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

Q&A | A conversation about the many forms of domestic violence

Oct 24, 2024 | By: Carolyn Bick

A conversation with Nadia Van Atter, assistant director of the Crystal Judson Family Justice Center, during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

In the Margins | Getting curious, not judgmental, about school bus drivers

Oct 24, 2024 | By: Chris Phillips

The next training class for potential Peninsula School District bus drivers starts Monday, Oct. 28. Chris Phillips talked to three local people who love driving a bus.

R.A.D. self-defense classes helps women ‘establish their power and control’

Oct 24, 2024 | By: Marsha Hart

Some of the women who recently finished a R.A.D. (Rape, Aggression, Defense) self-defense training program in Gig Harbor have experienced some type of assault. One of them, who wished to remain anonymous, said that although she is an athlete, she wanted to take the class to learn how to protect herself. “I’m in therapy for

Harbor WildWatch helps the Blue Water Task Force keep the water clean

Oct 23, 2024 | By: Carolyn Bick

“When I was here, the harbor seal just went right under the dock and popped up on the other side,” Sarah Kelly excitedly says. Her eyes sparkle. “It was so close.” On this temperate day in early October, Kelly takes a sample of the water at Jerisich Dock. She is a Blue Water Task Force

Day Tripper | On the Waterfront (part 1)

Oct 23, 2024 | By: Mary Williams

Chances are, you’ve heard recent news reports about additions to the Seattle waterfront. There’s a new elevated park built into the hill about half-way between Pike Place Market and the Seattle Aquarium. Opened a couple of weeks ago to much fanfare, Overlook Park intrigued me. With a constant case of FOMO, I decided there was

PenMet halts golf course lease, will consider eminent domain on missing parcel

Oct 22, 2024 | By: Ed Friedrich

The parks district terminated its operating agreement with Tyson and will vote whether to acquire 14 acres through eminent domain. Golfers shouldn’t notice any difference.

Peninsula teachers, others blast school board’s new staff expression policy

Oct 22, 2024 | By: Christina T Henry

The policy establishes that the district can discipline, or even fire, employees whose off-the-clock comments have an “adverse impact on district operations.”

Harbor Happenings | State of the Watershed meeting is Wednesday

Oct 22, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The KGI (Key Peninsula-Gig Harbor-Islands) Watershed Council’s annual State of the Watershed meeting is at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, at the Civic Center on Grandview Street. The KGI Watershed Council, an advisory board to Pierce County, provides educational programs, outreach and workshops on watershed issues. The council includes representatives from city of Gig Harbor