Community

Gig Harbor Now reporters cover community events and efforts that benefit and entertain the community.

Tammi Barber outside Frills by TLB Events, her store on Harborview Drive in downtown Gig Harbor. Frills features exterior installations, celebrating holidays and seasons. The latest installation, celebrating summer, features colorful pool noodles, beach balls and pool floats.

Business spotlight: Frills brightens downtown Gig Harbor

Jul 11, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Frills, the little store in downtown Gig Harbor known for its bright seasonal displays, exists to brighten peoples’ day. So says owner Tammi Barber, whose latest work of public art

Workers pave the parking lot at the new Evergreen Elementary School on Key Peninsula

Huge property value increases don’t portend corresponding tax hikes

Jul 08, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

State law restricts taxing districts to collecting just 1% more than the previous year, except for voter-approved levies and bonds.

Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Shoplifting suspect injures self while fleeing

Jul 07, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Editor’s note: The Police Blotter is written based on information in Gig Harbor Police and Pierce County Sheriff’s Office reports. Gig Harbor officers chased down two suspected shoplifters at the Borgen Boulevard Home

Open house offers first look at Olalla Bay Landing

Jul 07, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Olalla celebrated a new community gathering space and museum July 2-3, as Gregg and Claudia Olsen hosted an open house at Olalla Bay Landing. The Olsens purchased the waterfront building

Town & Country Market hits pause on Gig Harbor plans

Jul 05, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Town & Country Markets won’t be coming to Gig Harbor in the immediate future, according to a statement from a public relations firm working on the regional grocery chain’s behalf.

Public weighs in on sports complex designs at open house

Jul 02, 2022 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Options were presented for Phase 1B’s playgrounds, performance stage and pickleball courts.

County discusses Fox Island bridge replacement, repair project at community meeting

Jul 01, 2022 | By: Ed Friedrich

Islanders, who would be shouldering much of the cost of a new or renovated bridge, were most concerned about funding, but those details won’t be known until later.

Gig Harbor Police Blotter: Suspect sought in Thursday bank robbery

Jun 30, 2022 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The suspect presented a note to a teller but didn’t show a weapon.

Volunteers unload watermelons delivered to the Food Backpacks 4 Kids Food Pantry on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

Food Backpacks 4 Kids fills a void during summer

Jun 30, 2022 | By: Vince Dice

Summer break began last week in the Peninsula School District, a nearly universal cause for celebration for kids. Yet for some students, the end of the school year also means

Cruisers car club all about ‘making friends and having fun’

Jun 29, 2022 | By: Dennis Browne

The big Cruise the Narrows car show is coming up Aug. 6 at Uptown Plaza. The club hosts many other events, including cruise-ins, club tours or just driving around town.

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