Butter Chicken brings the flavor of Punjab to Gig Harbor
Jul 22, 2024Butter Chicken Indian Kitchen opened this spring on Harborview Drive. Customers give it rave reviews.
Business Spotlight | The barber behind the bookshelf
Jun 10, 2024There’s a secret behind the bookshelf at One:11, the men’s apparel and accessories store in downtown Gig Harbor. The bookshelf isn’t (just) a shelf. It’s a hidden sliding door that opens to a barbershop. Once a storeroom filled with inventory, the barbershop is surprisingly large. Natural light streams through large windows waking up the vibrant
Play ball! Mariners open new training center in Port Orchard
Mar 18, 2024Her father describes her as fearless. Carolina wears layers of protective padding, her face partially obscured by a catcher’s helmet. The sixth grader is passionate about fastpitch softball and “loves being a catcher,” says her dad, Chris Doughty. Over and over, Carolina dives for a ball thrown by her coach. Her dad’s eyes follow each
Heritage Distilling purchases Oregon’s Thinking Tree Spirits
Mar 04, 2024Heritage Distilling Co. is growing. Gig Harbor’s award-winning craft distillery recently acquired Thinking Tree Spirits, Inc., a craft distillery based in Eugene, Oregon. Emily Jensen, Bryan Jensen, and head distiller Kaylon McAlister founded the Oregon distillery in 2014. Thinking Tree’s founders approached Heritage looking for a partner with the same “focus on quality and purposeful spirits.” The
Actorcraft, a new acting school, brings some Hollywood to the Harbor
Mar 01, 2024Have you ever dreamt of being in the movies, or auditioning for a play or commercial? This is for you. Next week, Gig Harbor will welcome the opening of Actorcraft, a new acting school founded by professional actors and educators Jeremy Kent Jackson and his partner Adrianne Alvarez-Jackson. Drawing on their years of experience working
A Goldmine in Gig Harbor
Feb 26, 2024From Pokemon cards to fossils to meteorites, you won’t find a more eclectic set of items for sale than at Goldmine Coins & Relics.
Photo Gallery | 2024 Olalla Polar Bear Plunge
Jan 04, 2024Photos from the Olalla Polar Bear Plunge, held Jan. 1. Click on any of the thumbnail images below to see the pictures as a gallery.
Business Spotlight | Cougarwear isn’t just for Cougs anymore
Dec 31, 2023Gig Harbor’s Cougarwear store specializes in apparel from its namesake school, but you’ll find plenty of Huskies, Zags and other gear there.
Business Spotlight: The Harbor Fish Co. is Gig Harbor’s next-gen fishing family
Dec 18, 2023Wild, packed with nutrients, and heart-healthy. For Gig Harbor residents, a local fishing family provides direct delivery of fresh wild Alaskan-caught salmon to your doorstep. Alex James and Zack Worrell launched their company, The Harbor Fish Co., in 2022 to connect Gig Harbor with high-quality wild-caught Alaskan salmon, Dungeness crab, and striped shrimp harvested from
Banking on Beer: The Beer Vault
Dec 11, 2023Hal and Ronda Haase converted a former KeyBank location into a family-run, dog-friendly taproom along the water in Purdy.