Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
Gig Harbor council members seem open to a mutlifamily tax exemption to encourage housing for lower-income people.
Read More about Gig Harbor council appears receptive to affordable housing program
A months-long project to upgrade the 38th Avenue corridor and its intersection with 56th Street starts Monday, Aug. 3.
Read More about Brace for delays as roadwork on 38th Avenue corridor begins
More than 200 vehicles filled at least three parking lots Saturday at the Uptown Gig Harbor shopping center for 28th annual Cruise the Narrows Car Show. Hosted by the Gig Harbor Cruisers Automotive Club, the one-day event welcomed owners of vintage and specialty vehicles of every make, model and era. Highlights for some included an
Read More about More than 200 vehicles rolled into Uptown Gig Harbor for this annual car show
Since 2007, Tesa Leary Johnson and her friends have swam Colvos Passage to raise money for nonprofits.
Read More about Being Neighborly | Taking the plunge to benefit nonprofits
A state Department of Natural Resources helicopter is helping fight the fire on 26th Avenue. It’s the third brush fire near the airport this month.
Read More about Brush fire near Tacoma Narrows Airport contained
The Minerva Scholarship is open to Gig Harbor-area women whose education has been interrupted. Nine women received the scholarship last weekend from the AAUW and the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation.
Read More about Her turn: Meet the 2026 Minerva Scholars
The chamber, as the city’s designated tourism marketing agency, requested $520,000 in lodging tax revenues. But projections show that would leave just $10,000 for other organizations.
Read More about Lodging tax panel hesitates over chamber’s request for lion’s share of available funding
Once again, a problem with bridge joints is forcing closure of lanes on the westbound Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Read More about Two lanes of westbound Narrows Bridge to close Saturday (Aug. 1) for repairs
Jim Braden, who died July 9 at age 83, promoted emergency preparedness on the island and was a leader of FICRA.
Read More about Fox Island mourns community leader Jim Braden
LeMay Collections at Marymount in Spanaway offers a pretty comprehensive history of the automobile — and a lot more.
Read More about Day Tripper | Cars, cars and much more than cars