Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Happy Thanksgiving from Gig Harbor Now. The annual Turkey Trot 5K fun run kicks off at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving Day starting on Judson Street. Runners can begin lining up at 7 a.m. Bring two cans of food to donate to Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Foodbank and Food Backpacks 4Kids. Pre-event registration costs $20. Day-of-race registration
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The Peninsula School District closed on its purchase of 20.42 acres of land in Purdy on Friday, Nov. 22. The district paid Gig Harbor-based Rush Companies $6.24 million for eight parcels, most of them directly across 62nd Avenue from Peninsula High School. The district reiterated its earlier statement that it will hold the land for
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The Phase IV purchase brings the txʷaalqəł Conservation Area to 52 total acres that will remain undeveloped.
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This year’s Chum Walk saw not only a lively amount of enthusiastic visitors of all ages, but of all species: Several Chum Walkers, including this reporter, spotted a few salmon in the creek once again. The Chum Walk, put on by Harbor WildWatch, had booths stationed along a 0.25-mile trail that began in Austin Park
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Gig Harbor’s Heritage Distilling now trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol CASK.
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City Councilwoman Mary Barber will be sworn in as Gig Harbor’s mayor at the Nov. 25 City Council meeting. Barber replaces Tracie Markley, who resigned this week after serving as in the position for three years. Barber was appointed to the council in January 2022 to fill Markley’s seat after Markley was elected mayor. She
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Gig Harbor and Peninsula both fall in the first round of the state girls soccer tournament.
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The Little Free Library movement is still going strong, including here on the Gig Harbor Peninsula with 20 or so locations.
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A partnership between Crossroads Treatment Center and the Peninsula School District makes outpatient treatment available to students. Otherwise, it’s hard to find treatment options for young people — services that do provide it say demand isn’t high here.
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Pending sales in the Gig Harbor area hit their highest point in 19 months in October, despite the usual seasonal slowdown.
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