Lisa Willis has joined CenturyLink in Gig Harbor as manager of public relations for Washington and Oregon.

Peninsula Subaru Suzuki Triumph is forging ahead on two wheels . Motorcycle wheels, that is. The automobile dealership recently added motorcycles to its inventory in conjunction with Triumph motorcycles’ increasing popularity in the United States.

Water to Wine received a special gift for its 10-year anniversary. The Gig Harbor wine store was awarded third place in King 5 Evening Magazine’s “Best of Washington” contest in the wine shop category out of nearly 60 listings. The honor was announced last week.

Sometimes the little guys get big recognition out of the blue. So when Sunnycrest Nursery appeared on Komo News’ “Best places to buy new garden plants” it’s owners were a little surprised.

If the sound of potstickers, caramelized chicken wings or crispy fried prawns makes your mouth water, you can find them at Lele Thai and Vietnamese Cuisine at Uptown Gig Harbor.

When Harbor Well Being opened in April, its counselors had one goal in mind: to get people healthy, both physically and mentally.

Wade Perrow Construction will celebrate its 30th anniversary on Oct. 1. The company will invite colleagues, clients, subcontractors and employees to join the commemoration of the milestone.

The Harbor Plastic Surgery Center at the Milgard Medical Pavillion next to St. Anthony Hospital in Gig Harbor will concentrate on the most common cancer — skin cancer.

Most homeowners want their yards and lawns to look beautiful. But in doing so, some runoff associated with fertilizers and other lawn-care can be deadly to the environment.

David Gillespie of Gig Harbor recently earned the professional designation of Certified Green Broker.

Gig Harbor’s Jon Coulombe doesn’t hesitate when he’s asked if he’s received any playful ribbing about opening a surf shop.

West Sound Workforce honors summer interns

Coldwater Creek at Uptown Gig Harbor will use the fabric of its fashions to try to weave a thread of hope into the tapestry of the fight against cancer.

Barbara Sykes has joined The Peninsula Gateway as an outside advertising sales representative.

Parts of the world are beginning to face severe water shortages, and Jim Hendryx said the rest of the world may soon follow suit.

Boat captain and entrepreneur Tom Drohan thinks the best way to experience Puget Sound is from the water.

Two Gig Harbor brothers have teamed up to launch an online company to sell vitamin supplements to the public at a discount.

The Gig Harbor BizBuilders Networking Group has been awarded the BizBuilders Networking Groups Dynamic Group Award for June.

The Acupuncture & Body Alignment Center on Soundview Drive is the newest venue in Gig Harbor to open its doors to the health-conscious Maritime City.

Paul N. Luvera of Gig Harbor has been named as the “Seattle Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigator of the Year” for 2009 by “Best Lawyers,” the nation’s oldest legal publication.

A cooler of open samples of different flavors of hummus and pesto sauce lures tasters under a tent at the Saturday Gig Harbor Farmer’s Market. Katie Scrivner dishes out the creamy spreads and sauces on tiny crackers.

A group of koi gathered in a bathtub aquarium as Wendy Morin dropped food in their mouths. “They really do have face recognition,” Morin said. “They only gather when they see me.”

Kitsap Credit Union has promoted Ana Barnett as the newest branch manager to serve at Gig Harbor’s Olympic Plaza branch on Point Fosdick Drive NW.

A poster in Dr. Greg Fox’s chiropractic office shows an underwater view of a gigantic iceberg with the usual tiny portion sticking above water, the only part visible to the human eye. The poster reads: “Symptoms are misleading. We find the hidden cause.”

When Matt Thompson opened Gig Harbor Gold and Coin on June 30 he sold out of his gold stock in 2 1/2 days. “Everyone’s been asking for it,” he said. “We didn’t have enough inventory to keep up. I can’t believe how fast it went.”

‘Ohana Harbor is the label on quality Kona coffee beans that can be purchased online. But the name is just as much a state of mind.

John Shoemaker of American Informatics, Inc., in Gig Harbor, was appointed to the 2009 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award by Dr. Patrick Gallagher, Deputy Director of the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology.

First impressions are important to Sue Braaten, owner and operator of the Best Western Wesley Inn of Gig Harbor.

Dr. Karl Peterson’s practice offers a blend of chiropractic and naturopathic healing. He believes in the latter so much that he’s chaired the annual Northwest Naturopathic Physicians Conference, which was held in Seattle in April, for the past six years.