Holiday thrifting. This research subject began in early July, when the HUB thrift store offered a temporary Christmas special, bringing out a long clothes rack with lower display shelving. It was loaded for all to explore and purchase the small holiday items. Cousin Susan tried on a hooded sweater with reindeer antlers. I ended up […]
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Gig Harbor’s Holiday Village is Making a Comeback
Visit Gig Harbor and the Gig Harbor Waterfront Alliance have announced the return of the city’s holiday village. This year’s event will be held at Ancich Waterfront Park inside the Ancich Netshed. Community members and visitors alike are welcome to bring cameras to take photos at any of the six holiday-themed photo displays. The free […]
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Gifts for Gardeners
WestSound Magazine presents our annual “Gift Guide for Gardeners,” which spans across West Sound, hitting Belfair, Port Orchard, Bremerton, Silverdale and Bainbridge Island. This presents a cornucopia of options for your gardening friend or family member, whether it be an article of clothing for the outdoors, a tool, plants or one of the other many […]
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Peninsula Transit Pilot Program Launches on Black Friday
Pierce County and the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce have announced the launch of the Peninsula Transit Pilot Program, which will offer free transportation on weekdays and Saturdays between the Key Peninsula and Gig Harbor. To kick off the program and meet travel needs during the holiday season, Peninsula Transit will partner with the Key […]
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The Future of Thrifting
That old Corningware dish that now sits outside as the dog’s water bowl — grab it up and dust it off, for it might be worth a couple of grand or more. Absurd? I also thought so, but am seeing many occurrences of outrageously priced vintage Corningware cookware. It got me thinking about future thrifting […]
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The Going Rate for Gifts and Tips, According to Research
Economists have long looked for signals in unexpected places. During tough times, Leonard Lauder popularized the lipstick index — the idea that small luxuries rise when bigger purchases are out of reach. Here’s a new kind of measure: “the Going Rate.” How we give, tip and celebrate offers another lens into the economy alongside traditional […]
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Olalla Bay Market
Most people know that Washington became formally recognized as a state in 1889 and members of the Puyallup, Skokomish and Suquamish tribes had thriving communities in and around the Kitsap Peninsula for thousands of years prior to immigrant settlement. Yet, how many people think about what places like Port Orchard, Poulsbo or Olalla were like […]
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Gem Hunting
Very trendy these days to buy used items online, but don’t call that “thrifting.” Thrifting is the actual walking into a thrift shop or rummage sale, looking for a small cooking pot, but then jumping up and down discovering three midcentury canisters like the ones grandmother had. It is the unexpected. Maybe you’re looking for […]
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Habitat for Humanity Store
I recently bought these colorful storage baskets at Belfair’s Habitat for Humanity for $8. Not the best deal, but it’s not easy to find the utilitarian gems. And, of course, it also contributed to a cause. Years back, the Habitat for Humanity stores seemed to focus only or primarily on utilitarian building supplies — doors, […]