PenMet budget in solid shape, staff tells commissioners
Feb 04, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigRevenues came in higher and expenses lower than the park district anticipated.
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Gig Harborites love the natural surroundings in which they live, and Gig Harbor Now staff members keep them apprised of opportunities to enjoy and preserve their forests, waters and creatures.
City Council approves Crescent Creek Park master plan
Jan 28, 2026 | By: Carolyn BickThe city of Gig Harbor will revamp its popular Crescent Creek Park, while leaving the future of the old Masonic Lodge aside for now.
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DeMolay Sandspit open again, but another closure is coming this summer
Jan 22, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigAfter removing a seawall and two recently acquired buildings, an even more extensive project is planned for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park this year.
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Burley Lagoon clean-up pulls 460 pounds of tires, plastic and more out of waterway
Jan 20, 2026 | By: Vince DiceThe Friends of Burley Lagoon, with an assist from the Washington Conservation Corps, spent their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday getting their hands dirty.
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Great Peninsula Conservancy buys Butterfield Forest, adjacent to Sehmel Park
Nov 24, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe conservancy will transfer ownership of the 21-acre Butterfield Forest, located south of the park, to PenMet Parks.
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North Creek culvert replacement on hold for now
Nov 10, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe city wants to replace a box culvert that carries North Creek under Harborview Drive, but first it has to resolve the matter of salmon incubators there.
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The ‘Jonny Appleseeds’ of Manila clams and Pacific oysters
Nov 05, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickA Fish and Wildlife biologist discussed shellfish management efforts last week during the KGI Watershed Council’s annual State of the Watershed meeting.
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Rush’s North Annex proposal calls for apartments, possible medical facility on Canterwood Boulevard
Sep 30, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyThe Gig Harbor North Annex proposal, located near St. Anthony Hospital and Target, would bring 108 apartments to land on Canterwood Boulevard.
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Parks Department outlines management plan for fourth phase of txʷaalqəł Conservation Area
Sep 25, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe txʷaalqəł Conservation Area is a more than 52-acre parcel the city acquired between 2022 and 2024.
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Young filmmakers tell little-known story of a captured Southern Resident orca
Sep 15, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick“Echoes of the Sound,” a documentary about the capture of a young orca in Vaughn Bay in 1968, shows at the upcoming Gig Harbor Film Festival.
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