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Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Lane of southbound Highway 302 permanently closing next week

Sep 10, 2026 | By:

Along with eliminating a lane of southbound Highway 302, WSDOT will block left turns from Burnham Drive to northbound 302.

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Committee finds compromise on lodging tax recommendation

Sep 10, 2026 | By:

No organization will get everything it wants if the city adopts the plan put forward by the LTAC Committee.

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Gig Harbor Film Festival features cheese, furry friends and one big mountain

Sep 10, 2026 | By:

The annual film festival is Sept. 24 through 27. Here are some of the independent movies you can see.

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New Fall Farmers Market welcomes familiar locals and a few new faces

Sep 09, 2026 | By:

The fall farmers market will continue from 4 to 7 p.m. on the remaining Tuesdays in September outside B’s Bagels on Uddenberg Lane.

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USA SUP National Championships coming to Gig Harbor

Sep 09, 2026 | By: Nathan Hyun

The competition, expected to bring competitors from around the country to Gig Harbor, is set for Sept. 18 through 20. It will run alongside the annual Narrows Challenge.

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Parks Commission makes recommendations for final txʷaalqəł Conservation Area management plan

Sep 08, 2026 | By:

The city Parks Commission also weighed in on a proposal from the Rotary Club of Gig Harbor to launch a memorial tree program.

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Gig Harbor library to close for building maintenance

Sep 08, 2026 | By:

The library on Point Fosdick Drive will close from Sept. 14 through Sept. 26 for scheduled maintenance.

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Harbor Happenings | 9/11 remembrance, Fall Farmers Market and more

Sep 08, 2026 | By:

Friday is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.

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Five years later, persistence is still paying off

Sep 07, 2026 | By:

It’s been five years since Gig Harbor Now published its first story. As a nonprofit, we need your continued support to keep telling Gig Harbor’s stories.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Barged from Bremerton

Sep 07, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

At least seven homes, built during Bremerton’s World War II-era boom, were barged to Gig Harbor in 1954. It wasn’t an easy trip.

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