Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Even as other holiday events are winding down, musicians all across the land are tuning up to celebrate the winter solstice with Make Music Day. In Gig Harbor, Make Music Day is Wednesday, Dec. 21, in Uptown. It includes all-join-in activities at the Pavilion and live bands performing in two restaurants. Drop by the Pavilion
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During a public comment period, the main concerns voiced were about the removal of trees that are obstacles to navigation.
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Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One firefighters responded to a house fire on 51st Street near Kopachuck State Park around midday Monday, Dec. 19. Gig Harbor Fire with assistance from West Pierce Fire. pic.twitter.com/NzLFVber6y — GigHarborFire (@GigHarborFire) December 19, 2022 The residents were home at the time of the fire, but no one was injured,
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Clipped to a strawberry box and sandwiched between bags of mistletoe and the cash register hangs a legal document with a handwritten message. “We are being evicted”, “Landlords shutting us down,” it reads. In less than two weeks, the open-air Patterson’s Market will close after 43 years of business. An attorney representing the property landlords
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White Christmas? Probably not, according to the National Weather Service. We’ll have to settle for a white week-before-Christmas. As of 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, the weather service’s forecast for Gig Harbor calls for at least a chance of snow every day this week. An inch or more of snow could fall on Tuesday in
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Basketball season has begun, and local teams are enjoying early-season success. The game of the week was on Dec. 14, when the Gig Harbor boys hosted Central Kitsap. The 4-1 Tides shot the lights out while defending their home unbeaten streak, which stretches back until late in the 2020-21 season. Gig Harbor prevailed, 84-31. The
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Gig Harbor became the second Washington city to recognize the rights of the Southern Resident orcas when Mayor Tracie Markley read a proclamation at Monday’s city council meeting. The local recognition, suggested by Councilmember Jeni Woock, comes a week after a similar move by Port Townsend in Jefferson County. The proclamation recognizes that Southern Residents
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A generous rush of last-minute donations put Gig Harbor-Peninsula FISH Food Bank‘s 2022 toy drive over the top, despite requests for gifts for a record number of kids. Despite reporting a slow pace of donations in the final days of the drive, FISH ended up with plenty of gifts for the 777 children from who
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Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A parking dispute near Harbor Ridge Middle School on the afternoon of Dec. 12 turned scary when one of the people involved produced a handgun, causing teachers to steer kids away from the area and administrators to send
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A gaggle of 4- and 5-year-old students at Evergreen Elementary stood in line, squirming with excitement Tuesday at the gated entrance to a wide-open field graced only by a circle of tall fir trees. School staff are developing plans for an outdoor learning space here. For starters, plans call for rocks and logs to climb
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