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Common Decency is Less Common

I have lived in the Glen Cove neighborhood for many years. I have experienced the Key Peninsula as a wonderful, tolerant, family-oriented community with good civic-minded, hard-working residents. It … more

7/27/22

Not Nothing

Not to be hypersensitive, but I can’t help but wince when someone says, “no offense, but …,” and then goes straight into an insult.Just as “not to bore you with the … more

Dan Clouse | 7/27/22

Hope this Helps

How’s your hope doing? Mine has gone through some rough patches lately and I don’t like it. The news is not giving me enough, the skies are cloudy all day, the streets have too much blood … more

Jack Dunne | 7/27/22

Get Outside

We sat on our back porch as evening nibbled at the remaining daylight. Across the pond, a full moon rose above a proud line of aged fir trees, its face a milky dime amidst a sky … more

Dan Whitmarsh | 7/27/22

Jesse or Emily?

The state Senate race in our 26th legislative district between first term incumbent Democrat Sen. Emily Randall and four-term incumbent Republican Rep. Jesse Young is projected by most political … more

Bruce Cook | 7/27/22

Making a Comeback

It was an afternoon mid-summer garden party in July. I arrived characteristically late. The acreage was wooded with a nice pasture nestled in a peaceful clearing surrounded by trees. A couple of … more

Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor | 7/27/22

Granddaughter Amelia sweet talked David and Sally Brower into parading their ’57 Thunderbird

Out & About August 2022

7/27/22

Executive Assistant Christina Bosch’s last day at work is August 13.

KPFD Fixture Christina Bosch Moves On

She served six fire chiefs and even more fire commissioners through good times and bad for the KP fire district — and herself — helping to build an accounting system and plan budgets … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 7/27/22

Council Candidate Josh Harris Not Charged in Self-Defense Shooting

Pierce County Council candidate Josh Harris (R) will not be charged with any crimes after he shot a man in Tacoma May 30, according to the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Harris … more

Staff Report | 7/27/22

The Virginia V sweeps into Longbranch Marina July 16.

Cheers to 100 Years: Longbranch Improvement Club Celebrates

From its small, humble beginnings in 1921 to more than 200 members today, the Longbranch Improvement Club is celebrating 100 years of supporting the Key Peninsula community — albeit a year … more

Eddie Macsalka, KP News | 7/27/22

KP Gardens: A Community That Grows Together, Blooms Together

Longbranch is ready to welcome a new community garden. What began as piece of land riddled with blackberry bushes, shrubs and trash has been developed into a budding garden for the community to … more

Lauren Trench, KP News | 7/27/22

What stroll through the vineyard is complete without wine?

Two Fox Winery Open for Business in Home

The former Trillium Creek Winery in Home has new owners. Tedra and Kyle Hett grew up in Kansas and moved to Tacoma in 2014. They met in the eighth grade and have been together for more than half … more

Sara Thompson, KP News | 7/27/22

Roundabout Ahead for Rural KP Highway at Lackey Road

Following countless near misses, fender benders and more serious collisions, the Pierce County Department of Planning and Public Works recently announced its plan to develop a roundabout design to … more

Lisa Bryan, KP News | 7/27/22

Gavin Hendrickson, 16, feels for wheels.

Local Youth Does Local Good

Many people around the world picked up a hobby while in pandemic lockdown; anything from home improvement projects to a sudden interest in knitting. But future Peninsula High School junior Gavin … more

Grace Nesbit, KP News | 7/27/22

Land of Parasitic Plants and Surprisingly Hidden Beauty

Ever seen a groundcone? This summer two people have sent me snapshots of this strange plant. A groundcone looks about how it sounds, like a pine cone growing out of the ground, translucent yellow and … more

Chris Rurik, KP News | 7/27/22

Huckleberry Hand Pies, Anyone?

We have arrived at the time of year when the days are suddenly getting shorter, and the promise of fall is in the air. Before we say farewell to the summer of 2022 (short as it has been), let’s … more

Barbara Van Bogart | 7/27/22

Saving the Planet Isn’t Science Fiction

Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2020 novel presents a sobering but plausible time for us as our planet warms due to sunlight-trapping gases derived from the use of fossil fuels. While fiction, its … more

Richard Gelinas | 7/27/22

Emergency medical response density map January to July 2022.

KP Fire Department Confronts Budget and Real Estate Issues

Two months into his tenure, KP Fire Chief Nick Swinhart told Key Peninsula News the biggest challenges his department faces include balancing the budget and developing a capital facilities plan to … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 7/27/22

An emerging Sasquatch looks over the shoulder of Dan Whited at work.

Owls and Eagles and Bears — and Sasquatch, of course — Help to Brighten the Garden

Anyone exploring the byways of the Key Peninsula has seen them, and maybe even been startled. Wooden bear cubs clinging to a tree, an enormous eagle perched atop a roof peak, a life-sized Sasquatch … more

Ted Olinger, KP News | 7/27/22

Lynn Carr

Lynn Henry Carr was born in Seattle, Feb. 12, 1944, and died June 24 at his Lakebay home. He spent his entire life in Washington. He grew up in Kent and graduated from Kent-Meridian High School in … more

7/25/22