Marsha Hart

Marsha Hart is a journalist who holds degrees in Communication and Psychology from East Tennessee State University. She moved to the area after working for several weekly and daily newspapers, including the Sacramento Bee. She has worked as a reporter and editor covering news, sports, real estate, and features. She enjoys a good book, a scenic hike, traveling, and spending time with her family and friends.

Being Neighborly | Heron’s Key residents upgrade Little Free Library and keep it well-stocked

Mar 27, 2026

The Little Free Library at Shaw Park was looking shabby, so people from the nearby retirement community fixed it up.

Food 4 All, neé Food Backpacks for Kids, consolidating on property in Key Center

Mar 24, 2026

Food 4 All better reflects the nonprofit’s current work, which will take place out of a 7-acre property in Key Center starting this summer.

Rescue organization gives dog lovers something to CHEW on

Mar 12, 2026

CHEW — or Canine Health, Education and Welfare — helps find homes for about 100 puppies annually.

Vendor Blender food festival coming to Gig Harbor Eagles club

Mar 11, 2026

The first Vendor Blender event is planned for March 21 at the Eagles building on Burnham Drive.

Brave Stage debuts with two productions this spring

Mar 05, 2026

Brave Stage Gig Harbor, a nonprofit theater company featuring students from Actorcraft p2s, stages “The Clean House” next week.

Local bank branch’s team is leading the most important Relay race

Mar 03, 2026

The American Cancer Society named a team representing the Gig Harbor branch of Commencement Bank as its Nationwide Corporate Relay for Life Team of the Year for 2025.

Being Neighborly | High school clubs are Key to serving the community

Feb 20, 2026

Key Clubs at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools, sponsored by the Kiwanis, provide hundreds of hours of volunteer work and raise thousands of dollars for local causes.

Business planned for Harborview Drive hopes to offer a place for Gig Harbor to gather

Feb 18, 2026

gather Gig Harbor (with a small ‘g’) would offer a market, meeting space and connection at a building its owners recently acquired along the downtown waterfront.

Gig Harbor-based business helps its clients navigate grief

Feb 02, 2026

The Far North, a grief and wellness venture, provides support for grieving people in general and specifically for those who lost a family member to a homicide.

Being Neighborly | His handmade toys bring Christmas joy

Jan 22, 2026

Don Weatherby of Gig Harbor makes and donates toy trucks, planes and boats for the Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH toy drive every year.