Gig Harbor artist Mardie Rees marries life’s bitter and sweet in her sculptures
Oct 07, 2025Mardie Rees of Gig Harbor, who created sculptures at St. Anthony Hospital and Skansie Park, unveils a new work in Enumclaw.
Barber emphasizes collaborative community governance in mayoral bid
Oct 06, 2025Mary Barber, appointed mayor almost a year ago, is running for a full term with an eye on community input and collaboration.
Arts Commission may re-issue call for Harbor Arbor Art
Sep 29, 2025The Harbor Arbor Art project involves sculptures in the city’s Grandview Forest park. The sculptor wants to do the work at his studio.
Parks Department outlines management plan for fourth phase of txʷaalqəł Conservation Area
Sep 25, 2025The txʷaalqəł Conservation Area is a more than 52-acre parcel the city acquired between 2022 and 2024.
Neighbors lodge their opinions about former Masonic hall
Sep 23, 2025At an open house-style meeting last week about the Crescent Creek Park master plan, many people called for the city to save the old building.
Mike Mitchell’s personal Vietnam story debuting at Gig Harbor Film Festival
Sep 16, 2025Mike Mitchell of Gig Harbor created a one-man show about his experience as a Vietnam War veteran. It hits the big screen next week.
Young filmmakers tell little-known story of a captured Southern Resident orca
Sep 15, 2025“Echoes of the Sound,” a documentary about the capture of a young orca in Vaughn Bay in 1968, shows at the upcoming Gig Harbor Film Festival.
Gig Harbor Parks Commission recommends against restoring Masonic Lodge
Sep 09, 2025At a meeting on Sept. 3, Gig Harbor Parks commissioners officially recommended demolishing the Masonic Lodge at Crescent Creek Park as part of the park’s proposed revamp. Commissioners discussed their decision at length after presenting the recommendation to Parks Department officials. “It was a long discussion with lots of details — and it actually was
Gig Harbor City Council expresses formal support for Cultural Access tax
Sep 09, 2025Voters inside Gig Harbor city limits will decide on the Cultural Access program, which would increase the sales tax by 0.1%, in November.
Sun comes out to play — and so do the dogs — at Harbor Hounds 2025
Sep 07, 2025Very Good boys and girls gathered at Skansie Park on Saturday for Harbor Hounds 2025.