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The value of an average house in unincorporated Gig Harbor is now more than $900,000.

Gig Harbor property tax bills spike

Feb 23, 2023 | By: Ed Friedrich

A fire department construction bond and escalating housing prices contributed to the rise in property taxes over last year.

Suspect arrested in nine Gig Harbor commercial burglaries

Feb 22, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Law enforcement arrested a suspect in at least nine commercial burglaries in Gig Harbor, and potentially dozens in the wider region, in Oregon on Wednesday, Feb. 22, according to Gig Harbor police. Police identified the suspect as Gary Michael Moyer, 36, of Port Orchard. Kitsap County issued a $1 million felony warrant for Moyer earlier

Purdy highway work will impact parking at Peninsula High

Feb 22, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

After being held up by winter and supply chain issues, work is expected to begin in March on replacing a fish-blocking culvert under the Highway 302 spur in Purdy. During the work, the 302 spur will be closed around the clock for up to eight months while crews remove the old culvert and replace it

Agritourism a growing concern for Gig Harbor farms

Feb 21, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

When Aileen Amico and her husband, Dennis, bought Blu Rooster Farm in 2016, she said, “all we had was a dog.” After living in Gig Harbor for a decade, they were drawn to the farmhouse on 12 acres with sweeping territorial views of scenic rural Ray Nash valley. It was a place where their “kids

Harbor Happenings: Oscar-nominated shorts on Monday Movie Night

Feb 21, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Gig Harbor Film Festival celebrates the world of short films in this month’s Monday Night Movie on Feb. 27. The organization will screen five Oscar-nominated shorts: “Haulout,” a Russian documentary about a man in a remote Siberian hut who observes the effects of climate change. “Stranger at the Gate,” about an American military veteran

New Black Student Union at Gig Harbor High has big goals

Feb 20, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Leila Jeneby and Jasmine Lopez felt an instant bond when they met this fall at Gig Harbor High School. Jeneby, a sophomore, had recently moved from Seattle. Lopez, a senior, gave her a tour of the school. Jeneby was surprised there was no Black Student Union among its list of clubs. “When she asked me

Gig Harbor girls clinch state tournament berth

Feb 20, 2023 | By: Dennis Browne

The Gig Harbor girls basketball team is going to state after a hard-fought 50-41 overtime win against Central Kitsap on Friday, Feb. 17. This game was a defensive battle, and the Tides led just 20-17 in the middle of the third quarter. Both teams appeared nervous on offense but tenacious on defense. New rebound record

Sports Beat: Tides beat Timberline, play for district title

Feb 17, 2023 | By: Dennis Browne

The Gig Harbor boys basketball team reached the championship game of the Class 3A District 3/4 tournament with a 58-54 overtime win over Timberline on Thursday, Feb. 16, at Auburn High School. Gig Harbor (21-2) rallied from a double-digit deficit in the first quarter to avenge two earlier loses to the Blazers. The Tides used

Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Cut on hand keeps suspect out of jail

Feb 16, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A Gig Harbor officer had to release a suspect with warrants for burglary, vehicular assault and motor vehicle theft last week — because of a cut on his hand. A Gig Harbor officer arrested the suspect at a grocery

100th marathon is next for Gig Harbor’s Tami Christensen

Feb 16, 2023 | By: Lee Jorgenson

Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by community member Lee Jorgenson, who is a personal friend of the subject of the article. My, how life had changed for Tami Christensen. She grew up in a family of six — parents, a brother, two sisters — on a potato farm in southern Idaho. Theirs was typical

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