONY Penn Badgley of "Gossip Girl" fame stars in the big-screen thriller "The Stepfather." Badgley lived in Gig Harbor during his youth and became a radio personality at KidStar and pursued acting with Seattle Children's Theatre.

A pedestrian has died after being struck by a car on Highway 16 on Thursday night.

Kimber Lawrence looked a bit confused when she suddenly became the center of attention during a pizza gathering last month.

This past year or so, the term 'staycation' evolved into a nationwide phenomenon.

RBC Wealth Management's branch in Gig Harbor, Wash., has nabbed a high-producing team from US Trust Wealth Management/Bank of America.

Kara Ashpole, 10, a fifth-grader at Artondale Elementary School, works on her personal Web site during last Wednesday's Nerd Girls session.

In 1988, a group of Palestinian and Israeli women organized vigils in Jerusalem to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza.

Aislynne Lundberg of Gig Harbor has been accepted as a contestant in the Nationals Miss Teen Seattle this Sunday.

'It Takes a Fish to Raise a Village' is the theme for the third annual Donkey Creek Chum Festival in Gig Harbor.

If architect David Fisher gets enough investors, he'll break ground on 15 environmentally friendly homes in Gig Harbor by next fall.

I spent the past four days showing homes to clients from 3 different parts of the country.A Saturday was spent with two local clients, one moving from Port Orchard, the other from Fircrest.A Sunday brought in someone looking to move from San Francisco to Gig Harbor, and yesterday I had a client coming to Gig Harbor from Delaware.A Very different ...

Rex, a German Shepherd/Labrador mix, brought home the bounty for his owner, Peter Karrer.

The new Gig Harbor Boys and Girls Club is set to open on Monday!A I had a chance to attend their dedication ceremony yesterday, and was amazed at how much is going intoA this facility.A Forget the fact that it's a truly beautiful building, it's the community improvements that will come about in Gig Harbor as a result of this that had me excited.

Certain fees will go up in the City of Gig Harbor. The city council approved a resolution Monday night that will update fees for land use applications and permits.

The Pierce County Sheriff is asking for the public's help in identifying a man whose body washed up on the beach just south of the entrance to Gig Harbor.