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Also: A convenience store customer who doesn’t take rejection well and disruptions caused by someone huffing aerosol cans.
Read More about Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Man arrested on suspicion of robbery after shoplifting while carrying a knife
Peninsula Light board member Paul Alvestad says the organization is planning a new administration building that is “overpriced by millions.”
Read More about PenLight CEO sued by board member, who calls for ratepayer vote on new HQ building
Two high school band performances are this week, followed by a Harbor Winds concert on Sunday, June 8.
Read More about Harbor Happenings | Music in the air at Gig Harbor High
The Maritime Gig Festival is Saturday and Sunday, June 7 and 8. Here’s everything you need to know for the Grand Parade, Blessing of the Fleet and more.
Read More about 2025 Maritime Gig Festival: Here’s what you need to know
Our previous Gig Harbor Now and Then column featured two questions of local history, both concerning Gig Harbor’s commercial fishing fleet. They are: Of all the men and women who worked on Gig Harbor commercial fishing boats, from 1868 to the present day, who was the best known during their time on a boat? Of all
Read More about Gig Harbor Now and Then | A nationally famous Gig Harbor fishing boat worker
The festival on Saturday celebrated Gig Harbor’s Croatian heritage and the refurbished and reopened Skansie Netshed.
Read More about Croatia Day treats attendees to music, dance, and a newly opened netshed
Some people call Pat Furman, owner of The Floatation Device in Purdy, the town’s unofficial mayor.
Read More about Being Neighborly | The No. 1 fan, and booster, of local sports teams
Gig Harbor appeared on the verge of advancing to the Class 3A baseball state championship game after six innings of a semifinal matchup against Kennewick on Friday, May 30. The second-seeded Tides led 5-2 heading into the seventh and final inning against No. 3 Kennewick in Yakima. But the Lions rallied to tie and send
Read More about Sports Beat | Gig Harbor falls in state baseball semifinals
Burley Park in Kitsap County blends rich turn-of-the-century history with recent upgrades.
Read More about Two in Tow & On The Go | Check out Burley Park’s updated playground — and its fascinating history
It is the first time Gig Harbor Police Department sought accreditation, a process that took some two years.
Read More about Police department earns accreditation from state group