Gig Harbor Now

2 weeks ago | gigharbornow.org | Carolyn Bick

Community While tanks and other military vehicles — including missiles and rocket launchers — rumbled down the streets of Washington, D.C., demonstrators of all ages crowded the sidewalks of Point Fosdick and Olympic drives in  Gig Harbor on Saturday, June 14. The demonstrators came out to exercise their constitutional right to free speech, protesting against President Donald Trump and his administration.

3 weeks ago | gigharbornow.org | Conor Wilson

Community Government While walking the three blocks between her downtown Bremerton office and the Kitsap Convention Center, someone stops U.S. Rep. Emily Randall to ask how things have been in D.C. A day earlier, House Republicans had passed a sweeping budget bill that threatens to kick millions of Americans off Medicaid and reduce access to food assistance. Randall was awake nearly 48 hours during the overnight testimony and debate.

3 weeks ago | gigharbornow.org | Carolyn Bick

Arts & Entertainment Community News While to this reporter’s knowledge the prime minister of Croatia did not appear, the annual Croatia Day festival wasn’t lacking for attendees. Several hundred people filtered through the small festival at Skansie Brothers Park saw over the course of the six-hour celebration. Rain deterred no one, and many attendees sported the Croatian flag on their face or clothing.

1 month ago | gigharbornow.org | Carolyn Bick

Arts & Entertainment Community Washington’s eighth and newest Poet Laureate, Derek Sheffield, hails from right here in Gig Harbor, where he was first a student at Gig Harbor High School, and later returned to teach. It was Sheffield’s teacher, Kevin Miller, who showed him how poetry could light up one’s whole being; it was the Harbor who taught him to become a poet.

1 month ago | gigharbornow.org | Conor Wilson

Community Health & Wellness Pierce County’s top public health official says slashing of federal funds will hamper the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s ability to mitigate threats of wildfires and their smoke. The Environmental Protection Agency awarded the health department a three-year, $1 million grant in 2024 to build capacity and resilience against wildfires.