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Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.

Harbor Happenings | Empty Bowls, Restaurant Week on the horizon

Mar 03, 2026 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

Get some good eats in Gig Harbor: Empty Bowls and Chowderfest are Saturday, and Restaurant Week starts Sunday.

City arts commissioners, local volunteer among those killed in Key Peninsula stabbing

Mar 02, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

City arts commissioners Stephanie Killilea and Joanne Brandani and community volunteer Louise Talley were among those who died on Feb. 24 near Lake Kathryn.

Here’s how Gig Harbor Fire is covering the city while Kimball Drive’s Station 51 is being rebuilt

Mar 02, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

While a new Station 51 is under construction, Gig Harbor Fire crews are covering the city from its other stations.

Low tech, high quality: A photographer’s guide to taking great lunar eclipse pictures

Mar 02, 2026 | By: Greg Spadoni

You can’t imagine the magnitude of Greg’s umbrage if you don’t like his lunar eclipse photo.

Sports Beat | Shipp wins another ‘chip

Feb 27, 2026 | By: Dennis Browne

Lindsey Shipp joins Mira Sonnen and Bailey Parker as repeat state champions for Peninsula.

Two In Tow & On The Go | Let’s talk about snail mail

Feb 27, 2026 | By: Tonya Strickland

Revisit snail mail with your kids through free printables, fun USPS facts and a virtual story time.

Aviation Academy adding remote hub at Narrows Airport as application deadline nears

Feb 27, 2026 | By: Christina T Henry

The academy will open a remote hub at Tacoma Narrows Airport will open this fall thanks to a budget proviso from the Legislature.

Victim in stabbing near Wauna had protection order against her son

Feb 26, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

In her application for a protection order, the 52-year-old woman said believed he was a god and previously had threatened family members with a knife.