Community

Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

Can you spot a bottle job at 20 paces?

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

A Q&A with Ghostlight’s founder on upcoming production of “Steel Magnolias”

Harbor Happenings | Circus of Second Chances visits Gig Harbor

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Also coming up this week: the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Crab Fest, Harbor WildWatch beach walks and more.

Behind the Finds | Every picture has a story

Mar 24, 2025 | By: Tonya Strickland

In their latest storytelling collaboration, Gig Harbor Now writers Tonya Strickland and Greg Spadoni launch a new series where they tell the stories behind old photographs sold at second hand stores.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Behind the Finds: Every picture has a story (even if I have to make one up)

Mar 24, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

None of the stories Greg Spadoni wrote about the photos he found in a second-hand store are true. But they are funny.

Six girls, three boys make all-league basketball teams

Mar 21, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Grace Richardson of Peninsula was named the Puget Sound League Nisqually Division defensive MVP.

Experiential exhibit coming to Gig Harbor offers chance to walk a mile in refugees’ shoes

Mar 20, 2025 | By: Marsha Hart

From Home to Home, which visits Gig Harbor starting later this month, is a chance to mirror the experience of a newly released refugee.

Proposed new Gig Harbor comp plan doubles down on housing density

Mar 20, 2025 | By: Ted Kenney

The plan would increase density, thanks in part to a new state law requiring jurisdictions to accommodate housing for a variety of income levels.

Kitsap County clinic reports results from using TMS therapy to treat depression

Mar 20, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

TMS therapy uses magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in regions of the brain that typically have decreased activity when a patient has depression.