Gig Harbor Now reporters chase down news that affects community residents, providing facts with context and perspective.
It’s a quiet spring break week in the harbor, but things are still happening if you know where to look. A chess club for kids ages 5 to 12 meets at 5:45 p.m. Thursday at the Gig Harbor Library, 4424 Point Fosdick Dr. Wednesday nights are for Bingo at Ocean5, starting at 5:30 p.m. It’s
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The search, which had been suspended on March 20, resumed on April 7 with a new hypothesis and less snow on the ground to hide the white plane.
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The little roadside church on Crescent Valley Drive is a familiar landmark whose history dates back more than 100 years. Now it’s for sale, ready for its next chapter. Built in 1908, the church has seen two congregations come and go. During the latter portion of its life, three different owners used it as an
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Gig Harbor stormed back from an early two-goal deficit to beat Peninsula, 3-2, on Thursday, April 6. The Tides (9-0, 7-0 South Sound Conference) are ranked No. 1 in the state by sports website MaxPreps and No. 2 in WIAA’s RPI rankings. They outscored their previous opponents 42-5 on the year, but the defending SSC
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Here’s our new go-to guide for which local sports are available around here so signups will never feel like a chore again! (Hopefully).
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Peninsula School District has given layoff notices to 15 employees in non-teaching positions. The district will cut the hours of 31 more as it trims $12 million from its 2023-24 budget. The district must cut payroll because enrollment remains lower than before the pandemic: 5% lower than in 2019. Also, grants that helped schools weather
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Editor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police, Pierce County Sheriff’s Office and Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One. A Gig Harbor police officer watched a Jeep drive through red lights or stop signs at the intersections of Grandview and Pioneer, Stinson and Wollochet, and Stinson and Grandview early on the morning of
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The Gig Harbor fastpitch softball team is a perfect 4-0 in South Sound Conference play under coach Jim Peschek. On March 30, the Tides (4-3 overall) rallied from a 2-0, second-inning deficit to defeat River Ridge 14-3. Seven of those runs came in second-inning rally that demonstrated Gig Harbor’s expertise at attacking the ball at the
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Denny Dale, aka DJ the Deejay, has sat behind the mic for his “Rock and Roll Connections” program every Monday evening for more than 20 years.
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Paige Schulte, founder of the Neighborhood Experts Real Estate office in Gig Harbor, writes a monthly column for Gig Harbor Now about the local real estate market. This week, she is joined by Neighborhood Experts agent Alison Paoli. When we think of first-timers in the real estate market, we often think of first-time
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