Community

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

Doris Heritage Park to open June 16

Jun 10, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The park next door to the Tom Taylor YMCA includes a new playground, pickleball courts and more.

Legislation makes opening a child care a little easier

Jun 10, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

As Kimberly Shaw recalls her arduous four-year journey to open the first licensed child-care center on the Key Peninsula, she holds an infant boy in her lap. Getting a permit for a child-care center has been more difficult than Shaw, director of the nonprofit Key Peninsula Cooperative Preschool, initially envisioned. The process has been filled

Harbor Happenings | Big crowd expected for protest on Point Fosdick Drive

Jun 10, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Organizers expect a large crowd to protest the Trump Administration from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the intersection of Olympic and Point Fosdick drives. The “No Kings” protest is one of hundreds taking place around the country on Saturday, which is President Donald Trump’s birthday. The government plans a military parade for

Scenes from a parade: The 2025 Maritime Gig Grand Parade in photos

Jun 07, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Photos of participants in the 2025 Maritime Gig Grand Parade on Saturday, June 7.

Did we take your picture at the Maritime Gig Festival?

Jun 07, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

We took photos of the crowd at the 2025 Maritime Gig Grand Parade. Did a photo of you or your loved one make our gallery?

Two dead in collision at corner of Soundview and Grandview

Jun 06, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

A driver experiencing a medical emergency may have contributed to the collision.

Sports Beat | Gig Harbor 4×100 relay wins a state championship

Jun 06, 2025 | By: Dennis Browne

The relay team had not run together in a single regular-season event because of various outside obligations and illnesses.

Rep. Randall settling in to her new role in a very unsettled Washington, D.C.

Jun 05, 2025 | By: Conor Wilson

Emily Randall, the Bremerton Democrat elected last fall to represent the Sixth Congressional District, says she’s “trying to learn this new job while I navigate all this chaos.”