Community

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

FISH celebrates 50 years of neighbors helping neighbors

Jan 15, 2026 | By: Marsha Hart

As the nonprofit marks its 50th anniversary, Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH honors the hundreds of volunteers who make the organization’s work possible.

City may explore putting stormwater park at property it owns on Soundview Drive

Jan 15, 2026 | By: Carolyn Bick

Grant funds would cover a feasibility study for the stormwater park, which would manage stormwater runoff and provide recreational opportunities.

Challengers emerge for both 26th District state representatives

Jan 14, 2026 | By: Conor Wilson

Gig Harbor Republicans Katy Cornell and David Olson will run against freshman Democrat Adison Richards, while Democrat Renee Hernandez Greenfield challenges veteran Republican legislator Michelle Caldier Valdez.

In the Margins | Remembering a rarity: George F. Russell, Jr.

Jan 14, 2026 | By: Chris Phillips

Chris Phillips pays tribute to business titan George F. Russell Jr., who was a ‘disrupter’ before that was a term and believed in “non-negotiable integrity.”

Anthony’s Restaurants group buying Gig Harbor’s landmark Tides Tavern

Jan 13, 2026 | By: Ted Kenney

Anthony’s “will steward [the Tides] in a way that honors its legacy and keeps the Tides unique and special in the decades to come,” Dylan Stanley said.

Hearing examiner denies Kensington Gardens expansion

Jan 13, 2026 | By: Carolyn Bick

The decision puts up a roadblock on plans for six new buildings on the property in rural Gig Harbor. Kensington Gardens appealed it.

Rural health program will send $181 million to Washington state

Jan 12, 2026 | By: Conor Wilson

The Rural Health Transformation Program was part of the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year. Health care leaders say it’s not enough.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | The Gig Harbor brickyard

Jan 12, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

Albert Jonsoni and Luigi Gasloli came to America from South Africa (with a few stops along the way) in the early 20th century and later founded a brickyard in Gig Harbor.