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Tides, Seahawks advance swimmers, wrestlers in postseason competition

Feb 06, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Tides boys swimmers qualified nine entries for state and Seahawks wrestlers advanced eight to regionals.

A photo of the front of Gig Harbor City Hall.

Gig Harbor seeking input on short-term rentals, help for homeless

Feb 06, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Comments about short-term rentals are due by Feb. 18. A public hearing on transitional housing, permanent supportive housing and emergency shelters will be held Feb. 17.

Art shows accepting applications; arts commission offering grants

Feb 06, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The Summer Art Festival, Open Juried Show and Open Studio Tour all are preparing for events while the Arts Commission has Creative Endeavor grants to give.

Tides boys storming into playoffs behind dynamic duo of Landram, Browne

Feb 05, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Dunking Will Landram, sharpshooting Luke Browne and a strong supporting cast have paced Gig Harbor to a 17-1 record.

Exterior of Swift Water Elementary School in Gig Harbor

Three of Peninsula’s new elementary buildings recognized as ‘green’ schools

Feb 04, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

Evergreen, Pioneer and Swift Water elementary schools were built with funds from the 2019 bond.

Workers carry orange traffic barriers on the Harborview Drive sidewalk where utilities are being moved for a new roundabout.

Harborview Drive closing in south direction for roundabout construction

Feb 04, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

The dreaded resumption of the Harborview Drive closure for roundabout construction will begin on Feb. 28 and continue through July. The good news is the street won’t be shut down entirely as it was on Sept. 7-11 when Highway 16 crashes diverted drivers downtown and created a total standstill. Outside of those five days, the

Seahawks, Tides competing in postseason swimming, wrestling events

Feb 03, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Peninsula and Gig Harbor athletes open postseason competition late this week in the West Central District III 3A swimming championships and sub-regional wrestling tournament. Swimming will be staged Friday and Saturday at Mount Tahoma High in Tacoma, and wrestling Saturday at Capital High in Olympia. Spectators will be allowed to attend wrestling, but not swimming,

Siblings Madison (left) and Mason Lukenbach walk into the new Artondale Elementary School on Nov. 22, 2021, the first day the building was open for classes.

Local student support group reaps large surprise donation

Feb 03, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Communities in Schools Peninsula received $800,000 from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.

Sketch of PenMet Parks' future community recreation center looking from the south.

Designers: PenMet facility won’t be just another cookie cutter recreation center

Feb 01, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

PenMet’s community recreation center is being designed to tie into nature and the Gig Harbor culture.

A child getting. vaccine in his shoulder

Parents now have until Wednesday to weigh in on state’s school vaccine survey

Jan 31, 2022 | By: Christina T Henry

“I really encourage families to fill this out because this will be a public record and information that will go directly to the Board of Health.” — Peninsula schools Superintendent Krestin Bahr

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