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Within the next 10 years, the city of Gig Harbor may need to drill a new well and upgrade its stormwater treatment plant. Those projects could force another rate increase.
Read More about City utility customers may face more rate increases
Birch trees in the Home Depot parking lot are dead or dying and will be removed, thanks to a bug called the bronze birch borer.
Read More about Birches in Gig Harbor Home Depot parking lot turn dead and ghostly, in time for Halloween
Our Day Tripper columnist took a tour of Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula cemeteries.
Read More about Day Tripper | A tombstone tourist visits greater Gig Harbor cemeteries
Social media users reported feeling the quake as far away as Seattle and Olympia.
Read More about 4.2 magnitude earthquake rattles Gig Harbor area
Due to the state government’s ongoing budget shortfall, the city is bracing for losing $465,000 to $930,000 in sales tax revenue.
Read More about City planning for reduction in sales tax revenue
The staff members are on administrative leave “pending an investigation,” but the district said it is “unable” to answer questions.
Read More about Three Peninsula High staff members placed on administrative leave
PenMet’s Scarecrow Festival, the Downtown Waterfront Alliance’s Sip and Stroll and the first Pier Into the Night are all Saturday.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Scarecrow Festival launches us into fall
The two left lanes of the westbound (toward Gig Harbor) bridge will close for most of Saturday, Oct. 3. Later this month, a larger repair project will require two weeks of around-the-clock lane closure.
Read More about More Tacoma Narrows Bridge lane closures coming this month
The 2026 Gig Harbor Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday, Sept. 27. These films won awards during the four-day celebration of independent films.
Read More about ‘Man or Mountain,’ ‘Radioheart’ each win two Gig Harbor Film Festival awards
Truebenbach, 17, swept three events at nationals and is fundraising to attend the world championships in Italy in October.
Read More about Gig Harbor’s Truebenbach qualifies for SUP world championships