Carolyn Bick

1 week ago | gigharbornow.org | Carolyn Bick

Arts & Entertainment Community Sunday’s sun found more than 150 people flocking over the course of the day to Rabbit Haven for the local rabbit rescue and rehabilitation nonprofit’s annual Spring Thing. Attendees got to visit rabbits both inside and out, create interesting snacks for themselves and for rabbits, and listen to live music.

3 weeks ago | gigharbornow.org | Carolyn Bick

Community Education Environment Photo galleries On the way to Fox Island’s Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve on April 1, the weather decided, in appropriate Pacific Northwest style, to fool this reporter. When I left my house, it was raining and overcast, so, of course, I failed to bring either sunscreen or a hat. By the time I got to the nature preserve to join the low tide walk with Harbor WildWatch’s Rachel Easton and Liz Racine, it was very sunny indeed.

1 month ago | gigharbornow.org | Carolyn Bick

Arts & Entertainment Community “Steel Magnolias” is perhaps one of the most iconic and quotable movies of the late 1980s. Decades after the film’s 1989 release, it’s still the subject of deep-dive reflections, quote roundups, and anniversary articles (Author’s Note: Spoilers lie within those links — be warned!). But did you know it was a play first?

Jan 24, 2025 | realchangenews.org | Carolyn Bick

Lacey Gray, the former records manager for the Office of Inspector General (OIG), has filed a claim for damages against the City of Seattle. Gray is alleging that when Inspector General Lisa Judge fired her in November 2024, it was in retaliation for Gray raising concerns to OIG leadership that Judge and the office may have illegally handled and distributed records concerning the OIG’s ongoing investigation into former Seattle Police Department (SPD) Chief Adrian Diaz. The claim, filed on Jan.

Jan 21, 2025 | gigharbornow.org | Carolyn Bick

Community Environment It’s relatively rare to trek the cold, windy beaches of the Peninsula at night, laying down squares of PVC pipe and counting  glistening flatworms, tiny snails, snaking strands of eelgrass, and any number of other delightfully interesting marine creatures. But that’s what a group of folks do several times throughout the early winter, helping Harbor WildWatch gather important biodiversity data as part of its Beach Monitoring Program.