Tides Tavern closed for a month for maintenance
Jan 27, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe closures is for routine kitchen maintenance, new owner Anthony’s Restaurants said via social media.
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Peninsula School District buys more land next to Peninsula High School
Jan 27, 2026 | By: Christina T HenryThe 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: Charlee Glock-JacksonFind 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: Julie Warrick AmmannA 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: Vince DiceThe 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 SpadoniThe 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: Dennis BrownePlayoff-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: Tonya StricklandLow-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: Marsha HartDon 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: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe Jane’s Fellowship Program brings together leaders who are working to address a “wide range of community challenges.”
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