Harbor Happenings | Blues, violins, guitars and clowns
Aug 04, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonHarbor Happenings | Blues, violins, guitars and clowns
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More than 200 vehicles rolled into Uptown Gig Harbor for this annual car show
Aug 02, 2026 | By: Tonya StricklandMore than 200 vehicles filled at least three parking lots Saturday at the Uptown Gig Harbor shopping center for 28th annual Cruise the Narrows Car Show. Hosted by the Gig Harbor Cruisers Automotive Club, the one-day event welcomed owners of vintage and specialty vehicles of every make, model and era. Highlights for some included an
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Being Neighborly | Taking the plunge to benefit nonprofits
Jul 31, 2026 | By: Marsha HartSince 2007, Tesa Leary Johnson and her friends have swam Colvos Passage to raise money for nonprofits.
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Brush fire near Tacoma Narrows Airport contained
Jul 30, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffA state Department of Natural Resources helicopter is helping fight the fire on 26th Avenue. It’s the third brush fire near the airport this month.
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Her turn: Meet the 2026 Minerva Scholars
Jul 30, 2026 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannThe Minerva Scholarship is open to Gig Harbor-area women whose education has been interrupted. Nine women received the scholarship last weekend from the AAUW and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation.
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Lodging tax panel hesitates over chamber’s request for lion’s share of available funding
Jul 30, 2026 | By: Carolyn BickThe chamber, as the city’s designated tourism marketing agency, requested $520,000 in lodging tax revenues. But projections show that would leave just $10,000 for other organizations.
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Two lanes of westbound Narrows Bridge to close Saturday (Aug. 1) for repairs
Jul 29, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffOnce again, a problem with bridge joints is forcing closure of lanes on the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
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Fox Island mourns community leader Jim Braden
Jul 29, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigJim Braden, who died July 9 at age 83, promoted emergency preparedness on the island and was a leader of FICRA.
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Day Tripper | Cars, cars and much more than cars
Jul 28, 2026 | By: Mary WilliamsLeMay Collections at Marymount in Spanaway offers a pretty comprehensive history of the automobile — and a lot more.
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City discusses possible cost increase, moorage, and regulations for Commercial Fishing Homeport
Jul 28, 2026 | By: Carolyn BickA consultant now says a construction contract could go as high as $4.2 million, but city staff say the projection is a “worst-case scenario.”
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