Community

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

Peninsula School District buys more land next to Peninsula High School

Jan 27, 2026 | By:

The district will pay $492,000 for land and a home near the Peninsula High School tennis courts. The property will be used for “future school-level programming.”

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Harbor Happenings | School bands perform at Jazz Night, festival

Jan 27, 2026 | By:

Find literary, musical, civic and more events in our weekly roundup of what’s happening around Gig Harbor.

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Spruce Hill Winery offers a taste of community

Jan 26, 2026 | By:

A Seattle-based winery recently opened a tasting room on Olympic Drive in Gig Harbor, where its owners live.

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Plaque honors former mayor Chuck Hunter for work on Donkey Creek ‘daylighting’

Jan 26, 2026 | By:

The former construction professional spearheaded efforts to get the new bridge built, removing a fish-passage barrier on Donkey Creek.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | The Gig Harbor Clay Company, Part 2

Jan 25, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

The Gig Harbor Clay Company never could produce high-quality brick, leading to a business failure and a family schism.

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Sports Beat | Girls football teams plant a flag in Gig Harbor

Jan 23, 2026 | By:

Playoff-bound flag football teams from Peninsula and Gig Harbor are part of a fast-growing sport that only recently gained full status in Washington.

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Two in Tow & On the Go | Low-pressure January outing ideas for families

Jan 23, 2026 | By:

Low-pressure January outing ideas for families, pulled from past Two in Tow adventures around Gig Harbor and the South Sound.

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Being Neighborly | His handmade toys bring Christmas joy

Jan 22, 2026 | By:

Don Weatherby of Gig Harbor makes and donates toy trucks, planes and boats for the Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH toy drive every year.

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Russell Family Foundation announces new class of Jane’s Fellowship Program

Jan 22, 2026 | By:

The Jane’s Fellowship Program brings together leaders who are working to address a “wide range of community challenges.”

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DeMolay Sandspit open again, but another closure is coming this summer

Jan 22, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

After removing a seawall and two recently acquired buildings, an even more extensive project is planned for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park this year.

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