Photo Gallery | Chalk the Harbor 2024
Jul 20, 2024 | By: Vince DicePhotos from Chalk the Harbor on Saturday, July 20, 2024, on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Click on any photo below to view them as a gallery.
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Whether you’re looking to be entertained or enlightened, Gig Harbor Now covers fun and informational events taking place in the community.
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PenMet Parks’ free mobile recreation program coming to local schools
Jul 17, 2024 | By: Christina T HenryPeninsula Metropolitan Park District on Tuesday, July 23, will launch a new Mobile Recreation program that is free to all families, with no preregistration required. The fun will include field activities, arts and crafts geared toward ages 3 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Food Backpacks 4 Kids with funding from BBQ2U will provide
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Harbor Happenings | Chalk the Harbor, Summer Art Festival headline busy week
Jul 16, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonSeveral live musical events, beach walks and movies are also scheduled in and around Gig Harbor.
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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Local humanitarian Packer spared by famous villain
Jul 15, 2024 | By: By Greg SpadoniEarly Peninsula resident W.H. Packer can thank a notorious person for surviving the Civil War and enabling him to spread goodwill.
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Olalla hosts lavender festival for the first time
Jul 15, 2024 | By: Ronan LynchThe Olalla Lavender Festival is happening throughout several venues on the weekend of July 20 and July 21.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | Playing Nature Bingo with two new flora fans
Jul 12, 2024 | By: Tonya StricklandLush and green or prickly and purple – Washington people LOVE their plants. Rosedale native Greg Spadoni and the kids work to identify the peninsula’s diverse array of big leaf maple, Douglas fir, wild huckleberry and more at Sehmel Homestead Park with a captivating game of Gig Harbor Nature Bingo! Follow along and download your own free Bingo card here.
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Harbor Happenings | Summer Concerts at Sehmel return this week
Jul 09, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThere’s music in the air this week as the summer outdoor concert season shifts into full swing. PenMet Parks’ free Summer Concerts at Sehmel series starts at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, with The Shy Boys at Sehmel Homestead Park, 10123 78th Ave. Northwest. Bring a blanket, a low-back chair, and a non-perishable food item
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Gondolas make Gig Harbor feel a little like the canals of Venice
Jul 08, 2024 | By: Marsha HartLook closely, and you’ll see a little bit of Venice in the Gig Harbor. John “Cinque” Synco and his business partner Greg “Gregorio” Garite of Gig Harbor Gondola row along the waterfront in authentic Venetian gondolas, providing passengers a unique view of the harbor. Synco, who started the business in 2015 after moving to Gig
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Festival moves to Sehmel as part of arts-in-the-parks pact
Jul 03, 2024 | By: Ed FriedrichA partnership between PenMet Parks and Peninsula Art League shifts Summer Art Festival from downtown to Sehmel Homestead Park.
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Fourth of July: Weather, fireworks displays and more
Jul 02, 2024 | By: Vince DiceHere’s what you need to know about the Fourth of July in the Gig Harbor area: Weather forecast The National Weather Service forecast for the Gig Harbor area calls for sunny skies and high temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s on July 3 and 4. Temperatures could hit the 90s by the weekend.
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