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

Peninsula teachers’ union negotiates raise to address inflation

Jun 30, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

The new contract also calls for lower class sizes in the youngest grades.

Volunteers unload watermelons delivered to the Food Backpacks 4 Kids Food Pantry on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Food Backpacks 4 Kids fills a void during summer

Jun 30, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Summer break began last week in the Peninsula School District, a nearly universal cause for celebration for kids. Yet for some students, the end of the school year also means the end of free, nutritious and easily obtained meals. That’s where the Food Backpacks 4 Kids program, based on the Key Peninsula and serving the

Cruisers car club all about ‘making friends and having fun’

Jun 29, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

The big Cruise the Narrows car show is coming up Aug. 6 at Uptown Plaza. The club hosts many other events, including cruise-ins, club tours or just driving around town.

Front of Discovery Elementary in Gig Harbor

School district promises classroom doors for Discovery; Here’s the plan so far

Jun 29, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Supply chain issues will slow the process, Peninsula’s facilities head says.

Gig Harbor bans fireworks within city beginning next year

Jun 28, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

This will be the last Fourth of July that fireworks can be lit off, and it’s allowed on Monday only from 9 a.m. to midnight. The City Council was optimistic that a city-sponsored display could take place in the future.

Fox Island group probes support for seceding from PenMet

Jun 27, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

A group of Fox Island residents wants to leave PenMet Parks and take three properties with them. Parks for Fox Island, alleging a lack of investment and poor communication, seeks to obtain the Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve, Fox Island fishing pier and Cedrona Bay boat launch. It would acquire them the same way PenMet

Pickleball is played on a smaller court, allowing more players to participate than in more space-consuming sports like tennis.

Pickleball popularity evident on the courts of Gig Harbor

Jun 23, 2022 | By: David Armstrong

Pickleball, the grassroots sport born in a Bainbridge Island backyard in 1965, is often said to be having a moment, thanks to an impressive growth spurt over the last few years. It’s more than a moment. A movement is more like it. Sports Illustrated recently called the once-obscure game with the funny name (it’s reportedly

Gig Harbor Garden Tour returns; here’s what you will see

Jun 23, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Garden lovers, rejoice. The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is back this weekend, after a two-year COVID hiatus. Five gardens, three on Fox Island and two in Gig Harbor, are featured in the 23rd edition. Each is unique, reflecting the personality and plant preferences of its owners. Community Garden The circuit begins at the Community Garden

Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Man arrested after assault at grad party

Jun 23, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Editor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police reports. A man was arrested early on the morning of June 19 after officers responded to a reported assault at a graduation party on Arrowhead Drive. Involved in the altercation was a recently broken-up couple who ended up at the same party. Officers described the

A photo of the front of Gig Harbor High School

School District Strategic Plan sets stage for changes to come

Jun 22, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

If Peninsula School District were a corporation, its 2022-26 Strategic Plan would be the equivalent of a long-term business plan. But instead of delivering commercial goods or services, the district is a publicly funded entity. Its “customers” are its more than 9,000 students and their families. Its stakeholders include roughly 600 teachers and nearly 400