Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
PenMet’s Scarecrow Festival, the Downtown Waterfront Alliance’s Sip and Stroll and the first Pier Into the Night are all Saturday.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Scarecrow Festival launches us into fall
The two left lanes of the westbound (toward Gig Harbor) bridge will close for most of Saturday, Oct. 3. Later this month, a larger repair project will require two weeks of around-the-clock lane closure.
Read More about More Tacoma Narrows Bridge lane closures coming this month
The 2026 Gig Harbor Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 27. These films won awards during the four-day celebration of independent films.
Read More about ‘Man or Mountain,’ ‘Radioheart’ each win two Gig Harbor Film Festival awards
Truebenbach, 17, swept three events at nationals and is fundraising to attend the world championships in Italy in October.
Read More about Gig Harbor’s Truebenbach qualifies for SUP world championships
Preliminary work on the Commercial Fishing Homeport includes removing an old dock at Ancich Park and improving a city storm drain near The Tides.
Read More about Cranes crowd the Harbor for work on Homeport and other projects
Brooklyn Mays scored a hat trick to lead Peninsula, while a trio of freshmen contributed goals for Gig Harbor.
Read More about Sports Beat | Local teams earn first girls soccer wins
Towhead Island, a barely noticeable landmass on the Fox Island side of the span, would become inaccessible under one scenario the county is considering.
Read More about Fox Island Bridge open house focuses on Towhead Island and proposed roundabout
The project, still in an early stage, would create 42 new single-family building lots on 15.25 acres south of the existing North Creek neighborhood.
Read More about Burnham Ridge, another big subdivision, proposed between Highway 16 and Cushman Trail
The latest recommendation would steer more money toward the Chamber of Commerce, which handles tourism marketing for the city.
Read More about Committee reworks funding recommendations for lodging tax grants
In robotic surgery, the “robot” functions as an extension of the surgeon’s own hands. A common misconception is that the robot operates on its own — but it doesn’t.
Read More about How Robotic Surgery Is Transforming Patient Care