Six months after breaking ground on the first assisted-living homes for elders on the Key Peninsula — a dream that took over a decade to launch — the Mustard Seed Project received the …
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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4/26/22
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Removing derelict or abandoned boats from the waters of Puget Sound is a high priority for the Department of Natural Resources. The department’s underfunded Derelict Vessel Removal Program got …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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3/31/22
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The Angel Guild has had a positive impact on the lives of Key Peninsula residents for more than four decades, according to Carla Parkhurst, who has been coordinator at the thrift shop for 11 …
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Carolyn Wiley, KP News
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2/28/22
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After two years of negotiation and fundraising, the purchase of Lakebay Marina from owner Mark Scott closed Dec. 28 for $1.6 million in a joint effort by the Recreational Boating Association of …
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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1/1/22
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Almost nothing went according to plan for 2 Margaritas owners Ricardo Sahagun and Edgar Anaya, the cousins and business partners who purchased the former site of Lulu’s Homeport Restaurant and …
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Staff Report
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12/30/21
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Blend Wine Shop closed its doors — eventually — for the last time Oct. 30.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/2/21
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For the first time since 2017 the Key Peninsula Community Council will no longer have a paid office manager and will depend on volunteers to keep the office in the Key Center Corral open.
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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10/28/21
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The Taylor Shellfish Co. moved one step closer in its quest to replace part of its existing Manila clam and oyster beds in Burley Lagoon with geoducks when it submitted a draft environmental impact …
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Sara Thompson, KP News
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10/28/21
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After celebrating its 10th anniversary Oct. 8, Blend Wine Shop will close its doors permanently Oct. 30. “Even as we were recovering and revenues were slowly starting to return …
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Staff Report
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9/29/21
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Kris Hagel, executive director of digital learning for Peninsula School District, commissioned an appraisal and educational assessment in July of KGHP-FM to consider its options as a school district and a radio station owner.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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8/28/21
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Brookside Veterinary Hospital, owned and operated by Dr. Lisa Woods for nearly 30 years, has survived over a year of Covid protocols and restrictions. Brookside has been busier than ever and a second veterinarian, Dr. Justine Zingsheim-Nadeau recently joined the practice.
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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6/30/21
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Funding needed to complete the Recreational Boaters Association of Washington Marine Park Conservancy purchase of Lakebay Marina from owner Mark Scott is guaranteed.
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Lisa Bryan, KP News
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5/20/21
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The restoration of O’Callahan’s Pub and Grill is in full swing. The plan is to return to the thrilling days of yesteryear, 2005.
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Danna Webster, Special to KP News
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4/28/21
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For those who have been able to continue working, navigating the various phases of restrictions and ever-changing guidelines has presented an extra set of challenges, especially for workers in positions that require face-to-face interactions.
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Kamryn Minch, KP News
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3/31/21
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The Key Peninsula is no stranger to the work of dreams, innovation and unconventional thinking, and the latest example is a new house built on Rocky Bay.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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3/31/21
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No one has escaped the impact of the pandemic — but some restaurants and bars have been hit especially hard, including longtime Key Peninsula haunts and hangouts.
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Sara Thompson & Lisa Bryan
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2/24/21
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KPC Broadband Committee Chair Mark Cockerill said the recently completed broadband survey will help create a targeted and effective response.
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Caleb Galbreath, KP News
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2/24/21
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In November, Purdy Cost Less Pharmacy changed ownership. Zimmerman’s son and daughter-in-law, Drew and Allison Zimmerman, bought the …
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Krisa Bruemmer, KP News
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2/24/21
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Lakebay Marina owner Mark Scott watched in dismay as, bite by bite, bulldozers demolished and trucks hauled away debris from three dilapidated former cabins cited in a Warrant of Abatement and …
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Staff Report
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1/27/21
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The doctor’s office on the hill above Key Center, where generations of Key Peninsula families have received medical care, is about to have new management.
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Ted Olinger, KP News
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12/2/20
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