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The four-woman executive board of the Key Peninsula Business Association is guiding the KPBA with a fresh outlook into 2024 and beyond. more
A pair of Seattle-based siblings are looking to bring a new type of farming and form of agritourism to the KP: forest farming. more
A few nickels here and a couple of quarters there added up for local charities on the Key Peninsula. more
Alyssa Johnstone’s dream of opening an early learning center on the Key Peninsula faced a temporary setback at the Key Peninsula Fire District Board of Commissioners meeting Jan. 23. more
The potential of transforming the old O'Callahan's restaurant into an early learning facility would be a win-win for families on the Key Peninsula and the KP Fire District. more
The KGHP studio on the campus of Peninsula High School is mostly dark these days. The station’s “On the Air” light brightens up the lonely hallways a few times a week … more
Key Peninsula News staff and contributors shattered their own record Oct. 7 by earning 25 awards at the statewide Washington Newspaper Publishers Association 2023 Better Newspaper Contest. more
Thanks largely to efforts by Pierce County Councilmember Robyn Denson (D-7th, Gig Harbor), Key Peninsula residents will be able to take a holiday weekend shuttle between the Longbranch Improvement … more
Home prices on the Key Peninsula skyrocketed during the pandemic and post-pandemic interest rates continue to soar. more
“I’m a Pisces,” said Susan Arends. “I go with the flow.” more
The Key Peninsula Fire District 16 board of fire commissioners will determine options for constructing a new headquarters facility in Key Center — or not — and renovations to existing stations. more
The Food Markets at Key Center and Lake Kathryn have been sold to a new owner, and Lake Kathryn may also be getting a new retail tenant. Don Stolz sold the two businesses to The Myers Group, a … more
For most people on the Key Peninsula, Himalayan blackberry bushes are a minor nuisance. For Farrell and Laurie Timlake, they were a major problem … more
Comcast and Pierce County finalized an agreement in January to bring high speed internet to at least 526 homes and businesses on the north end of the Key Peninsula. The approximately $5 million … more
Key Peninsula News received approval of its application for 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax-exempt status by the Internal Revenue Service in January. The tax designation enables the 50-year-old publication … more
Walking into The Wreath Works gift shop in Port Orchard, the fragrant smell of freshly cut fir boughs is overwhelming. “I bet it smells nice,” said longtime owner Phil Hunter. “I … more
Key Peninsula residents have turned to wireless hotspots and satellite service for solutions to inadequate internet access as Pierce County’s plan to expand access to broadband moves forward. … more
In October Pierce County plans to sign a contract with a broadband franchise to provide high speed internet service through a privatized fiberoptic network to 526 households on the north Key … more
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
Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz visited Lakebay Marina June 4 in part to celebrate the partnership to save the iconic facility and to see for herself what the Department of … more
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