Still looking for a Mother’s Day gift? You’re in luck: Local vendors selling sweets, jewelry and other special wares will set up shop in downtown Gig Harbor from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 9 and 10.
B’s Bagels & Butters will host a market event on the lawn next to their building, at 3308 Uddenberg Lane. The list of sellers include many from Gig Harbor and others from across Pierce County, according to B’s Bagels owner Brittany Erwin.
One popular event is conspicuously absent from the spring calendar: Gig Harbor’s Local Makers Spring Market & Festival, which celebrated its third year last May with over 100 local artisan makers. Caasi Dickens, the event founder and co-owner of downtown boutique Local Whimsy, told The News Tribune that she decided to spend more time focusing on her family. Organizing the festival takes about four months of planning for their team of three, she wrote in a text message…