City council sends Cultural Access sales tax to voters
Jul 29, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickVoters in the city of Gig Harbor will decide whether to increase the sales tax by 0.1% to support arts and culture programs.
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Local students grill 26th Legislative District candidates, write op-eds
Jul 28, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryFive students from Gig Harbor and Tacoma spent a sizable chunk of their summer break researching and interviewing candidates for the 26th District state Senate seat.
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Developer of Swede Hill gas station project applies for a city-wide zoning code change to get a coffee drive-through
Jul 24, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyThe developers hope to build a drive-through coffee shop on Sehmel Drive, but they need a zoning amendment for that part of the project.
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Town hall crowd skeptical of tax break for affordable housing
Jul 22, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonExperts say the multi-family tax exemption is a good way to encourage affordable housing; some residents say it just shifts the tax burden.
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Complicated federal permitting process again delays Commercial Fishing Homeport
Jul 21, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickFederal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.
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Business groups target Democrats after Legislature raised taxes
Jul 17, 2025 | By: Jerry Cornfield/Washington State StandardPro-business committees are spending heavily in the 26th Legislative District’s Senate race.
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City adds Austin-Harborview roundabout to road plan; envisions possible Hunt Street overcrossing
Jul 16, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe roundabout is tentatively slated for 2031 after while reconnecting Hunt Street over Highway 16 would come sometime after that.
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Overnight paving begins Monday on Highway 16
Jul 11, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffCrews will start on this side of the Narrows Bridge and proceed to Burley Olalla Road, turn around and work their way back.
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WSDOT upgrades Narrows bridge tolling equipment
Jul 09, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichCovid delayed the planned replacement midway through the tolling period. The new gear will remain just seven years until the bridge is paid off.
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Denson opens up about cancer diagnosis, urges regular screening for early intervention
Jul 07, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe Pierce County councilmember announced on July 3 that she is undergoing radiation therapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctors caught the cancer early thanks to a mammogram.
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