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

Halloween Happenings | Trick or treats, harvest festivals and more options for spooky fun

Oct 21, 2024 | By:

The Halloween season brings trick-or-treat events downtown and at Uptown, the Witches Brew, Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee and much more.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Stop signs didn’t always look like this

Oct 20, 2024 | By: Greg Spadoni

Final, definitive proof that the editor is in no way improving these columns, which are already perfect when they are submitted.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor clinches division girls soccer title

Oct 18, 2024 | By:

Peninsula needs just one more win to join its rivals as girls soccer division title winners.

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Two In Tow & On The Go: Tacoma’s Franklin Park has Gig Harbor ties

Oct 18, 2024 | By:

Franklin Park in Tacoma has all the makings of a fantastic kiddo destination … slides, swings, and an unexpected tie-in to Gig Harbor. (That last one is a prerequisite on what’s considered cool, right?) Plus, Clara and Wyatt have already asked to go back. 

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Photo gallery | Gig Harbor 3, Central Kitsap 1

Oct 18, 2024 | By: Meegan M. Reid/Kitsap Sun

Photos by Meegan M. Reid of the Kitsap Sun from Gig Harbor’s 3-1 win over Central Kitsap on Thursday, Oct. 17. Click on any image below to view the photographs as a gallery.

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A filling station in the forest? Developers propose bringing gas, retail and more to the heart of Swede Hill

Oct 17, 2024 | By:

Leaving Highway 16 at Burnham Drive and turning left onto Sehmel Drive has always meant a quick shift into rural mode. As drivers navigate the winding two-lane road through Swede Hill and North Rosedale, over hills and alongside woods and scattered residences, there’s nary a place to shop or fill the gas tank before arriving

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Vision for future Peninsula Gardens park emerges

Oct 17, 2024 | By:

Consultants working with the community create a master plan for the former nursery that includes all the desired amenities they could reasonably fit.

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Conservative, progressive values collide in state superintendent race

Oct 16, 2024 | By:

As K-12 schools have become a battleground for culture wars, it’s no surprise that the 2024 race for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, a nonpartisan position, is fraught with political overtones. David Olson, a longtime Peninsula School District board member, hopes to unseat incumbent Chris Reykdal, seeking a third term as head of the state’s

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Pierce County jurors now getting $100 per day

Oct 15, 2024 | By: Grace Deng/Washington State Standard

The Washington State Standard, a nonprofit newsroom covering policy and politics in Olympia, wrote this story. Residents of Pierce County who appear for jury duty will receive $100 a day and mileage reimbursements in an attempt to improve juror participation and diversity. The pilot program, which began Monday, Oct. 14, replaces the $10 typically paid

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Sixth District contest matches state senators from adjacent districts

Oct 15, 2024 | By:

During an event at the Admiral Theater in Bremerton last week, Democratic candidate Emily Randall recounted to a colleague how she first came to the venue as a fifth-grader, winning the chance to present a check to the reigning Miss America. Randall, a state senator from Bremerton, has frequently highlighted her Kitsap County upbringing as

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