Public weighs in on sports complex designs at open house
Jul 02, 2022Options were presented for Phase 1B’s playgrounds, performance stage and pickleball courts.
Gig Harbor bans fireworks within city beginning next year
Jun 28, 2022This will be the last Fourth of July that fireworks can be lit off, and it’s allowed on Monday only from 9 a.m. to midnight. The City Council was optimistic that a city-sponsored display could take place in the future.
Gig Harbor Garden Tour returns; here’s what you will see
Jun 23, 2022Garden lovers, rejoice. The Gig Harbor Garden Tour is back this weekend, after a two-year COVID hiatus. Five gardens, three on Fox Island and two in Gig Harbor, are featured in the 23rd edition. Each is unique, reflecting the personality and plant preferences of its owners. Community Garden The circuit begins at the Community Garden
Make Music Day rings in summer at Uptown
Jun 20, 2022Summer officially arrives Tuesday, June 21 – or so the calendar shows. Uptown will mark the occasion with Gig Harbor’s second annual Make Music Day. Make Music Day is a worldwide musical celebration of the arrival of summer. It began in 1982 in France. Today, it takes place in more than 1,000 cities in 120
Gig Harbor Council considering fireworks ban to take effect in 2023
Jun 17, 2022The Gig Harbor City Council will decide on June 27 whether to permanently ban fireworks, starting next year. The council held a public hearing Monday on the ordinance, which would prohibit the sale and discharge of fireworks within city limits. If the council approves it, the ban would take effect in July 2023. City Fire
Councilmembers to hand out Pride flags on June 10
Jun 09, 2022The Gig Harbor City Council recently approved a resolution that establishes the month of June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Gig Harbor. On Friday, June 10, Councilmembers Brenda Lykins, Mary Barber and several other council members will be giving away free Pride flags and posters. They will be at Skansie Park on Harborview Drive at
Gig Harbor Council makes Juneteenth an official city holiday
Jun 01, 2022Gig Harbor city offices will be closed Monday, June 20, in honor of Juneteenth. The city council voted unanimously on June 1 to officially make the day an holiday observed by the city. Juneteenth – short for June 19 – is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth
Busy summer ahead as events return after Covid cancelations
May 26, 2022From Maritime Gig to the Summer Art Festival, many events that were curtailed or canceled during Covid will return this summer.
Cultural arts district with taxing authority proposed for Gig Harbor area
May 24, 2022Stephanie Lile has a proposal to boost funding for Gig Harbor’s nonprofit arts and culture organizations. Lile, executive director of the Harbor History Museum, wants to create a Peninsula Cultural Arts District. The district would correspond to the boundaries of the Peninsula School District, encompassing Gig Harbor, Fox Island and the Key Peninsula. If voters approve
Jeramiah Dodson’s drive and determination bring succes
May 16, 2022Gig Harbor Now is posting profiles of each of the 25 Students of Distinction being honored by the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation. The students will be honored during a banquet from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Ocean5, 5268 Point Fosdick Dr. Student: Jeramiah Dodson School: Global Virtual Academy/Henderson Bay High Category: