Start 2025 with a splash at Olalla’s annual New Year’s Day Polar Bear Plunge from the bridge next to Olalla Bay Market and Landing. The tradition goes back farther than many folks can remember. Most people believe John Robbecke and his pals started it several decades ago. John’s father, Al, owned the store, then known
The downtown Gig Harbor Hanukkah celebration starts at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29.
The Lighted Car Parade leaves Uptown at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21. Earlier in the day, hear musicians celebrate the Winter Solstice.
Reid Ekberg follows in the footsteps of his father, Steve, a longtime Gig Harbor City Council member.
Gig Harbor took a step toward implementing a business and occupation (B&O) tax on Monday, Dec. 9. The City Council unanimously approved a $23,200 contract with BERK Consulting to review a B&O analysis prepared by city staff earlier this year. BERK’s review will focus on the methods city staff used to collect data and compare
The Holiday Village, with six Christmas scenes for photos, is now open at Donkey Creek Park in Gig Harbor.
Holiday activities shift into high gear this week, with the lighting of the city’s holiday tree in Skansie Park and the opening of the Holiday Village in Donkey Creek Park. The tree lighting starts at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, and includes live music, complimentary cookies and cocoa and a visit from the jolly old
The Gig Harbor City Council unanimously appointed Mary Barber to be Gig Harbor’s mayor and directed city staff to solicit applications for her now-vacant council seat. The council also approved a budget of $190.7 million for the 2025-26 biennium at a meeting on Monday, Nov. 25. That’s a relatively barebones budget, as permit fees and
Happy Thanksgiving from Gig Harbor Now. The annual Turkey Trot 5K fun run kicks off at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving Day starting on Judson Street. Runners can begin lining up at 7 a.m. Bring two cans of food to donate to Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Foodbank and Food Backpacks 4Kids. Pre-event registration costs $20. Day-of-race registration
City Councilwoman Mary Barber will be sworn in as Gig Harbor’s mayor at the Nov. 25 City Council meeting. Barber replaces Tracie Markley, who resigned this week after serving as in the position for three years. Barber was appointed to the council in January 2022 to fill Markley’s seat after Markley was elected mayor. She
