Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.
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This month’s Day Trip features Seattle’s struggling Pacific Place, a downsized Parade of Gingerbread Houses and MOHAI on South Lake Union.
Read More about Day Tripper | MOHAI and some old friends
Gig Harbor-based Locust Cider grew quickly before the pandemic, inflation and changing consumer habits forced a recent retreat.
Read More about Locust Cider closing four tap rooms, but keeping Gig Harbor location open
The annual Olalla Polar Bear Plunge starts at around noon on New Year’s Day.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Plunge into 2026
After two terms on the council, Jeni Woock hopes to focus on her artistic ventures after leaving office.
Read More about Outgoing councilmember Woock plans to ‘unplug’ from city politics for a while
The story of how a group of friends cut down a very big tree in 1982, in annoying rhyming verse.
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | The big tree the Meyers did fall
Freestanding ERs offer emergency care in buildings detached from a hospital campus, and three of them are now open in Kitsap County. Here’s how they work.
Read More about Freestanding ERs proliferate on the peninsula
Christmas Eve services, the gnome hunt continues and holiday movies.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Christmas Eve services at Gig Harbor churches
Dunis, the organization’s special projects and outreach manager, replaces Carrianne Ekberg, who is stepping down to spend time with her young family.
Read More about Waterfront Alliance promotes Clare Dunis to executive director
The governor would raise the money with the sale of bonds backed by proceeds from a slew of new and increased taxes and fees lawmakers approved this year.
Read More about Ferguson proposes $3 billion plan to preserve bridges and roads, build new ferries
An update on the early weeks of basketball season for the Peninsula and Gig Harbor boys and girls teams.
Read More about Sports Beat | Masini scores 38 points as Gig Harbor defeats Silas