News

Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Day Tripper | On the Waterfront (part 1)

Oct 23, 2024 | By: Mary Williams

Chances are, you’ve heard recent news reports about additions to the Seattle waterfront. There’s a new elevated park built into the hill about half-way between Pike Place Market and the Seattle Aquarium. Opened a couple of weeks ago to much fanfare, Overlook Park intrigued me. With a constant case of FOMO, I decided there was

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PenMet halts golf course lease, will consider eminent domain on missing parcel

Oct 22, 2024 | By:

The parks district terminated its operating agreement with Tyson and will vote whether to acquire 14 acres through eminent domain. Golfers shouldn’t notice any difference.

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Peninsula teachers, others blast school board’s new staff expression policy

Oct 22, 2024 | By:

The policy establishes that the district can discipline, or even fire, employees whose off-the-clock comments have an “adverse impact on district operations.”

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Harbor Happenings | State of the Watershed meeting is Wednesday

Oct 22, 2024 | By:

The KGI (Key Peninsula-Gig Harbor-Islands) Watershed Council’s annual State of the Watershed meeting is at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Civic Center on Grandview Street. The KGI Watershed Council, an advisory board to Pierce County, provides educational programs, outreach and workshops on watershed issues. The council includes representatives from city of Gig Harbor

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Halloween Happenings | Trick or treats, harvest festivals and more options for spooky fun

Oct 21, 2024 | By:

The Halloween season brings trick-or-treat events downtown and at Uptown, the Witches Brew, Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee and much more.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Stop signs didn’t always look like this

Oct 20, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

Final, definitive proof that the editor is in no way improving these columns, which are already perfect when they are submitted.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor clinches division girls soccer title

Oct 18, 2024 | By:

Peninsula needs just one more win to join its rivals as girls soccer division title winners.

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Two In Tow & On The Go: Tacoma’s Franklin Park has Gig Harbor ties

Oct 18, 2024 | By:

Franklin Park in Tacoma has all the makings of a fantastic kiddo destination … slides, swings, and an unexpected tie-in to Gig Harbor. (That last one is a prerequisite on what’s considered cool, right?) Plus, Clara and Wyatt have already asked to go back. 

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Photo gallery | Gig Harbor 3, Central Kitsap 1

Oct 18, 2024 | By: Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun

Photos by Meegan M. Reid of the Kitsap Sun from Gig Harbor’s 3-1 win over Central Kitsap on Thursday, Oct. 17. Click on any image below to view the photographs as a gallery.

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A filling station in the forest? Developers propose bringing gas, retail and more to the heart of Swede Hill

Oct 17, 2024 | By:

Leaving Highway 16 at Burnham Drive and turning left onto Sehmel Drive has always meant a quick shift into rural mode. As drivers navigate the winding two-lane road through Swede Hill and North Rosedale, over hills and alongside woods and scattered residences, there’s nary a place to shop or fill the gas tank before arriving

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