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Gig Harbor Now and Then | A century later, you can still find signs of the peninsula’s old logging railroads

Jul 28, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

There is a certain allure concerning the long-ago logging railroads on the Greater Peninsula. The very idea of slow, geared-down steam locomotives chugging through the local old-growth forests over a hundred years ago spurs the imagination. But where were the roads? With ever-increasing development on the peninsulas, fewer and fewer sections of railroad grades remain.

Two in Tow & On the Go | Our favorite features at Sehmel Homestead Park

Jul 26, 2024 | By: Tonya Strickland

The latest update at Sehmel Homestead Park gave its centerpiece playground a fab new look last month with some fresh surfacing in a cool, maritime blue. Here’s a look at our favorite features at this park!

Gig Harbor firefighters deploy to battle wildfires around the state

Jul 26, 2024 | By: Marsha Hart

When local firefighters deploy to battle big fires elsewhere in Washington, they come home with valuable experience and knowledge.

City council approves buying 11 more acres for new conservation area

Jul 25, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Gig Harbor City Council on Monday approved a proposal to purchase 11 additional acres to add to the city’s txwaalqəł conservation area. The purchase includes approximately 500 feet along North Creek and more than three acres of wetlands. This brings the total area of the txwaalqəł conservation land to 51.95 acres, according to Parks

Kroger opioid settlement funds on their way to Gig Harbor, other cities

Jul 25, 2024 | By: Conor Wilson

Most jurisdictions in the West Sound have signed on to a settlement agreement with grocery company Kroger following a lawsuit over its role in the opioid crisis. Others are expected to follow suit. Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced the $47.5 million settlement in April. The grocery company, which does business in Washington as QFC

Two familiar faces and a political newcomer seek state House seat

Jul 24, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Three candidates – Democrat Adison Richards and Republicans Jesse Young and Jim Henderson – are running to replace freshman Rep. Spencer Hutchins for the 26th Legislative District’s Position 1 in the House of Representatives. Hutchins, a Gig Harbor Republican, did not seek re-election this year, citing concerns about his ability to provide for his family

On the Issues | 26th District, Position 1 state representative candidates

Jul 24, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Gig Harbor Now asked 26th Legislative District candidates to write answers to five election-related questions. Their unedited answers appear below. Jesse Young What steps should the state take to combat homelessness? As a youth, I grew up homeless on the Hilltop streets of Tacoma. Having tasted the fear and anxiety, and to be quite candid,

County hosting open houses on Fox Island bridge replacement

Jul 23, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

In particular, Pierce County wants to determine the needs and desires of pedestrians, bicyclists and boaters.

Harbor Happenings | Museum presents the songs and history of Woody Guthrie

Jul 23, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The music and the legacy of Woody Guthrie come alive at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at Harbor History Museum as historian Joel Underwood presents “That Ribbon of Highway” – a program that’s part concert, part theatrical drama and part lecture. In 1941, as an employee of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Guthrie toured the

On the Issues | 26th District 26, Position 2 state representative candidates