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There is something about fuchsias, especially the upright hardy varieties. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 6/30/21

The commission has created a “get-to-know-us” video at https://youtu.be/2-PVS8Q0Os0

Redistricting Commission Reaches Out to the Public

If “unprecedented” described much of 2020, it also describes the opportunity for public input this year as Washington State redraws its legislative boundaries. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 6/30/21

Oyster Restoration and Algae Blooms Under Study at Penrose State Park

Pierce County, the University of Washington Tacoma, Harbor WildWatch, Coastal Conservation Association and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are all working together at Penrose State … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 6/30/21

Battalion Chief Chuck West Retires

After nearly 40 years with the Key Peninsula Fire Department, Battalion Chief Chuck West is retiring. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 5/26/21

Inside the new Evergreen Elementary building as it undergoes the final stages of construction.

Evergreen School Nears Completion

This fall, thanks to the passage of the 2019 capital bond, a state-of-the-art Evergreen will open its doors to students. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 5/26/21

Berries on the KP

It’s summertime and berry season is upon us. Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 5/26/21

Appeals Court Upends State Shellfish Farming

For environmentalists, the decision represented a victory. For shellfish farmers, it spelled potential disaster. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 4/28/21

Dr. Mimi Chau wraps up her day in Key Center.

The KP Grows Up to Have Its First Pediatrician

Dr. Van (Mimi) Chau began working as pediatrician in January at the Key Center Medical Center where her colleague, Dr. William Roes, said she is the first pediatrician ever to practice on the KP. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 4/28/21

All About Tomatoes

Tomatoes. For some, the memory of the first bite of a garden-grown vine-ripened tomato ranks right up there with a first kiss. Or the birth of a child. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 4/28/21

Peninsula School District Selects New Superintendent

The Peninsula School District board of directors unanimously voted to hire Krestin Bahr as superintendent during a live-streamed special meeting March 19. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/31/21

All PSD Schools Open to In-Person Teaching

A year after its abrupt closure, Peninsula School District schools are now open to all students who want to attend in-person classes. Peninsula, Gig Harbor and Henderson Bay high schools, the last to open, welcomed students in mid-March. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/31/21

Perennially Yours

For many a practical Key Peninsula gardener, this is the time to focus on the vegetable garden —planting seeds, nurturing starts — but this is also a time when the more fanciful aspects … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/31/21

Bressette with his pride and joy 1974 VW camper van named “Rosemarie.”

Ed Bressette: Renaissance Man

Ed Bressette wants to make his little corner of the world a better place. That desire made him a lifelong learner. It led him to a career at the YMCA. It is why he’s fascinated by alternative … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 3/31/21

More Students Return to PSD Classrooms

Planning for the return of students to classrooms has been complicated. Logistics for transportation, meals, recess and passing from one class to another had to be taken into account. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 2/24/21

Margo Macdonald: Artist, Teacher, Mentor

A passion for art, a love of water and a capacity for nurturing that comes with being the eldest of five children — these are a few of the things that have shaped the arc of Vaughn resident Margo Macdonald’s life. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 2/24/21

A Few Thoughts on Weeds

In these times of polarization, when it comes to weeds, Key Peninsula gardeners exhibit a refreshingly cheerful agree-to-disagree attitude. Weeds are the bane of many a gardener’s existence. … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 2/24/21

CISP Site Coordinator Sammi Firman loads food at Key Peninsula Middle School.

Local Groups and Schools Respond to Pandemic

Communities in Schools of Peninsula, whose mission is to identify at-risk students and surround them with a community of support, has been serving students on the Key Peninsula and in Gig Harbor for nearly two decades. When the pandemic closed schools in March 2020, the organization had to adjust quickly. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 1/27/21

Deborah Krishnadasan Ends Two-Year Term as PSD Board President

Deborah Krishnadasan stepped down in December after serving her two year term as president of the Peninsula School District Board of Directors, but continues in her second elected term on the board. … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 1/27/21

On Pruning

In the dead of winter, at least for some homeowners, thoughts turn to pruning. Deciduous trees have shed their leaves, making it easier to see their structure, and growth is dormant. If you are Tim Kezele, though, you think about pruning all the time. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 1/27/21

Artist Chris Bronstad shows off his finished piece.

TWAA Brings Colorful Murals to Key Center

Board member Cathy Williams had read about the Downtown Storefront Mural Project in Seattle, a plan to transform boarded up storefronts into canvases. Although Key Center is not plagued by plywood windows, TWAA decided to run with the idea. more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 1/27/21