Many receiving ‘smishing’ scam messages for alleged unpaid tolls
Mar 19, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe text messages imitate tolling agencies and attempt to acquire people’s credit card or banking information.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Housing activity picking up steam as spring begins
Mar 19, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThe local real estate sales market remained strong in February. But what impact might mortgage rates and wild cards like tariffs play going forward?
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Gig Harbor, Peninsula debate teams qualify for national tournament
Mar 18, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe two schools will send a total of 11 competitors to the national speech and debate tournament in Des Moines, Iowa, in June.
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Harbor Happenings | Take a peak under the sea on the last day of winter
Mar 18, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe first day of spring is Thursday, March 20. It’s time to start going outside again.
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Invitation Bookshop moving to new location, while downtown tap room has a new owner
Mar 17, 2025 | By: Vince DiceInvitation Bookshop is moving to Judson Street, while a nearby craft beer tasting room has a new owner and a new look. Invitation is still open in the Uptown neighborhood, but owner Allyson Howard hopes to complete the move to 3119 Judson Street by next month. Meanwhile, Matt Burnett recently purchased the former Gig Harbor
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Gig Harbor firefighters rescue man and dog after fall from cliff
Mar 17, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe 100-pound Doberman tumbled over a cliff late Sunday, and its person went down after it. Firefighters helped get them back on high ground.
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Deputies, firefighters find no evidence of explosive device after a boom on Fox Island
Mar 14, 2025 | By: Vince DiceOne person described the sound as the equivalent of 10 to 15 M80s fireworks going off at once.
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On the water with some of the nation’s best canoe and kayak racers
Mar 14, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneThe Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Team regularly wins national championships. And you don’t win national titles by only training when it’s warm.
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Two In Two & On The Go | Our 2025 guide to summer camps for kids
Mar 14, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandSomehow, it’s that time again—to register kiddos for a local lineup of 2025 summer camps. Here’s a closer look at the camps available in and around Gig Harbor.
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Fitness program for those with chronic illnesses grows, thanks to a grant from Franciscan
Mar 13, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonA Virginia Mason Franciscan Health grant will help boost access to a YMCA of Pierce and Kitsap program that improves health for people facing diabetes, arthritis and other chronic illnesses.
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