Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Disc golf may not be an Olympic sport yet, but when (if) that happens, Carter Ahrens, 17, will be one to watch as a potential U.S. team member. Ahrens, of Gig Harbor, is spending 2024 on the Disc Golf Pro Tour, which dad Chuck explains is the top tier of competition in the sport. One
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Asked if ArtWalk would have continued if Gallery Row had not closed, Lea Basile-Lazarus’ first instinct is to say, “No.” But the more she thinks about it, she mused in a recent interview, the more she realizes this isn’t true. “When I really think about it, if we still had one more gallery, and we
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About 122 people are buried at Burley Cemetery, but one-third of them don’t have markers. Canine and technological searches are being used to find them.
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Get an up-close view of the workings of the Tacoma Narrows Airport during the second annual Airport Day from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24. The free, family-friendly event begins with a ceremony by Peninsula High School’s NROTC color guard. Activities include STEM experiences for kids, hands-on displays, aircraft fly-bys, informational booths, food
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Photos by Ronan Lynch from the Olalla Americana Music Festival, held Saturday, Aug. 17 at the South Kitsap Southern Little League field. Click on any image below to see the photos as a gallery.
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It’s Shakespeare in the park, with some artistic license. Ghostlight Performing Arts gave its first live performance for a crowd of around 60 with a parody called “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) revised, (again)” at Sehmel Homestead Park on Aug. 10. And if you missed it, you’ll have another chance on Saturday, Aug.
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Maintenance and road work will disrupt drivers in at least three locations around Gig Harbor the week of Aug. 19. They include: Highway 16 in Purdy Beginning the evening of Monday, Aug. 19, work on a new bridge carrying Highway 16 over Purdy Creek will force overnight lane closures. The lane closures will allow trucks
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More than 100 firefighters are battling a wildfire in Jefferson County, five miles west of Brinnon. The 2620 Road Fire had burned 445 acres near Mt. Jupiter since igniting Wednesday evening, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Jan Glarum, director of Kitsap County Emergency Management,
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Cat owners will have a unique option for veterinary care when Whisker Wellness Center opens on Aug. 26 on Olympic Drive. The longtime dream of Dr. Erin Hicks is also the only feline-exclusive veterinary hospital on the Gig Harbor side of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. Whisker Wellness Center will offer a full spectrum of care,
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Editor’s note: Film fans snapped up the 400 available free passes in 11 hours. Tickets are now available on the film festival’s website for the usual price of $50. Tickets for the Gig Harbor Film Festival usually go on sale around this time. But not this year. Because for a limited time starting Sunday, Aug.
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