PAL’s National Fine Art Show takes flight at new location
Nov 18, 2025Formerly known as the Open Juried Show, PAL’s fall showcase is now at the Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum.
City Council approves water, sewer and stormwater rate increases to begin on March 1
Nov 13, 2025Gig Harborites can expect to see changes in their utility bills starting next year after the Gig Harbor City Council approved a rate increase at its Nov. 10 meeting. Councilmember Emily Stone cast the sole “no” vote. The city has deliberated increasing rates for all three utilities — water, sewer, and stormwater — since July. The
Historic Preservation Commission wants city to tap the brakes on Masonic Lodge
Nov 12, 2025The Gig Harbor Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted on Nov. 10 to recommend that the city hold off on demolishing the former Masonic Lodge. The commission also suggested contracting with a surveyor for an historic structures report before the city makes any decisions. The commission voted to support preserving the lodge in some form as
North Creek culvert replacement on hold for now
Nov 10, 2025The city wants to replace a box culvert that carries North Creek under Harborview Drive, but first it has to resolve the matter of salmon incubators there.
The ‘Jonny Appleseeds’ of Manila clams and Pacific oysters
Nov 05, 2025A Fish and Wildlife biologist discussed shellfish management efforts last week during the KGI Watershed Council’s annual State of the Watershed meeting.
City holds food drive, encourages donations for families with infants
Nov 04, 2025The only way babies can eat is if they have access to breast milk or formula. Without either, they will starve. Now, thousands of families in Gig Harbor and around Pierce County who rely on the federal government’s Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program face the possibility that they won’t be able to feed their
City considering increase in utility rates for next five years
Nov 02, 2025City officials say utility rates must increase to account for capital projects and an increase in cost to provide those services.
City Arts Commission to put out new call for Harbor Arbor Art
Oct 29, 2025The new call will require Harbor Arbor art to be sculpted on-site at Grandview Forest, rather than in a studio.
City Council approves housing code update
Oct 28, 2025Council members also discussed Jeni Woock’s statement from a previous meeting that density figures were produced “out of thin air,” which staff members denied.
Local filmmaker tackles childhood abuse in new festival short
Oct 28, 2025Kit Wilson of Gig Harbor has made 12 films and participated in 212 film festivals during his career in the industry.
