Community

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

General Dynamics adds nuclear sub parts to Gig Harbor’s maritime economy

Nov 25, 2025 | By:

General Dynamics has leased 36,735 square feet of warehouse and industrial space at the Latitude 47 Commerce Center on Bujacich Road.

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Shuttle service between Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula isn’t just a holiday thing this year

Nov 25, 2025 | By:

The Peninsula Transit Pilot Program will run shuttles starting on Black Friday — and continuing through August.

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City staff recommends pausing Masonic Lodge plans

Nov 25, 2025 | By:

The Gig Harbor Parks Department recommends setting aside the Masonic Lodge question for now but continuing with other aspects of a Crescent Creek Park redesign.

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Washington Way program aims to make corrections centers healthier for everyone

Nov 25, 2025 | By:

The old way resulted in chronic health problems for staff and worse outcomes for inmates. The Washington Corrections Center for Women is trying a new way.

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Harbor Happenings | Trotting into the holiday season

Nov 25, 2025 | By:

Work up an appetite and support a good cause by getting up early on Thanksgiving for the annual Turkey Trot.

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Great Peninsula Conservancy buys Butterfield Forest, adjacent to Sehmel Park

Nov 24, 2025 | By:

The conservancy will transfer ownership of the 21-acre Butterfield Forest, located south of the park, to PenMet Parks.

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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor water polo finishes third in first year in top division

Nov 21, 2025 | By:

‘We’re coming for the state title’ next year, Gig Harbor water polo coach Ponce said after the third-place game.

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Gig Harbor-area Community Resource Guide

Nov 21, 2025 | By:

From parent support and youth programs to housing help, mental health resources, crisis lines, and community nonprofits doing all they can: we’ve gathered the essentials in one easy place.

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Being Neighborly | Keeping a neighborhood safe, one slippery leaf at a time

Nov 21, 2025 | By:

Mike Jewell volunteers to clear the driveways in this Rosedale neighborhood.

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Health district laying off 22 employees

Nov 20, 2025 | By:

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health District notified employees late last month that their positions would end Dec. 19

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