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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.
Read More about USA SUP National Championships coming to Gig Harbor
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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The library on Point Fosdick Drive will close from Sept. 14 through Sept. 26 for scheduled maintenance.
Read More about Gig Harbor library to close for building maintenance
Friday is the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | 9/11 remembrance, Fall Farmers Market and more
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.
Read More about Five years later, persistence is still paying off
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.
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | Barged from Bremerton
There are some family outings you do because they’re new, some because they’re nearby and some because the kids have been asking approximately 47 times. Our family goes to Wild Waves Theme & Water Park in Federal Way for the third reason. And also because our annual summer trip there with our Seattle friends is
Read More about Two In Tow & On The Go: Three more days of water slides
Gig Harbor plays Emerald Ridge at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup on Friday (Sept. 4), while Peninsula takes on W.F. West in Chehalis.
Read More about Peninsula, Gig Harbor kick off high school football season
Neighbors who sent letters to the city say traffic on Olympic Drive is already bad, and a new Chic-fil-A would make it worse.
Read More about Neighbors raise traffic concerns as Chick-fil-A updates plans for Gig Harbor restaurant
Wednesday, Sept. 2, was the first day of school in the Peninsula School District.
Read More about First day brings jitters and smiles for Peninsula School District students