Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Now that we’re on my fifth column here at everyone’s favorite news site, you know a little more about the kids and me. Like how I’m a sucker for a historical throwback, Clara and Wyatt are officially willing to forgo swings for forests, and that we’re never too old for a fenced-in playground. But how about I take it one step further?
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The slow-rolling saga of Gig Harbor’s attempts to find, measure and cleanse toxic chemicals from its streams and harbor waters is picking up velocity, albeit at a stately pace. The Washington state Department of Ecology and the Gig Harbor Sportsman’s Club have resumed work on a lead pollution clean-up plan after Ecology named environmental engineer
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Joe Jarzynka, who starred on the football field for Gig Harbor High School and the University of Washington, died while fishing on the Sol Duc River near Forks on Sunday, March 5. According to multiple reports, Jarzynka was found unresponsive on the banks of the Sol Duc. Searchers found his one-man pontoon boat wedged in a
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Shaun David Rose pleaded guilty to killing two people at an Olalla home last summer and was sentenced to more than 66 years in prison. Rose, 40, received the sentence Wednesday, March 8, in exchange for pleading guilty in an agreement with Kitsap County prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree murder
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The Wellness Wednesday column is written by Scot Fleshman, an advanced registered nurse practitioner and board-certified family nurse practitioner. Fleshman and his wife, Jessica Hopkins, own Gig Harbor Primary Care. March is National Nutrition Month! We know how challenging it can be to prioritize your own health and wellness when you’re on the go and providing
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If you should ever need to be carried out of a burning building, Zack Hash would be a strong candidate. The Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One firefighter placed seventh Saturday, March 4, in the World’s Strongest Firefighter competition as part of the 2023 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio. Hash, 26, competed against 46
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Fire up your appetite and head downtown. It’s Restaurant Week, and 13 downtown restaurants are celebrating with special prices on food and drinks. Restaurant Week (it’s actually two weeks, running March 6 through 19) is sponsored by the Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance to shine a culinary spotlight on some of the area’s best eating
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Gig Harbor Police are seeking a suspect in the armed robbery of the GameStop store on Olympic Drive that occurred Saturday, March 4. It was the second robbery involving a handgun in Gig Harbor in as many days. Police arrested a suspect in the robbery of a convenience store on Friday, March 3. The suspect
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Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by Marlene Druker, a self-employed architect based in Gig Harbor. Her home office is expansive enough to house an expensive electronic drafting board and cheap trace paper, both of which were used in imagining The Incredible Expanding and Shrinking House. This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Look
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Gig Harbor Police arrested a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred late Friday, March 3, on Pioneer Way. The highly visible incident involved a gun, a collision, a chase, at least two stolen vehicles and a search for suspects in the Canterwood neighborhood, according to a Gig Harbor Police Department social media post. Robbery
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