Community

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

KGHP-FM deejay Dale broadcasts 1,000th show

Apr 05, 2023 | By: Ed Friedrich

Denny Dale, aka DJ the Deejay, has sat behind the mic for his “Rock and Roll Connections” program every Monday evening for more than 20 years.

Inside Gig Harbor Real Estate: Let’s talk about first-time home sellers

Apr 05, 2023 | By: Alison Paoli and Paige Schulte

Paige Schulte, founder of the Neighborhood Experts Real Estate office in Gig Harbor, writes a monthly column for Gig Harbor Now about the local real estate market. This week, she is joined by Neighborhood Experts agent Alison Paoli. When we think of first-timers in the real estate market, we often think of first-time

Police seek suspect in robbery of Point Fosdick Drive bank

Apr 05, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

A heavily disguised suspect robbed the Umpqua Bank on Point Fosdick Drive in Gig Harbor on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 4, according to Gig Harbor police. The suspect entered the bank at about 4:50 p.m. and announced “this is a robbery.” He did not display any weapons. Witnesses told police the suspect sounded male.

11 from Gig Harbor speech and debate team headed to nationals

Apr 05, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

Eleven members of Gig Harbor High School’s speech and debate team qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament, to be held in June in Phoenix. In January, coach Chris Coovert predicted up to seven Tides debaters might make the cut, but his team greatly exceeded his expectation. The 11 Gig Harbor debaters qualified during

City residents discuss ideas for climate action plan

Apr 04, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The city of Gig Harbor hosted an online workshop on climate change on March 29, as part of its efforts to craft a Climate Action Plan. Seattle-based Cascadia Consulting Group led the workshop, attended by more than two dozen people. The consultants gathered feedback on five “overarching sectors” of the action plan: transportation; buildings and

Gray whale that washed up on Fox Island likely was hit by boat

Apr 04, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

A gray whale found dead last weekend on Fox Island likely had been struck by a boat. But even before that, it probably wasn’t doing very well. Scientists with the Cascadia Research Collective and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a thorough examination and necropsy of the gray whale on Tuesday, April 4. Cascadia

Harbor Happenings: Easter Egg hunts

Apr 04, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

If it’s Easter, there must be egg hunts. And more egg hunts. Take your pick from these egg hunts on Saturday, April 8: Uptown Gig Harbor’s egg hunt takes place in the shopping center courtyard from 10 to 11 a.m. An egg hunt at Olalla Elementary School, hosted by the South Kitsap Fire & Rescue

Business Spotlight: Green Cottage Pets faces uncertain future

Apr 03, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

Green Cottage Pets, a holistic pet food and supply store that has been serving Gig Harbor’s furry four-legged friends and their humans for over two decades, is facing the possibility of shutting down by the end of April. Tucked away in a quiet courtyard behind the storefront buildings on Pioneer Way and Harborview Drive, the

Key Peninsula’s first assisted living facility opening soon

Apr 03, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Just a few inspections stand between Key Peninsula’s Mustard Seed Project and the completion of a nearly two decade-old goal. The nonprofit, which serves seniors living in Key Peninsula communities, expects to open The Village, an assisted living facility, in the coming weeks. Opening an assisted living facility has been the organization’s goal since its

Sports Beat: Tides baseball in 2nd in conference

Mar 31, 2023 | By: Dennis Browne

The Gig Harbor baseball team is in second place in the South Sound Conference after splitting two games with River Ridge this week. The Tides (3-2, 3-1) are a game behind league-leading Timberline after beating River Ridge 5-1 on March 28 but losing to the Hawks 3-1 on March 29. They face Bainbridge High at