Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.
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Peninsula Light board member Paul Alvestad says the organization is planning a new administration building that is “overpriced by millions.”
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Two high school band performances are this week, followed by a Harbor Winds concert on Sunday, June 8.
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The Maritime Gig Festival is Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. Here’s everything you need to know for the Grand Parade, Blessing of the Fleet and more.
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Our previous Gig Harbor Now and Then column featured two questions of local history, both concerning Gig Harbor’s commercial fishing fleet. They are: Of all the men and women who worked on Gig Harbor commercial fishing boats, from 1868 to the present day, who was the best known during their time on a boat? Of all
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The festival on Saturday celebrated Gig Harbor’s Croatian heritage and the refurbished and reopened Skansie Netshed.
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Some people call Pat Furman, owner of The Floatation Device in Purdy, the town’s unofficial mayor.
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Gig Harbor appeared on the verge of advancing to the Class 3A baseball state championship game after six innings of a semifinal matchup against Kennewick on Friday, May 30. The second-seeded Tides led 5-2 heading into the seventh and final inning against No. 3 Kennewick in Yakima. But the Lions rallied to tie and send
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Burley Park in Kitsap County blends rich turn-of-the-century history with recent upgrades.
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It is the first time Gig Harbor Police Department sought accreditation, a process that took some two years.
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The buses, not dressed as trolleys this year, will run Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Uptown and the base of Peacock Hill.
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