Drone Team’s first performance has Peninsula School District buzzing
Sep 17, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryThe Drone Team takes to the skies on Thursday (Sept. 17) at Gig Harbor High School for its first performance.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Hot dog! Pet owner cited for leaving pups in parking lot
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Gig Harbor police cited a 50-year-old Gig Harbor woman on suspicion of animal cruelty after she left three dogs inside a car in the Target parking lot on the afternoon of Aug. 23. Other shoppers
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Mike Mitchell’s personal Vietnam story debuting at Gig Harbor Film Festival
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickMike Mitchell of Gig Harbor created a one-man show about his experience as a Vietnam War veteran. It hits the big screen next week.
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COVID vaccines still available in Washington, but barriers could be on the horizon
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe state protected access to COVID vaccines, but a federal committee could undercut insurance coverage of them.
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Harbor Happenings | Open house set on Crescent Creek Park, Masonic Lodge
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonAlso this week: The Open Studio Tour, a geoduck discussion, a Mystery Movie and more.
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Expansion joint again forces lane closures on westbound Narrows Bridge
Sep 15, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe right two lanes of the older bridge will close on Friday and Saturday, again for repair of an expansion joint.
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Young filmmakers tell little-known story of a captured Southern Resident orca
Sep 15, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick“Echoes of the Sound,” a documentary about the capture of a young orca in Vaughn Bay in 1968, shows at the upcoming Gig Harbor Film Festival.
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Two in Tow & On the Go | A towering view, with a visit from Mr. (or Mrs.) Chonky
Sep 12, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandWho knew a fun afternoon of seal-spotting and crane-watching with two kids and a local dude who counts The Three Stooges as his personal heroes could double as a crash-course in global trade?
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Photos | 9/11 observance at Gig Harbor Fire and Medic One
Sep 11, 2025 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannPhotos from a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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JAX Salon thinks Peninsula Shopping Center will be aces for business
Sep 11, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyPeninsula Shopping Center in downtown Gig Harbor continues to scoop up new tenants. The latest business announcing it will set up shop there is JAX Luxury Salon, an established self-care emporium that currently operates from the Novak Hotel building (aka the old Harbor Inn) at the foot of Pioneer Way. It’s a move that can
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