Gig Harbor is going Places, as this week’s conference shows
Oct 10, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Places conference brought preservationists, planners and city officials to Gig Harbor this week.
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City Planning Department proposes development code overhaul to comply with new state laws
Oct 09, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe state-mandated changes will encourage developers to create affordable housing options, including elder housing and mixed-use structures.
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Safe parking spaces available soon for families living in their vehicles
Oct 09, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonA local church will offer three safe parking spaces to families with children experiencing homelessness.
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Gig Harbor draws with Central Kitsap in clash of state’s top-ranked Class 3A soccer teams
Oct 08, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor remains in the driver’s seat in the Puget Sound League Narrows Division after the 1-1 tie against Central Kitsap.
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Film Festival packs ’em in again
Oct 08, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffTop awards at the 2025 Gig Harbor Film Festival went to Best Director John Gray for “A Guest in My Country” and Best Actor Bella Zoe Martinez for “Once More, Like Rain Man.”
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With Trailside apartments, high-density development lands in Canterwood’s front yard
Oct 08, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyRush Companies’ Trailside project would build 120 apartments next to the luxury gated community — and the company is keeping mum about it.
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Gig Harbor artist Mardie Rees marries life’s bitter and sweet in her sculptures
Oct 07, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickMardie Rees of Gig Harbor, who created sculptures at St. Anthony Hospital and Skansie Park, unveils a new work in Enumclaw.
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Harbor Happenings | Learn some Buried History at upcoming cemetery tours
Oct 07, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe tours are the next two Sundays at Artondale Cemetery.
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Barber emphasizes collaborative community governance in mayoral bid
Oct 06, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickMary Barber, appointed mayor almost a year ago, is running for a full term with an eye on community input and collaboration.
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Traffic stop, license plate-reading camera debate inspired mayoral challenger
Oct 06, 2025 | By: Vince DiceChris Haywood, the only candidate who filed to challenge incumbent Mayor Mary Barber, says city government has done some “pretty dreadful things” to the public.
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