Driving on winding, two-lane roads lined with large fir trees, past several small farms, the journey sets the mood for a visit to Chalet in the Woods, a peaceful and unique gift shop in Gig Harbor. The driveway is lined with long-established hydrangea bushes, holly bushes, large native ferns and potted annuals and perennials in […]
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A Family Pharmacy that Loves Community
Most people cannot remember a time when doctors made house calls and prescriptions were delivered for a sick child or grandparent. It kinda goes back to the day when there was a thing called a “party line;” a child could pick up the phone in the kitchen to hear Mrs. So and So gossiping with […]
Posted inFood & Entertainment
Where the Music Never Ends
The options for live music venues on this side of the Sound are abundant, varied and growing. In addition to those larger performance halls or theaters that feature touring acts, it’s those burger joints, pubs, coffee houses and local watering holes, many of which have been around for decades, that keep the music alive. Owners […]
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Gig Harbor Retirement Community Residents Raise Scholarship Funds for Local Students
In the last seven years, residents at Heron’s Key, a continuing care retirement community in Gig Harbor, have raised $97,500 in scholarships for Gig Harbor graduating high school seniors. The Heron’s Key Scholarship Group started in 2018 to support the next generation of higher education students by providing funds to help them complete a four- […]
Posted inGarden
Gig Harbor Garden Tour Marks 25 Years of Supporting Literacy
For a quarter of a century, the Gig Harbor Garden Tour has inspired master gardeners as well as the weekend weed puller with stunning ideas for their own gardens while fostering literacy efforts in the Gig Harbor community. The 2024 event marks the 25-year anniversary of this endeavor. “We began with this idea to increase […]
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Permission to Start Dreaming Foundation
Washington state is a flood with almost 45,000 registered and legit not-for-profit organizations. Their missions are wide ranging, but all attempt to address a significant community need, often relying completely on donor funding and an active cadre of community volunteers to do so. For many residents, the nonprofit world can seem like a confusing, amorphous […]
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Rotary Club’s ‘Little Food Pantry’ Project Begins Fourth Year
The Rotary Club of Gig Harbor Midday “Little Food Pantry Project” embarks on its fourth year providing emergency food, thanks in part to a UD5020 District Matching Grant. The grant provided a total of $3,000 for purchasing food to supplement donation and fundraising efforts. Beginning in early 2021 with just two pantries, the project has […]
Posted inAround West Sound
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Gig Harbor Poets
Tacoma Community College invites you to celebrate National Poetry Month with Poetry in the Harbor, a reading event and class featuring four area poets. The poets will share their work with the audience, then participate in a panel Q&A session where attendees learn more about their creative processes. The event takes place from 6 to […]
Posted inGarden
For the Love of Flowers
Perhaps you have seen their farmstands. Dotted down the backroads and tucked into neighborhoods, flower farms are proliferating around West Sound and growing into a unified local industry. The Northwest climate is similar to the most well-known flower-growing areas in Europe (think: the Netherlands or the English countryside). Even people without much previous gardening experience […]