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Two In Tow & On The Go: A forgotten treasure at Point Defiance

Nov 03, 2023 | By: Tonya Strickland

Today’s adventure brings us across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and over to the wooded wonderland that is Point Defiance Park to explore yet another local playground almost hidden in plain sight.

Sandwiched between the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and the Marina, this playground is outdated – but also secluded and awesome. Finding it atop a narrow bluff among the trees, the kids and I felt like we stumbled upon a well-kept secret with its hand-powered scoot platform, climbers and log-style-construction.

Meeting planned Tuesday on fate of KGHP-FM radio station

Nov 02, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Peninsula School District officials will host a meeting Tuesday, Nov. 7, to discuss the fate of KGHP-FM, the district-owned radio station that’s been in operation since 1988. The meeting is at 1 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Educational Services Center (district administration office), 14015 62nd Ave. NW, Gig Harbor. The public is welcome. Current and

Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Scuffle ensues when shoplifter tries to flee

Nov 02, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. A Gig Harbor Police officer wrestled a 42-year-old man to the ground on Oct. 30 at a shopping complex on Olympic Drive after the suspect tried to escape an arrest for shoplifting. The officer

Books in a Bus a perfect pairing of owner’s love of reading and Volkswagons

Nov 02, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

A fidgety, exuberant buzz runs through the classroom as the afternoon kicks off at Gig Harbor Co-operative Preschool. There’s a special visitor today. She’s tan, wears four wheels and lots of colorful stickers, and she’s too big to fit inside the classroom. It’s Connie’s Books in a Bus. Accompanied by GHCP teacher Nadine Mart, small

Gig Harbor Police, county deputies searched Burnham Drive for suspect in Poulsbo murder

Nov 01, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Gig Harbor Police officers, along with deputies from the Pierce and Kitsap sheriff’s offices, searched along Burnham Drive on Halloween night for a suspect in a homicide that occurred near Poulsbo. They didn’t find the suspect, and aren’t certain he was even there. An off-duty Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office detective spotted a vehicle associated with

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office seeks suspect in Rosedale Market armed robbery

Nov 01, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect in an armed robbery at the Rosedale Market that occurred on Oct. 25. Tacoma-Pierce County Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and filing of charges against the suspect. On Oct. 25, 2023, the pictured suspect robbed the

Editor’s column: No better time than now to support Now

Nov 01, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

More people are reading Gig Harbor Now these days than at any other time in our two-plus years as a nonprofit digital newspaper. We have a new-and-improved calendar (more about that later) and a fun community announcements section. Our reporters are keeping an eye on new housing developments, covering this month’s election, and probing the

Gig Harbor, Peninsula soccer teams advance to state

Oct 31, 2023 | By: Dennis Browne

The fall sports season is churning through its final few weeks, with many local teams and individuals at or near the top of the South Sound Conference. This week features two rivalry games between Peninsula and Gig Harbor and much more, including individual district champions and state qualifiers. Both soccer teams advance to state Both

Commencement Bank eyes move to former Harbor General Store building

Oct 31, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Commencement Bank, which opened a loan production office in the Peninsula Shopping Center on Judson Street in August, recently received clearance from federal regulators to operate a full-service branch there. That won’t be its permanent home, though. The Tacoma-based regional bank plans to move to the former Harbor General Store building on Pioneer Way after

Harbor Happenings: Post-Halloween edition

Oct 31, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Bundle up and learn about the critters that live in Gig Harbor bay on Saturday, Nov. 4, during this month’s Pier into the Night. Starting at 6 p.m. at the Maritime Pier next to the Tides Tavern, divers will transmit underwater images onto a big screen on the pier while Harbor WildWatch biologists discuss what’s

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