Grants awarded to conserve Nelyaly, Little Minter Creek properties
Sep 22, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffConservation Futures funds became available to add the two properties after it wasn’t used during the 2021-23 cycle.
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Suicide prevention coalition works to remove stigma around mental health
Sep 21, 2023 | By: Marsha HartEditor’s note: This story deals with mental health issues, including suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Suicide has been on the rise since the hands of time clicked over to a new millennium, but the risk increased during the pandemic. Between 2021 and 2022,
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Sounders think recently signed Fox Islander Hawkins is ‘going to be a beast’
Sep 20, 2023 | By: Vince DiceStuart Hawkins first started kicking a ball around with Gig Harbor-based Harbor Soccer Club, only about nine or 10 years ago. He could soon find himself at Lumen Field, playing in Major League Soccer games with Sounders FC. And in the U-17 World Cup in Indonesia. After that? Anything is possible. Officially a Sounder The
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Real estate: Housing market slows, but home prices stay steady
Sep 20, 2023 | By: Alison PaoliNo matter how you slice it, the housing market in the Greater Gig Harbor area is historically slow. However, with both demand and supply for housing falling in lockstep, the median home price between the Purdy Bridge and Narrows Bridge remained fairly stable. When real estate brokers look at market activity, key data points we
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Harbor Happenings: Film Festival features more than 60 independent films
Sep 19, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonEditor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the date of the ChuSeok Festival at Skansie Park. The correct date is Sept. 30, 2023. The Gig Harbor Film Festival, happening this week at the Galaxy Uptown Theatres, features nearly 65 independent films. The festival starts Thursday, Sept. 21, and runs through early afternoon
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Peninsula School District investigating Fish Bowl injury
Sep 19, 2023 | By: Vince DiceThe Peninsula School District is investigating the serious injury of Gig Harbor High School quarterback Koi Calhoun and other incidents at the Sept. 15 Fish Bowl football game between the Tides and the Peninsula Seahawks. The district announced the investigation in a statement sent to reporters on Monday, Sept. 18, adding that it will make
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‘The Lost Angle,’ premiering at Gig Harbor Film Festival, shows bridge collapse as you’ve never seen it
Sep 18, 2023 | By: Vince DiceIf you grew up in Western Washington, or even just lived here for a good stretch of time, you probably think you already know practically everything about the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. A short documentary premiering at this week’s Gig Harbor Film Festival could prove you wrong. The 11-minute film, called
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Gig Harbor overcomes deficit, loss of starting QB to win Fish Bowl
Sep 16, 2023 | By: Dennis BrowneThe streak is over. The Tide has turned. The Gig Harbor Tides overcame a 14-0 deficit and the loss of their starting quarterback to win the 45th Fish Bowl 21-20 on Friday, Sept. 15, at Roy Anderson Field. To say this game was an instant classic is still somehow an understatement. Thousands of spectators saw
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Two in Tow & On the Go: Kitsap County’s Anderson Park an uphill climb for kids
Sep 15, 2023 | By: Tonya StricklandWhen Gig Harbor Now’s very own Kitsap crackerjack, Mr. Ed Friedrich, in all his infinite wisdom as a tried and true local, says to you, “Yo, new girl. You miss sand? Like, real sand? Because I’ve got just the place for you …”
You go, right?
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Sports Beat: Gig Harbor girls soccer scores 10 vs. Timberline
Sep 15, 2023 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Gig Harbor girls soccer team (3-0) played the Timberline Blazers (1-2-1) on Thursday, Sept. 14, at Roy Anderson Field, but the Tides did all the blazing. They fired flamethrowers into the net on their way to an impressive 10-0 victory to remain in first place in the South Sound Conference. Timberline sounded determined when
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