News

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

Gig Harbor won’t install license plate-reading cameras

Mar 26, 2025 | By:

Public comment was overwhelmingly against license-plate reading cameras, and the council voted 5-2 against installing them.

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Club sponsored by local Kiwanis allows everyone to get in on the AKtion

Mar 26, 2025 | By:

The year-old AKtion Club gives developmentally disabled adults a social outlet and a chance to give back to the community.

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Day Tripper | A Gig Harbor walkabout

Mar 25, 2025 | By: Mary Williams

Day Tripper columnist Mary Williams opted to see her hometown through a tourists’ eyes this month.

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Can you spot a bottle job at 20 paces?

Mar 25, 2025 | By:

A Q&A with Ghostlight’s founder on upcoming production of “Steel Magnolias”

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Harbor Happenings | Circus of Second Chances visits Gig Harbor

Mar 25, 2025 | By:

Also coming up this week: the Greater Gig Harbor Foundation’s Crab Fest, Harbor WildWatch beach walks and more.

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Behind the Finds | Every picture has a story

Mar 24, 2025 | By:

In their latest storytelling collaboration, Gig Harbor Now writers Tonya Strickland and Greg Spadoni launch a new series where they tell the stories behind old photographs sold at second hand stores.

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Gig Harbor Now and Then | Behind the Finds: Every picture has a story (even if I have to make one up)

Mar 24, 2025 | By: Greg Spadoni

None of the stories Greg Spadoni wrote about the photos he found in a second-hand store are true. But they are funny.

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Six girls, three boys make all-league basketball teams

Mar 21, 2025 | By:

Grace Richardson of Peninsula was named the Puget Sound League Nisqually Division defensive MVP.

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Experiential exhibit coming to Gig Harbor offers chance to walk a mile in refugees’ shoes

Mar 20, 2025 | By:

From Home to Home, which visits Gig Harbor starting later this month, is a chance to mirror the experience of a newly released refugee.

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Proposed new Gig Harbor comp plan doubles down on housing density

Mar 20, 2025 | By:

The plan would increase density, thanks in part to a new state law requiring jurisdictions to accommodate housing for a variety of income levels.

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