Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
The Minerva Scholarship Fund is a scholarship fund under the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation, both organizations announced this week. GGHF will be responsible for managing the fund in accordance with Minerva’s investment goals. Minerva was established in 1991 by three members of the Gig Harbor branch of the American Association of University Women. Since the
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The FAA requires thousands of trees to be removed for safety; widening flight service company leases could displace taxi lane.
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Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. Gig Harbor Police officers removed a 36-year-old homeless woman experiencing a mental health crisis from at least two local businesses recently. Employees of the Starbuck’s coffee shop on Olympic Drive told officers the woman had been
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Work will begin in 2025 on a new bridge on Harborview Drive to “daylight” North Creek, a small stream flows beneath the road. The bridge will replace a box culvert that now serves as fish passage for migrating salmon in North Creek, also known as Donkey Creek. The city must design and permit the project
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The Wellness Wednesday column is written by Scot Fleshman, an advanced registered nurse practitioner and board-certified family nurse practitioner. Fleshman and his wife, Jessica Hopkins, own Gig Harbor Primary Care. Did you know that “colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the U.S.,” according
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Documents obtained by Gig Harbor Now through a public records request indicate that state Rep. Michelle Caldier of Gig Harbor left the Washington House Republican Caucus to protest what she views as inadequate accommodations to help her serve while experiencing vision loss. Caldier remains a Republican, but she left the Caucus in November 2022, not
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It’s a quiet spring break week in the harbor, but things are still happening if you know where to look. A chess club for kids ages 5 to 12 meets at 5:45 p.m. Thursday at the Gig Harbor Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Dr. Wednesday nights are for Bingo at Ocean5, starting at 5:30 p.m. It’s
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The search, which had been suspended on March 20, resumed on April 7 with a new hypothesis and less snow on the ground to hide the white plane.
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The little roadside church on Crescent Valley Drive is a familiar landmark whose history dates back more than 100 years. Now it’s for sale, ready for its next chapter. Built in 1908, the church has seen two congregations come and go. During the latter portion of its life, three different owners used it as an
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Gig Harbor stormed back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Peninsula, 3-2, on Thursday, April 6. The Tides (9-0, 7-0 South Sound Conference) are ranked No. 1 in the state by sports website MaxPreps and No. 2 in WIAA’s RPI rankings. They outscored their previous opponents 42-5 on the year, but the defending SSC
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