Key Peninsula food pantry, swamped by demand, eyes an expansion
Nov 19, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonKey Peninsula Community Services operates a food pantry in a tiny building near Home. It’s holding a fundraiser Friday in Gig Harbor.
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PAL’s National Fine Art Show takes flight at new location
Nov 18, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickFormerly known as the Open Juried Show, PAL’s fall showcase is now at the Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum.
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Police investigate scuffle at Let’s Go Washington rally
Nov 18, 2025 | By: Vince DiceTwo men say security at the rally barred them from attending, while people involved trade allegations of assault.
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Harbor Happenings | Get outside to see salmon and sea life
Nov 18, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonA hatchery field trip, Pier Into the Night and a salmon walk are planned this week, just before the weather turns truly cold.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Lawrence of Purdy
Nov 17, 2025 | By: Greg SpadoniA sign of history Earlier this year, Gig Harbor Now columnist Tonya Strickland and I started a series of stories titled Behind the Finds. They explore the lives of people in photographs found in random places. This entry in Gig Harbor Now and Then is so similar, it could be called Behind the Signs. There
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Government shutdown ends, but health care costs remain up in the air
Nov 17, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonCongress reached a deal to end the government shutdown last week without addressing the future of an expiring tax subsidy that made health insurance cheaper for thousands in the West Sound. Roughly 19,900 residents in Washington’s Sixth Congressional District – which includes Gig Harbor, part of Tacoma and the Olympic and Kitsap peninsulas – benefited
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Sports Beat | Football teams push unbeaten foes in playoff losses
Nov 14, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Seahawks and Tides both pushed top-five, unbeaten opponents before succumbing in the round of 32.
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City Council approves water, sewer and stormwater rate increases to begin on March 1
Nov 13, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickGig Harborites can expect to see changes in their utility bills starting next year after the Gig Harbor City Council approved a rate increase at its Nov. 10 meeting. Councilmember Emily Stone cast the sole “no” vote. The city has deliberated increasing rates for all three utilities — water, sewer, and stormwater — since July. The
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Family Promise uses AI to help combat homelessness in Pierce County
Nov 13, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonFamily Promise, a national organization whose local chapter is a central player in fighting homelessness in Pierce County, plans to expand to other Western Washington communities.
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Speedy Heikkila leads fast-rising Gig Harbor soccer team
Nov 13, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneKarin Heikkila has 19 goals and 17 assists this season for the Tides, who earned the No. 1 seed into the state tournament.
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