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Fox Island Bridge maintenance work to require lane closures

Mar 08, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Concrete girder repairs will result in single-lane closures with alternating traffic plus some short overnight total shutdowns.

Gig Harbor grad Brynna Maxwell hopes to help Zags make a deep run in March

Mar 07, 2024 | By: Dennis Browne

Brynna Maxwell was a scoring machine for Gig Harbor High School, the Class 3A state player of the year after leading the Tides to their first state girls basketball championship in 2018. In the coming weeks, she will get another chance to shine on a big stage. Maxwell, a graduate senior guard, is a key

Denny Richards remembered for his wisdom, humor and legacy of leadership

Mar 07, 2024 | By: Ed Friedrich

Dennis “Denny” Richards served as Gig Harbor police chief, city administrator and performed good deeds as a longtime Kiwanis Club member.

The magnificent Ukrainian pysanka … so much more than an Easter egg

Mar 07, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

Mary Whittington pursed her lips in fierce concentration March 2 at the Nichols Community Center on Fox Island. Before her lay the task of drawing intricate lines on a (raw) egg, overlaying them with beeswax and dipping the egg in successive jars of dye to produce her first pysanka. It’s an Easter egg and so

Two In Tow & On The Go | 2024 Summer Camp Guide

Mar 06, 2024 | By: Tonya Strickland

Here’s a roundup of local kid camps for summer fun in 2024. Know about one that isn’t on our list? Email information to [email protected]: AR Workshop Gig Harbor: Youth Art Camps Registration now open | Book online AR Workshop Gig Harbor is a DIY crafting/painting/woodworking studio franchise offering classes for creating custom pieces and home

Gig Harbor Real Estate | Prices inch closer to record levels

Mar 06, 2024 | By: Alison Paoli

In Gig Harbor, the median home price inched closer to historic highs in February, rising by 0.4 percent from January to reach $853,500 for a single-family home. According to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data, the median price is now less than 1% away from the peak for single-family homes between the Purdy and Narrows bridges,

Gig Harbor Boat Works: The biggest little boat builder in town

Mar 05, 2024 | By: Chapin Day

In a city that prides itself in its maritime past, the names of its boat builders are legend. Skansie, Crawford, Anderson, Glein, Hoppen, Maloney, Robertson … Huh? Robertson? Yeah. Robertson. You don’t recall seeing that name on a waterfront boatyard? Don’t bother looking. It’s not there, although you probably have driven by a simple sign

Harbor Happenings | Dragon Boat Flea Market, Restaurant Week and more

Mar 05, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

It’s like a really good garage sale and a thrift store all rolled into one. This weekend’s Dragon Boat Flea Market has an abundance of books, toys, sporting goods, art, collectables and other treasures for sale at bargain prices at the Eagles Hall. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March

Heritage Distilling purchases Oregon’s Thinking Tree Spirits

Mar 04, 2024 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

Heritage Distilling Co. is growing. Gig Harbor’s award-winning craft distillery recently acquired Thinking Tree Spirits, Inc., a craft distillery based in Eugene, Oregon. Emily Jensen, Bryan Jensen, and head distiller Kaylon McAlister founded the Oregon distillery in 2014. Thinking Tree’s founders approached Heritage looking for a partner with the same “focus on quality and purposeful spirits.” The

Water quality testing triggers advisory to Kopachuck, Voyager families and staff

Mar 04, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

The Peninsula School District recently issued an advisory to parents and staff at Kopachuck Middle School and Voyager Elementary School following water testing conducted over the past year. Tests show levels of certain contaminants formed as a result of adding chlorine to the system. Those levels, on average, are above the level deemed acceptable by

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