Food Backpacks 4 Kids’ Summer Lunch in the Park program returns July 9 at four sites in the Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula areas. The program fills a critical gap for many families who rely on free or reduced lunch programs during the school year. But it’s open to any kid who needs a meal
Hundreds of people packed Skansie Brothers Park in downtown Gig Harbor for Pride in the Park on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Spectators enjoyed musical and drag performances, gymnastics by Ethereal Arts NW, vendor booths, food and fellowship. The theme was Cirque Du So-Gay. Click on any photo below to view pictures as a gallery.
Photos from United By Music America’s Make Music Day on Friday, June 21, at Uptown Gig Harbor. Click on any image below to view the photos as a gallery.
The Waterfront Farmers Market opened its 2024 season on Thursday, June 6, at Skansie Park. The market continues every Thursday (except July 4) through the end of August. Click on any photo below to view a gallery of images.
Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. A 32-year-old woman with a history of mental illness, recently released from the Washington Corrections Center for Women after serving a sentence for assaulting a health care worker, injured two nurses at St. Anthony
The Gig Harbor Waterfront Farmers Market returns on June 6, with a focus on local producers of fresh produce and other food.
Two vehicles participating in the Maritime Gig Grande Parade on Saturday collided on Harborview Drive near Rosedale Street, injuring five people. Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One treated five patients following the collision. Medics took four of them to local hospitals for treatment. GHFMO said two victims suffered minor injuries and three suffered “moderate” injuries.
The 2024 Maritime Gig Festival is Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, in Gig Harbor. Here’s what you need to know.
At least 200 people turned out to honor the fallen during the 2024 Memorial Day ceremony at Haven of Rest Funeral Home in Gig Harbor on Monday, May 27. The ceremony included a prayer for soldiers killed during wartime, a Cruisers Club car show, live music and free hot dogs. Graves of veterans at the
A Pierce County Superior Court judge on Monday sentenced Mark Allen Erisman, 61, to more than 17 years in prison for the Oct. 4, 2020, murder of Diane Perron at her home on Valley View Drive in Gig Harbor. Erisman pleaded guilty under an agreement between Pierce County prosecutors and his public defender, Kelsey H.
