Community

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

Butter Chicken brings the flavor of Punjab to Gig Harbor

Jul 22, 2024 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

Butter Chicken Indian Kitchen opened this spring on Harborview Drive. Customers give it rave reviews.

Rosemaling connects Gig Harbor to its Nordic heritage

Jul 22, 2024 | By: Marsha Hart

When Marilyn Mahnke moved to Gig Harbor 20 years ago, she discovered a group of people dedicated to keeping their Norwegian heritage alive through painting. Mahnke’s maternal grandmother was part of an influx of immigrants who came to the United States in the 1800s. They brought with them traditions, household items and craft forms. But

Photo Gallery | Summer Art Festival

Jul 20, 2024 | By: Carolyn Bick

Photos from the 38th annual Summer Art Festival, this year at Sehmel Homestead Park in Gig Harbor.

Photo Gallery | Chalk the Harbor 2024

Jul 20, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Photos from Chalk the Harbor on Saturday, July 20, 2024, on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Click on any photo below to view them as a gallery.

Local Kiwanis Club’s Signature Program wins bronze award

Jul 19, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The Kiwanis Club of Gig Harbor’s Kiwanis Cares for Kids program won a bronze award during the eighth annual Signature Project Recognition Program at Kiwanis International’s convention in Denver this month. Kiwanis Care for Kids was selected for recognition from among 525 submissions from chapters around the world. Kiwanis Cares for Kids is the local

Trouble in paradise: Short-term rental on sandspit becomes flashpoint for controversy

Jul 19, 2024 | By: Ted Kenney

From the watery world of the Lighthouse Beach short-term rental property, it’s easy to forget worldly cares. The site, boasting two complete houses and a boat dock, straddles the sandspit at the mouth of Gig Harbor Bay. It is adjacent to the city’s iconic lighthouse and its grassy, marine-access-only park. With ample picture windows looking

Healthy Youth Survey shows positive trends in Peninsula schools

Jul 18, 2024 | By: Conor Wilson

Mental health outcomes for Peninsula District students are comparable to their peers in Pierce County, according to a recent statewide survey. But results also underscore recent concerns from community members about bullying at district high schools. Data from the 2023 Healthy Youth Survey showed positive trends for students across Washington. The survey is an anonymous

Annual Crime in Washington report shows uptick in drug arrests

Jul 18, 2024 | By: Conor Wilson

West Sound law enforcement agencies arrested more people for drug and narcotic violations in 2023 than they have in either of the past two years, according to a new state report released this month. The 2023 Crime in Washington Report, an annual tally of arrests compiled by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs

PenMet Parks celebrates installation of final recreation center beam

Jul 17, 2024 | By: Ed Friedrich

Contractors and parks people performed the rite, albeit later than expected because steel delivery had been delayed.

PenMet Parks’ free mobile recreation program coming to local schools

Jul 17, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

Peninsula Metropolitan Park District on Tuesday, July 23, will launch a new Mobile Recreation program that is free to all families, with no preregistration required. The fun will include field activities, arts and crafts geared toward ages 3 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Food Backpacks 4 Kids with funding from BBQ2U will provide