Peninsula, Gig Harbor face off in early girls soccer showdown
Sep 17, 2025 | By: Dennis BrowneThe two local schools are both girls soccer powers and both return divisional MVPs. They play each other Thursday.
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FISH Food Bank looking for warehouse space for this year’s Christmas toy drive
Sep 17, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe annual toy drive, which provides Christmas cheer to some 1,000 local kids, needs at least 4,000 square feet with a big parking lot.
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Drone Team’s first performance has Peninsula School District buzzing
Sep 17, 2025 | By: Christina T HenryThe Drone Team takes to the skies on Thursday (Sept. 17) at Gig Harbor High School for its first performance.
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Gig Harbor Police Blotter | Hot dog! Pet owner cited for leaving pups in parking lot
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Vince DiceEditor’s note: The Blotter is written based on information provided by Gig Harbor Police , Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One and the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office. Gig Harbor police cited a 50-year-old Gig Harbor woman on suspicion of animal cruelty after she left three dogs inside a car in the Target parking lot on the afternoon of Aug. 23. Other shoppers
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Mike Mitchell’s personal Vietnam story debuting at Gig Harbor Film Festival
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickMike Mitchell of Gig Harbor created a one-man show about his experience as a Vietnam War veteran. It hits the big screen next week.
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COVID vaccines still available in Washington, but barriers could be on the horizon
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe state protected access to COVID vaccines, but a federal committee could undercut insurance coverage of them.
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Harbor Happenings | Open house set on Crescent Creek Park, Masonic Lodge
Sep 16, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonAlso this week: The Open Studio Tour, a geoduck discussion, a Mystery Movie and more.
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Expansion joint again forces lane closures on westbound Narrows Bridge
Sep 15, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Now StaffThe right two lanes of the older bridge will close on Friday and Saturday, again for repair of an expansion joint.
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Young filmmakers tell little-known story of a captured Southern Resident orca
Sep 15, 2025 | By: Carolyn Bick“Echoes of the Sound,” a documentary about the capture of a young orca in Vaughn Bay in 1968, shows at the upcoming Gig Harbor Film Festival.
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Two in Tow & On the Go | A towering view, with a visit from Mr. (or Mrs.) Chonky
Sep 12, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandWho knew a fun afternoon of seal-spotting and crane-watching with two kids and a local dude who counts The Three Stooges as his personal heroes could double as a crash-course in global trade?
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