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

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Park, church and more now stand at former railroad crossings

Aug 12, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

Our last question of local history concerned one of the several Peninsula logging railroads of the early 20th century. With the continuing development of the Peninsula, more of the old logging railroad grades are being destroyed nearly every year, leaving the remaining ones harder to find. But we know they crossed a number of state

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Two In Tow & On The Go: A solo round rock adventure

Aug 09, 2024 | By:

In this column, I adventure solo for Gig Harbor’s Round Rock Contest: a light-hearted competition to find the roundest natural rock, started by C.E. Shaw in 1951.

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Lilienthal honored as PenMet Parks’ first advocacy award winner

Aug 09, 2024 | By:

Betty Lilienthal’s efforts helped to drastically expand the park district’s senior offerings and conduct a senior center feasibility study. The advocacy award is named after her.

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Form, function and fun at the Cruise the Narrows Car Show

Aug 08, 2024 | By:

The love affair between man and machine was on full display on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Uptown Gig Harbor for the the 26th annual Cruise the Narrows Car Show. The Gig Harbor Cruisers Car Club event showcased the timeless lines and acute styles of some of this area’s most beautiful automobiles. Henry Ford would have

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Olalla Bay Market owners allege harassment, file tort claim against Kitsap County

Aug 08, 2024 | By:

Owners of the Olalla Bay Market and Landing, a popular grocery store and meeting space along Colvos Passage, submitted a tort claim against Kitsap County last week, requesting a combined $35 million in damages.  Owner Gregg Olsen says he and his family have been the target of hundreds of baseless and frivolous complaints from a

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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Prices, inventory are up … but the latter could change with falling interest rates

Aug 08, 2024 | By: Alison Paoli

The greater Gig Harbor area between the Purdy and Narrows Bridges, including Fox Island, saw an increase in both home prices and inventory in July, according to recent data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). The median home price for a single-family home reached $891,000 in July, marking a 0.7% increase from June and

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No positions change after Wednesday vote count

Aug 07, 2024 | By:

There remains a large gap for third-place candidates in local races to erase to reach the Nov. 5 general election.

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Two organizations serving Gig Harbor area get Pierce County grants to aid the homeless

Aug 07, 2024 | By:

Pierce County awarded grants to nearly 50 project proposals last month as part of its Homeless Housing Program, including two nonprofits working to reduce homelessness in the Gig Harbor area. The county’s largest regular funding opportunity for housing service providers will deliver more than $17.6 million to projects across the Pierce, including nearly $200,000 to

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Food Backpacks 4 Kids clothing drive is coming up. Here’s where to donate

Aug 07, 2024 | By:

Generous donors are filling up drop sites throughout Gig Harbor with gently used and new items that will be free to shoppers during the 2024 Food Backpacks 4 Kids Community Clothing Drive & Giveaway on Aug. 23-25. Donations are being accepted through Aug. 11. FB4K took over the event four years ago after coordinating with

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Richards, Young, Caldier, Mitchell advancing to general election

Aug 06, 2024 | By:

Adison Richards, Jesse Young, Michelle Caldier and Tiffiny Mitchell lead state representative races in initial primary election results released Tuesday night, Aug. 6, and the city of Gig Harbor’s sales tax proposal is passing. The top two candidates from each race advance to the Nov. 5 general election. Democrat Richards, 32, received 7,404 votes (49.6%)

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