Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
The first Pride festival in recent memory in Gig Harbor came together quickly. Jennifer Day, chair of the Pride in the Park event, and others organized the event in just a couple months after realizing the area hasn’t traditionally done much to celebrate Pride Month. “It’s definitely been a whirlwind,” Day said. Pride in the
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Celebrate the official start of summer on Wednesday, June 21, at Make Music Day at Uptown Gig Harbor. It’s part of a world-wide celebration of the summer solstice that uses the power of music to bring people together. The festivities start with opening ceremonies at 1 p.m. at the Uptown Pavilion. A drum circle and
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With this, the debut of Gig Harbor Now and Then, Vince Dice, the editor of Gig Harbor Now, has placed his employment in great peril by trusting me to provide a worthwhile column of Gig Harbor Peninsula history. How it works I’ll try to do that by presenting small but interesting bits that by themselves
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If we live long enough, some of us will have the chance to reinvent ourselves, and live several lives before we die. Hugh McMillan was one of those people. Most of those who attended his memorial service on June 18 knew him as the energetic old guy with a camera, who loved to talk and push
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Soon-to-be graduates from Peninsula High School gathered Wednesday in their green caps and gowns, peering around the front entryway of Minter Creek Elementary School. “Everything looks so small,” one in the group remarked. Moments later, the students would take a victory lap around the school where most of them spent their formative years. It’s a
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Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A 30-year-old Gig Harbor homeless man who struggles with mental health problems punched an acquaintance who stopped to give him money on June 8, according to a Gig Harbor Police report. The victim told police he saw the 30-year-old
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The parks district hired a firm to perform a master plan for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Nature Preserve and is pursuing a grant to add adjacent properties.
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The Gig Harbor City Council approved creation of a Historic Preservation Commission at a meeting Monday, June 12. The commission will make recommendations to the council on properties to be listed on the local historic register. It will also advise the council on matters related to the city’s historic resources. Members of the commission have
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Gig Harbor Police received a report of a black bear sighting near Grandview Forest Park on Monday, the department said on social media. It’s one of at least two black bear sightings in the area recently. A black bear visited Hank and Beth Pedersen’s home in the Gustafson Drive-Murphy Drive neighborhood multiple times since last
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Alzheimer’s Disease is a sickness that we are all too familiar with. While factors play a role in contributing to one’s risk, there is no definite cause as to who will develop the disease as they age. As June is Alzheimer’s and Brain Health Awareness Month, we feel it is important to educate our community
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