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Big Nate’s move into Peninsula Shopping Center is small geographically, but a potentially huge business move for the trading card shop.
Read More about Big Nate’s Trading Cards trades up to a bigger space across Judson Street, at Peninsula Shopping Center
Meet some of Gig Harbor’s top senior athletes from the 2024-25 sports season.
Read More about 2024-2025 Super Seniors | Gig Harbor High School
The inaugural West Sound Crime Con takes place at several locations in Gig Harbor and around the region during the weekend of Aug. 1 through 3.
Read More about Crime Con founder hoping for a killer weekend
Voters in the city of Gig Harbor will decide whether to increase the sales tax by 0.1% to support arts and culture programs.
Read More about City council sends Cultural Access sales tax to voters
The Cruise the Narrows car show is Saturday at Uptown Gig Harbor, and that’s just one of several major events this weekend.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Cruise the Narrows, Crime Con, Kopachuck re-opening are this week
The Pacific Northwest has a great history with home run derbies. Just recently, the Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh won the 2025 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby. Now, Gig Harbor’s very own Olivia DeRespini looks to make history by competing in the Little League National Home Run Derby in August. DeRespini, 12, plays for travel
Read More about Gig Harbor’s DeRespini qualifies for national home run derby
Five students from Gig Harbor and Tacoma spent a sizable chunk of their summer break researching and interviewing candidates for the 26th District state Senate seat.
Read More about Local students grill 26th Legislative District candidates, write op-eds
The haze of history clouds this fact: Heavy smoke was an even bigger problem in Gig Harbor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | Smoke gets in everybody’s eyes
Also in this edition of the blotter: a suspect walks away from the ER, a man points a gun out the window of his vehicle and more.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Suspect fights security over $28 worth of deli food