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Burley Lagoon at base of shopping center wall in Purdy.

King tides cause little flooding in area

Jan 17, 2024 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The 13.57-foot tide Wednesday spilled slightly into a Purdy shopping center parking lot, but didn’t rise quite high enough to do any damage.

The remote site incubator at Donkey Creek

Idle incubator largely responsible for absent chum run

Jan 16, 2024 | By: Ed Friedrich

Because of a salmon virus, locals who operate a remote site incubator on North Creek couldn’t get eggs to supplement the few fish the stream produces naturally.

Wild weather week includes a wind advisory, possible snow and king tides

Jan 08, 2024 | By: Vince Dice

First, a wind advisory. Then, possible (though far from certain) snow late in the week. After that, we could see king tides.

Waterfront Alliance pitches downtown playground

Dec 27, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Editor’s note: Before publishing this story, Gig Harbor Downtown Waterfront Alliance executive director Carrianne Ekberg told Gig Harbor Now that plans for a downtown playground are “on hold.” Soundview Park is also no longer the preferred location for a downtown playground. Images previously presented with this article, which were included in information provided to the

In the Margins | A new state bird is just what Washington needs

Dec 20, 2023 | By: Leland Smith

It’s the funniest thing. People often ask me, “Hey Lee … if you were governor of Washington, what’s the first thing you’d do?” Actually, nobody has ever asked me that. But someday, should they? I’ll have an answer. As governor, the first thing I would do: I would sack the Goldfinch as our state bird

Business Spotlight: The Harbor Fish Co. is Gig Harbor’s next-gen fishing family

Dec 18, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

Wild, packed with nutrients, and heart-healthy. For Gig Harbor residents, a local fishing family provides direct delivery of fresh wild Alaskan-caught salmon to your doorstep. Alex James and Zack Worrell launched their company, The Harbor Fish Co., in 2022 to connect Gig Harbor with high-quality wild-caught Alaskan salmon, Dungeness crab, and striped shrimp harvested from

Photo of Burley Lagoon and public notice sign about proposal to farm geoducks

Proponents, foes of Burley Lagoon geoduck farm to face off at March 2024 hearings

Dec 07, 2023 | By: Ted Kenney

Parties to a dispute over a proposed 25.5 acre geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon have until March 2024 to hone arguments and marshal evidence. That’s when Taylor Shellfish, which seeks to launch the controversial aquaculture operation, will face off against a coalition of environmental groups and neighbors in arguments before the Pierce County Hearing Examiner

Jennifer Preston: Presence, not presents

Dec 06, 2023 | By: Jennifer Preston

I don’t need to tell you that holidays whip us into a frenzied state. For a time of year dedicated to bonhomie brimming with sparkling frivolity and wishes for peace, this season can be downright overwhelming. The seasonal focus on gifting also has a tremendous impact on the environment. Christmas alone accounts for a 25-30%

Project engineer Justin Janke, on the lagoon side of the bridge, describes how the streambed was built to keep the creek on the surface. The area fills up with seawater during high tides.

Highway 302 Spur bridge opening Saturday

Nov 29, 2023 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

The road has been closed and a short detour in place since April for a fish passage project.

Developments would bring more than 150 residences to Swede Hill

Nov 28, 2023 | By: Ted Kenney

Add northern Swede Hill to the list of Gig Harbor locales slated for accelerating suburban growth. West of Highway 16, on land sloping down to Burnham Drive NW and McCormick Creek, two local developers are shepherding separate proposals through the city’s permitting process that would add more than 150 residences on land now occupied by

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