🌱 Would you cross train tracks daily for Fox Island sunset views?

Hello Fox Island! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Would you cross train tracks daily for Fox Island sunset views?

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Clouds breaking for some sun, with a high of 70 and low of 57 degrees.
• Wednesday: Cooler; afternoon rain, temps: high: 62, low: 53.
• Thursday: Mainly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 62 and low of 51 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Log cabin for sale in Pierce County, but it's only accessible over active railroad (thenewstribune.com) — From a secluded University Place log cabin, residents can look straight out at Fox Island and the Tacoma Narrows Bridge while watching whales, seals, and sea lions cruise by. The 1930 waterfront home, listed near $1.5 million, sits in the historic Sunset Beach neighborhood and is only reachable by walking across an active railroad line, adding both charm and challenge for potential buyers.
   

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📸 Around Fox Island

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📣 Fox Island Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1

• Workforce Grants & Application Workshop
  Tacoma Community College 6501 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466
  2:00 pm
• COM - VGE / Field - HSC
  Voyager Elementary VGE - Field
  5:00 pm
• COM - HHTS / Field - HSC
  Harbor Heights Elementary School HHE - Field
  5:00 pm
• COM - GMS / Lower Field - HSC
  Goodman Middle School GMS - Lower Field
  5:00 pm
• COM - DES / Front & Back fields - HSC
  Discovery Elementary School DES - Field - Back, DES - Field - Front
  5:00 pm
• COM - ART / Field - HSC
  Artondale Elementary School AES - Field
  5:00 pm
• COM - GHHS / Field #2 - PYF
  Gig Harbor High GHH - Turf Fastpitch Field # 2
  6:00 pm
• GHHS - MAIN - GIRLS BBALL OPEN GYM
  Gig Harbor High GHH - Main Gym
  6:00 pm
• COM - Kopa / Lower Field - PYF Cheer
  Kopachuck Middle School KMS - Lower Field Track/Soccer
  6:00 pm
• GHHS - POOL - H20 POLO CONDITIONING
  Gig Harbor High GHH - Swim Pool
  6:00 pm

Wednesday September 2

• DES - YMCA Childcare
  Discovery Elementary School DES - Classroom # 5
  6:15 am
• HHTS - YMCA Childcare
  Harbor Heights Elementary School HHE - Classroom # 4
  6:15 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Rocket Companies posted a job opening for Real Estate Agent (1099) - Port Townsend in Gig Harbor. Apply here.
• Professional Staff Northwest posted a job opening for Millwork Puller Warehouse in Lakewood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fox Island here.

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🗞 Nearby News

University Place

• Unique waterfront home in UP accessible only by railroad (thenewstribune.com)
• Pizza, Pirates & Play-Doh: 10 September Holidays Kids Will Love (macaronikid.com)
• Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBC) Sees Large Drop in Short Interest (marketbeat.com)

Gig Harbor

• Gig Harbor mansion featured in crime thriller listed for $8.9M (kiro7.com)
• Proposed changes to density rules get pushback at Planning Commission meeting (gigharbornow.org)
• Here's the Pierce Co. business news you need to know this week (thenewstribune.com)

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Ok Fox Island! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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