Harbor Happenings | This 5K hits the streets on Saturday — no foolin’
Apr 01, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe first Fools Run, hosted by the Gig Harbor Chamber, includes a post-race celebration on Judson Street.
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Behind the Finds | Georg, Brigida and John Wolford
Mar 31, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandLast week, we told you about Jean Wolford, the little girl who bears a striking resemblance to the author’s niece. Here’s how Jean — whose photo was found in a secondhand store in Port Orchard — came to be a Wolford, instead of a Hauswirth (or a Houseworth).
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Open house next week on Fox Island Bridge study
Mar 31, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichPierce County has scheduled a second open house on the type, size and location study for a new Fox Island bridge. The event will be April 8 at Fox Island United Church of Christ, 726 6th Ave. Doors open at 5 p.m. with an opportunity to preview information and talk to the project team. A
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Sports Beat | Gig Harbor baseball ranked No. 1 in state early in the season
Mar 28, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneGig Harbor is 5-0 and atop one service’s Class 3A rankings; Peninsula is also unbeaten and would likely be ranked if they’d played more games.
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Joel’s Law was intended as a lifeline for families facing mental illness; is it working?
Mar 28, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffJoel’s Law, now a decade old, allows family members to petition for involuntary mental health treatment. The number of cases involving Joel’s Law petitions has increased statewide by 266% since 2020.
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Being Neighborly | Young volunteer bridges generations at Gig Harbor Court
Mar 28, 2025 | By: Marsha HartHope B., age 9, brings joy to residents of local assisted living facility Gig Harbor Court.
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Introducing Two in Tow’s Kid Picks
Mar 28, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandIntroducing: Kid Picks! 🎉 Where we list family-friendly events worthy of your kid-calendar.
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How the current site of Gig Harbor High School nearly became a cemetery
Mar 27, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyA funeral home wanted to build a cemetery on Rosedale Street in the mid-1960s. The community organized to stop it.
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Gig Harbor police chief Busey announces retirement
Mar 27, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichGig Harbor Police Chief Kelly Busey will retire on June 23, the city announced Thursday, March 27. Busey, 60, joined the force as an entry-level officer in 1991 and worked his way up to chief in 2014. “The city has treated me very fairly, graciously,” Busey said Thursday morning. “I had a series of opportunities.”
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Texas mystery-developer plans 31 houses next door to Gig Harbor High School
Mar 26, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyThe project is proposed for 39 acres on Rosedale Street, directly west of Gig Harbor High. Developers are asking to deviate from city rules on altering topography and on the required size of the vegetation buffer between the property and the high school.
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