Gig Harbor Now and Then | An explosive answer to our Item of Mystery question
Mar 09, 2026Our second Item of Mystery is neither an ancient pooper scooper nor a giraffe shoe horn. Here’s what it is.
Here’s how Gig Harbor Fire is covering the city while Kimball Drive’s Station 51 is being rebuilt
Mar 02, 2026While a new Station 51 is under construction, Gig Harbor Fire crews are covering the city from its other stations.
Low tech, high quality: A photographer’s guide to taking great lunar eclipse pictures
Mar 02, 2026You can’t imagine the magnitude of Greg’s umbrage if you don’t like his lunar eclipse photo.
Greater Gig Harbor Foundation accepting 2026 Students of Distinction nominations
Feb 25, 2026The 2026 Students of Distinction will be honored at a banquet on May 20 at Ocean5. If you know an outstanding member of the Class of 2026 from a Peninsula School District high school, now is the time to nominate them.
Gig Harbor family among those stranded amid drug violence in Mexico
Feb 23, 2026The death of a cartel leader left many tourists in Puerto Vallarta and other cities in Mexico fearing for their safety.
Gig Harbor Now and Then | A new Item of Mystery
Feb 20, 2026It’s obviously a tool of some sort. It’s equally obvious that it is homemade. But what IS the Item of Mystery?
Woman, 42, killed in collision in Purdy
Feb 19, 2026The driver was trying to turn left from Burnham Drive to Purdy Drive in the collision, which blocked traffic in Purdy for more than four hours.
State Senate votes in favor of so-called ‘millionaires’ tax’
Feb 17, 2026Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t. Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a 27-22 vote to tax households earning more than a million dollars. Passage of the bill followed a three-and-a-half hour debate on whether this will make for a fairer
School district emphasizes that planned walkout isn’t ‘school-sponsored’
Feb 12, 2026Peninsula School District’s message about the walkouts planned for Feb. 13 also emphasizes support for students’ First Amendment rights.
Nearly 59% supporting Peninsula School District levy request
Feb 10, 2026More ballots will be counted in the coming days, but the Peninsula School District’s EP&O levy appears bound for approval.