Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Gig Harbor will celebrate two milestones this week, according to Mayor Tracie Markley. The city, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the Lyons Family Trust will celebrate the acquisition of 11.5 acres of land known as the North Creek Salmon Heritage Site Phase 1 at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4. The site is just north
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It’s time for the Sports Beat, a weekly capsule of athletic events and standout performances from Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools. We will start out with a preview of the game of the week between girls soccer powers Gig Harbor (6-0, 6-0 South Sound Conference) and Peninsula (7-1, 6-0). They square off at 7
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“It’s like I have ESPN or something,” a quote from the 2004 movie “Mean Girls.” Well, probably not ESPN, but if you had any ESP going on, you took yourself to the 2022 Gig Harbor Film Festival last weekend. And what a weekend it was! The festival launched on Thursday evening with a welcome chat
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“700 Feet Down” and “Soldier” also won awards, while Staci Layne Wilson was honored as best director for “The Ventures: Stars on Guitars.”
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A 72-year-old Gig Harbor man died Thursday in a collision with a South Kitsap School District bus, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. The collision occurred at the intersection of Sidney and Spruce roads, just north of the Pierce-Kitsap county line, around 4 p.m. Thursday. The bus contained no students at the time of
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Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A stolen white Kia Rio fled from law enforcement on at least three occasions on Sept. 24 and 25. In the first instance included in the reports, an officer pulled the Rio over after checking its license
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The Kopachuck renovation project will begin early next year, but the beach portion will be held up after funding fell $1 million short.
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The reemergence from COVID continues with several in-person events returning this week, starting with the Scarecrow Festival at Sehmel Homestead Park on Saturday, Oct. 1. Sponsored by PenMet Parks, the festival features a pee-wee rodeo with stick horse barrel racing, hula hoop lassos and “hog” tying. And, of course, a scarecrow contest. The free, family-friendly
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The Gig Harbor-based brewery will tear down the former Green Turtle Restaurant building and replace it with a bigger structure that better meets its needs.
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High school football roundup: Peninsula 48, North Thurston 12 and Gig Harbor 44, Capital 21.
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