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Reid Ekberg appointed to Gig Harbor City Council

Dec 13, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Reid Ekberg follows in the footsteps of his father, Steve, a longtime Gig Harbor City Council member.

Peninsula football coach Filkins steps down after 30 years

Dec 13, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

Filkins, who coached the Seahawks to more than 180 wins, will remain Peninsula’s athletic director and a teacher at the school.

Two westbound lanes of Narrows Bridge to close this weekend

Dec 13, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

WSDOT needs to repair another expansion joint, forcing lane closures on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14 and 15.

Being Neighborly | Small acts of kindness during a hectic day

Dec 13, 2024 | By: Marsha Hart

Wendy Walsh thanks several strangers at the Gig Harbor Post Office who were extraordinarily kind to her grandson.

City Council increases utility rates, takes step toward B&O tax

Dec 13, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Gig Harbor took a step toward implementing a business and occupation (B&O) tax on Monday, Dec. 9. The City Council unanimously approved a $23,200 contract with BERK Consulting to review a B&O analysis prepared by city staff earlier this year. BERK’s review will focus on the methods city staff used to collect data and compare

Patterson’s Market back for 45th year

Dec 12, 2024 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

Patterson’s, evicted from its longtime home in 2022, is back for a second year at Anderson’s General Store.

Krishnadasan picked as new 26th District state senator

Dec 11, 2024 | By: Conor Wilson

The former Peninsula School Board member will serve in 2025, but would have to run again the next two falls to retain the seat.

In the Margins | Where’s Amelia? This family’s legacy is to search for the truth

Dec 11, 2024 | By: Chris Phillips

A Pierce County family with Gig Harbor connections is descended from one of the last people to hear Amelia Earhart’s voice on the radio.

Gig Harbor Real Estate | A tale of two markets, single-family homes and condos

Dec 11, 2024 | By: Alison Paoli

More condos were for sale in November than at any time since summer 2018. Meanwhile, demand for single-family homes continues to rise.

Gig Harbor’s Safeway store is currently at the rear of the Point Fosdick Square shopping center on Point Fosdick Drive

Albertsons backs out of merger with Kroger, which would have forced sale of two local stores

Dec 11, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

A merger that would have forced the sale of two Gig Harbor grocery stores imploded this week, when Albertsons backed out of its agreement with Kroger. Albertsons, which owns Safeway, also filed a lawsuit against Kroger, which owns Fred Meyer, early on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Those moves came a day after two judges separately blocked

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