Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
The council voted 4-3 to recommend approving the 0.1% sales tax, proceeds from which would help hire sheriff deputies. It will formally take up the proposal next month.
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A Pierce County engineer clarifies that a roundabout isn’t the only option for the intersection of Warren Drive and Fox Island Bridge Road, but also explains why it could be a good one.
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The city and civic groups are organizing a Fourth of July parade and other activities to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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The driver was trying to turn left from Burnham Drive to Purdy Drive in the collision, which blocked traffic in Purdy for more than four hours.
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gather Gig Harbor (with a small ‘g’) would offer a market, meeting space and connection at a building its owners recently acquired along the downtown waterfront.
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Peninsula Art League and Ebb Tide Gallery, a downtown artist cooperative, will work together to showcase regional artists.
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As the city of Gig Harbor prepares to overhaul its zoning codes, a possible public-private partnership to bring multifamily housing to the Judson Street complex is an option.
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The Peninsula Emergency Preparedness Coalition (PEP-C) host a Pizza and Preparedness meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at the Civic Center at 3510 Grandview St. Learn about PEP-C’s Community Emergency Response Training and how people can get involved in community preparedness. Learn more about PEP-C here. History Museum exhibit ends soon Harbor
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Washington state moved one step closer Monday to creating a personal income tax two years after the Legislature said it wouldn’t. Majority Democrats in the Senate advanced legislation on a 27-22 vote to tax households earning more than a million dollars. Passage of the bill followed a three-and-a-half hour debate on whether this will make for a fairer
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Twelfth-seeded Peninsula kept the game close before falling to No. 5 Gig Harbor, 65-56.
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