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Gig Harbor High School Athletes of the Week

Mar 27, 2023

The Gig Harbor High School Booster Club is providing Gig Harbor Now with the winners of each school’s athlete of the week awards. Award winners are selected by the coaches

Guest editorial: Artificial intelligence and the end of freedom of thought

Mar 23, 2023

I am writing regarding the March 16, 2023 article, “Peninsula School District embracing potential of ChatGPT.” Artificial intelligence is deadly poison, not a shiny new toy for kids to play

Guest editorial: What happens globally affects families locally

Mar 22, 2023

Heather Maher is a local Gig Harbor mom and resident for the past 14 years. She is also a member of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s NextGen class of 2023.

Gig Harbor’s Christensen marathons her way into Guinness Book of World Records

Mar 16, 2023

Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by community member Lee Jorgenson, who is a personal friend of the subject of the article.  Tami Christensen of Gig Harbor recently returned from

Guest Column: How zoning could limit our Incredible Expanding and Shrinking House

Mar 13, 2023

Marlene Druker, AIA is a registered architect based in Gig Harbor. As part of her work, she has read the definitions in, and “kicked the tires” of many (maybe too

Wellness Wednesday: Healthy nutrition habits while busy

Mar 08, 2023

The Wellness Wednesday column is written by Scot Fleshman, an advanced registered nurse practitioner and board-certified family nurse practitioner. Fleshman and his wife, Jessica Hopkins, own Gig Harbor Primary Care.     March

Guest column: The Incredible Expanding and Shrinking House

Mar 06, 2023

Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by Marlene Druker, a self-employed architect based in Gig Harbor. Her home office is expansive enough to house an expensive electronic drafting board and

100th marathon is next for Gig Harbor’s Tami Christensen

Feb 16, 2023

Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by community member Lee Jorgenson, who is a personal friend of the subject of the article.  My, how life had changed for Tami Christensen.

Wellness Wednesday: How to stay heart healthy

Feb 08, 2023

Exercise, diet and hydration are important for preventing heart disease, health columnist Scot Fleshman writes.

10 (or so) questions with Peninsula High’s Brooke Zimmerman

Jan 20, 2023

Editor’s note: Today, we begin an occasional feature in which Molly Martin, a 10-year-old Purdy Elementary School fifth grader, interviews local high school athletes. Molly offered to do these Q&A’s