Community

Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

PenLight board elections are happening now. These are the candidates

Apr 07, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

We asked to interview all six candidates for three seats on the PenLight board of directors. Only one agreed to speak with us.

Harbor Happenings | Sasquatch lurks at Harbor Family Park

Apr 07, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

PenMet Parks’ Great Sasquatch Hunt is at Harbor Family Park this week. Pick up a passport at the park and find the five Sasquatches hiding there. Use each critters’ stamp to mark your passport. When you find all five Sasquatches, turn in your passport at the PenMet Recreation Center, 2524 14th Ave. NW for a

Out of the Archives | The mysterious case of the velvet jacket

Apr 06, 2026 | By: Stephanie Lile

What is a libade? Find out by visiting Harbor History Museum’s Hostess with the Mostest exhibit.

From Sputnik to Artemis, the future moves at the speed of light

Apr 06, 2026 | By: Chapin Day

News of a new moonshot (and the view from his home) rekindles Chapin Day’s interest in space exploration.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Many of you guessed it: Fitzgerald Ford was our Location of Mystery

Apr 06, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

Fitzgerald Ford, Fred Meyer, and a discussion of double-clutching are among the topics of this week’s column.

Two in Tow & On The Go | Revisiting Picnic Park before it’s gone

Apr 03, 2026 | By: Tonya Strickland

A tucked-away Point Defiance playground may soon be replaced. Here’s why families should visit this nostalgic spot one last time.

It’s time to hit the turf at the new Gig Harbor Sports Fields

Apr 02, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

The complex includes two artificial turf, fully lighted fields developed in a partnership between the YMCA and the city. The first practices take place there on Monday.

Neighbors of new Ivar’s get a sneak peak

Apr 02, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

The new Ivar’s Seafood Bar needed a dress rehearsal before its grand opening on Friday, April 3. So its neighbors in the Uptown shopping center got a free lunch on Thursday. The long-awaited Ivar’s at 4901 Point Fosdick Dr. officially opens with a ribbon-cutting at 10:30 a.m. Friday, but a lucky few got a sneak

Plot on Hunt Street eyed as possible future site of affordable housing

Apr 02, 2026 | By: Conor Wilson

The city deeded the land to FISH Food Bank in 2018, and now the nonprofit wants to give it back. But FISH wants space set aside for its possible future use.