Community

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

Club sponsored by local Kiwanis allows everyone to get in on the AKtion

Mar 26, 2025 | By: Marsha Hart

The year-old AKtion Club gives developmentally disabled adults a social outlet and a chance to give back to the community.

Day Tripper | A Gig Harbor walkabout

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Mary Williams

Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams opted to see her hometown through a tourists’ eyes this month.

Can you spot a bottle job at 20 paces?

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick

A Q&A with Ghostlight’s founder on upcoming production of “Steel Magnolias”

Harbor Happenings | Circus of Second Chances visits Gig Harbor

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Also coming up this week: the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Crab Fest, Harbor WildWatch beach walks and more.

Behind the Finds | Every picture has a story

Mar 24, 2025 | By: Tonya Strickland

In their latest storytelling collaboration, Gig Harbor Now writers Tonya Strickland and Greg Spadoni launch a new series where they tell the stories behind old photographs sold at second hand stores.

Gig Harbor Now and Then | Behind the Finds: Every picture has a story (even if I have to make one up)

Mar 24, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

None of the stories Greg Spadoni wrote about the photos he found in a second-hand store are true. But they are funny.

Six girls, three boys make all-league basketball teams

Mar 21, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

Grace Richardson of Peninsula was named the Puget Sound League Nisqually Division defensive MVP.

Experiential exhibit coming to Gig Harbor offers chance to walk a mile in refugees’ shoes

Mar 20, 2025 | By: Marsha Hart

From Home to Home, which visits Gig Harbor starting later this month, is a chance to mirror the experience of a newly released refugee.

Proposed new Gig Harbor comp plan doubles down on housing density

Mar 20, 2025 | By: Ted Kenney

The plan would increase density, thanks in part to a new state law requiring jurisdictions to accommodate housing for a variety of income levels.

Kitsap County clinic reports results from using TMS therapy to treat depression

Mar 20, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

TMS therapy uses magnetic pulses to stimulate nerve cells in regions of the brain that typically have decreased activity when a patient has depression.

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