🌱 Patch AM: Why are cranes suddenly dominating the Gig Harbor waterfront this month?

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In today's newsletter:

• Why are cranes suddenly dominating the Gig Harbor waterfront this month?
• How did Gig Harbor tennis pull off a 5-0 road sweep?

Also on today's calendar: The Parenting Course at Chapel Hill Church and 9 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Annette T.!

Today's riddle: Riddle: David's parents have three sons: Snap, Crackle, and what's the name of the third son? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 65 and low of 46 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 68, low: 43.
• Monday: Peeks of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cranes crowd the Harbor for work on Homeport and other projects (gigharbornow.org) — Construction crews are reshaping the Gig Harbor waterfront as work ramps up on the long-awaited Ancich Park Commercial Fishing Homeport and related environmental mitigation projects. Residents will see cranes, blocked parking near The Tides, and storm-drain upgrades aimed at protecting sea life, with heavy work continuing into next week and major Homeport installation expected to start around January.
   

• Capital swept by Gig Harbor on road (thurstonchronicle.com) — Gig Harbor High's boys tennis team shut out Capital 5-0 in Pierce County, with two tight matches going to third-set tiebreakers. Capital's coach praised his young squad's progress, while Gig Harbor's sweep underscores the team's strong early-season form against regional opponents.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Gig Harbor

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 27
• PLC's - Wild Alaska Sockeye Salmon Feed →
  Peninsula Lutheran Church, 6509 38th Avenue Northwest, Gig Harbor

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Other local events

Sunday September 27
• Gig Harbor Film Festival - Uptown Gig Harbor →
  Galaxy Theatres, 4649 Point Fosdick Dr, Gig Harbor
  8:00 am
• Happy Hour at Hops & Drops →
  Hops & Drops, 5414 Point Fosdick Dr, Gig Harbor
  2:00 pm
• Sunday Happy Hour →
  Hidden Harbor Wine Library, 8805 N Harborview Dr Suite 204, Gig Harbor
  3:00 pm
Monday September 28
• Vinyasa Yoga →
  Dance Ally, 6615 38th Ave Nw, Gig Harbor
  11:00 am
• Kundalini Yoga →
  Dance Ally, 6615 38th Ave Nw, Gig Harbor
  12:30 pm
• Happy Hour at Hops & Drops →
  Hops & Drops, 5414 Point Fosdick Dr, Gig Harbor
  2:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Gig Harbor Kiwanis Regular Meeting →
  Gig Harbor WA
• Seine Skiff Building Project →
  Gig Harbor BoatShop, 3805 Harborview Dr, Gig Harbor
  8:00 am
Friday October 2
• Pretty Psychic Tour with "Psychic" Comedian Peter Antoniou at Ocean5 →
  Ocean5, 5268 Point Fosdick Drive Northwest, Gig Harbor
• Rotary Club of Gig Harbor (Morning Rotary) Breakfast & Program →
  Gig Harbor WA
Wednesday October 7
• The Parenting Course at Chapel Hill Church →
  Chapel Hill Church, 7700 Skansie Ave, Gig Harbor
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• For all my fellow restless legs syndrome sufferers, here is one piece of info I recently came across that really surprised me, but maybe some of you already knew this: having stool moving down through your colon can cause aggravation of your RLS
  symtoms! Oh, good grief, like we need one more thing to add to our misery?! (Nextdoor Lake Holiday)
• Hi neighbors!
  We would appreciate a recommendation for a really good mechanic in the local area for our 2012 Toyota Scion. It's suddenly running very rough and no… (Nextdoor Uptown)

• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Gig Harbor. Apply here.
• Virginia Mason Franciscan Health posted a job opening for Inventory Tech in Gig Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Gig Harbor here.

🗞 Nearby News

University Place

• RFP - Joint Request for Proposals for Public Defense Services City of Ruston, WA and City of University Place, WA (rustonwa.org)
• Tacoma-area business offers cryotherapy for athlete recovery (thenewstribune.com)
• Cal Golden Bears Earn First 2028 Verbal From Top-Ranked Backstroker Grant Bellin (swimmingworldmagazine.com)

Tacoma

• Case #: PUY-CV-RPPI-2026-0203-Representative Payee Program- Tacoma Daily Index (tacomadailyindex.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: David (Thank you Thomas F. for sending it in!)
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