Gig Harbor Now and Then | Pinning down the location of interesting things found in Gig Harbor
Aug 24, 2026Also, our next question of local history involves three Gig Harbor houses that shared something interesting back in 1954.
Also, our next question of local history involves three Gig Harbor houses that shared something interesting back in 1954.
Photos from the 2026 Chalk the Harbor festival, held Aug. 15.
Brian Baker is ranked among the top 10 senior men’s pickleball players in the country and plays professionally with a Seattle club.
Greg Spadoni spends his time chronicling and preserving Gig Harbor’s history. But after taking a look inside 3509 Harborview Dr., he says the home deserves a decent burial.
A “three-month rolling closure” of 38th Avenue starts Aug. 17 between Hunt Street and 38th Avenue Court, then moves incrementally south until a new sewer line is complete.
The building looked better in this photo from 2004, but the El Camino looked worse.
Two local state representative races and a Congressional contest also were pared down through the Tuesday’s primary election.
A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter is helping fight the fire on 26th Avenue. It’s the third brush fire near the airport this month.
Once again, a problem with bridge joints is forcing closure of lanes on the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
LeMay Collections at Marymount in Spanaway offers a pretty comprehensive history of the automobile — and a lot more.