Opponents allege Kensington Gardens owner sent threatening letter
Aug 18, 2025Kelly Watson of Kensington Gardens alleged that the neighbors had un-permitted work done on their property. The neighbors deny that.
Gig Harbor sees overall decrease in crime in 2024, increase in some serious crimes, calls for service
Aug 12, 2025Police responded to more drug offenses in 2024, thanks to re-criminalization. Theft declined, but remains the city’s most common crime.
City council sends Cultural Access sales tax to voters
Jul 29, 2025Voters in the city of Gig Harbor will decide whether to increase the sales tax by 0.1% to support arts and culture programs.
Complicated federal permitting process again delays Commercial Fishing Homeport
Jul 21, 2025Federal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.
PAL’s 39th annual Summer Festival greets attendees with art, music and interactive engagement
Jul 20, 2025The Summer Art Festival continues Sunday at Sehmel Park. Here’s what you’ll see if you go.
Summer Sounds brings eight weeks of free music and fun to Skansie Brothers Park
Jul 16, 2025Check out these photos from the first two weeks of Summer Sounds at Skansie, featuring Gimme Shelter and Mixed Tape.
Denson opens up about cancer diagnosis, urges regular screening for early intervention
Jul 07, 2025The Pierce County councilmember announced on July 3 that she is undergoing radiation therapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Her doctors caught the cancer early thanks to a mammogram.
Volunteers clean up post-Fourth of July trash on Purdy Spit
Jul 05, 2025Fourth of July revelers left plenty of detritus on the Purdy Spit, despite signs noting a ban on fireworks there and a tide that must’ve made setting them off there difficult. Volunteers gathered Saturday morning to clean up.
From no car radio to European stages: A chat with Tacoma Opera general director Limuel Forgey
Jul 02, 2025Limuel B. Forgey III grew up poor and was the first person in his family to attend college. Now, the Gig Harbor resident is the general director of the Tacoma Opera, which is staging Wagner’s Das Rheingold in October.
Photos | Gig Harbor Garden Tour showcases flood of floral elegance
Jun 29, 2025Photos by Carolyn Bick from the Gig Harbor Garden Tour on Saturday, June 28.
