Basket Brigade hoping to feed 800 families this Thanksgiving
Nov 11, 2025Here’s how to donate or volunteer for the Basket Brigade, and how to sign up to receive a Thanksgiving dinner.
Taco Time owner hopes to re-open in December after renovations
Nov 11, 2025The city of Gig Harbor has approved permits for renovation of the Taco Time on Point Fosdick Drive, and owner Steve Nelson said the heat is on. The work will cost more than $1 million, and Nelson hopes it will be completed and the eatery re-opened by late December. Nelson owns 11 of the fast
FISH toy drive finds a home
Nov 09, 2025Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH’s toy drive found the warehouse space it needs — and just in time, too.
Being Neighborly | A load of help in the Costco parking lot
Oct 24, 2025A complete stranger helped Kris Leshea load up her groceries in the parking lot of the Gig Harbor Costco last month.
New program helps incarcerated women get ink un-done
Oct 15, 2025The tattoo removal program at the Washington Corrections Center for Women helps remove traumatic symbols, thanks to Lissé Medical Aesthetics of Gig Harbor.
Thriving Generation group aims to get families to put their phones down
Oct 01, 2025Thriving Generation, a newly formed group, hosts a campaign kickoff on Oct. 10 and hopes families will participate in a phone-free weekend in November.
Canoe and Kayak Racing Team has a Special paddle planned for this weekend
Oct 01, 2025The national-champion Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team will help Special Olympians learn about the sport on Sunday.
Circle of Friends Club leaders from Gig Harbor High dine with the governor
Sep 22, 2025The Circle of Friends Club, founded two years ago, promotes suicide prevention and aims to erase the stigma of mental illness.
Being Neighborly | David goes the extra mile(s)
Sep 19, 2025When she lost her driver’s license and bank card at a store in Gig Harbor, a stranger named David brought them back to her home in Olalla.
Being Neighborly | Shuttle driver found her most precious ring
Aug 15, 2025A Bremerton Kitsap Airporter driver searched everywhere on his shuttle to retrieve an heirloom for this Gig Harbor woman.
