Turning the Tides

Tides Tavern, Gig Harbor.

For the last five decades, the Tides Tavern, founded by Logger Peter Stanley ’69, has been a beloved spot to grab a bite on the Gig Harbor waterfront. The historic eatery, which opened in 1973, entered a new era in January 2026 after it was acquired by the Anthony’s Restaurants chain. Amy Burns, president and CEO of Anthony’s Restaurants, said the company would maintain the beloved aspects of the Tides, including the menu, the team, the dockside service, and the award-winning women’s restroom (if you know, you know). 

An Intellectual Odyssey

An Intellectual Odyssey. Illustration by Brent Bates.

At the University of Puget Sound, the classroom has always been more than a place where faculty deliver information to students. It is where conversations unfold as students test ideas and begin the challenging and rewarding work of thinking itself.

For more than 700 Loggers, that work does not end at graduation. Today, they stand at the front of classrooms and labs around the world, continuing a lifelong relationship with learning, teaching, and discovery. 

University of Puget Sound Student Honored for Civic Leadership and Community Impact

President Isiaah Crawford with Tdohasan Sunray.

University of Puget Sound student Tdohasan Sunray ’27 received a President and Chancellor’s Student Civic Leadership Award during an April 17 ceremony at The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field. The award, sponsored by the Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good, recognizes outstanding college student civic leaders from consortium schools. Sunray was joined onstage by Gov.