City revenue up, expenses down as council begins mulling the next budget
Oct 31, 2024The city of Gig Harbor has taken in less revenue than expected in 2024, but it has also spent less than expected.
Harbor Happenings | Trick or treat downtown or Uptown
Oct 29, 2024The annual downtown trick or treat takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. on Halloween night on Harborview Drive.
Harbor Happenings | State of the Watershed meeting is Wednesday
Oct 22, 2024The KGI (Key Peninsula-Gig Harbor-Islands) Watershed Council’s annual State of the Watershed meeting is at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Civic Center on Grandview Street. The KGI Watershed Council, an advisory board to Pierce County, provides educational programs, outreach and workshops on watershed issues. The council includes representatives from city of Gig Harbor
Harbor Happenings | Tracing the history of Northwest rock ‘n’ roll
Oct 15, 2024Our weekly roundup of what’s happening around Gig Harbor.
Harbor Happenings | Mask-making, boat tours and more
Oct 08, 2024Local organizations are celebrating Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month and gearing up for Halloween with mask making events, costume parties and painting experiences. Veteran tours The Gig Harbor BoatShop hosts a fall colors tour of Colvos Passage aboard the historic purse seiner Veteran on Sunday, Oct. 13. The tours run from 10 a.m. to 1:30
Harbor Happenings | Fall fun starts this week
Oct 01, 2024Correction: Fox Island Octoberfest is Friday, Oct. 4. An earlier version misstated the day of the event. The annual Scarecrow Festival kicks off the Halloween season from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5, at Sehmel Homestead Park. PenMet’s Scarecrow Festival includes a pumpkin launch, peeweee rodeo, Markers Market, and an assortment of vendors.
City council approves 0.1% sales tax increase for transportation
Sep 30, 2024Gig Harbor’s sales tax will go up another penny on every $10 purchase starting Jan. 1, after the city council approved the increase and changes to how funds from the city’s Transportation Benefit District can be used. The new sales tax rate will be in effect for 10 years. The new tax is in addition
Harbor Happenings | Film Festival, Cider Swig and Pier Into the Night
Sep 24, 2024The Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Cider Swig is Saturday in Tacoma while the first Pier Into the Night of the season is that evening.
Harbor Happenings | Open Studio Tour, ChuSeok Festival highlight week’s events
Sep 17, 2024Celebrate the arrival of autumn and the Harvest Moon with songs from the Scottish Highlands, Korean moon cakes and tours of local artists’ studios. Open Studio Tour This weekend, 42 artists will open their studios to the public during the 31st annual Open Studio Tour. Painters, potters, jewelry designers, sculptors and artists who work in
Gig Harbor Council considers raising sales tax via its Transportation Benefit District
Sep 13, 2024The Gig Harbor City Council will consider raising the sales tax inside city limits by .1% to pay for street maintenance. The council heard the first reading of an ordinance to do that on Monday. The new ordinance, which will be on the council agenda on Sept. 23, would also change the ways in which