Health Department is final hurdle for Ivar’s Seafood Bar
Mar 26, 2026The city issued a certificate of occupancy for the new restaurant on Point Fosdick Drive, but the Health Department still needs to provide its OK.
Former Olympian’s Gig Harbor swim school now part of national chain
Mar 18, 2026Seven-time Olympic medalist Amanda Beard has sold her interest in the Gig Harbor swim school named after her. Beard, now an assistant swimming coach at the University of Arizona, founded the school on Point Fosdick Drive in 2017. It is now called Emler Swim School of Gig Harbor. The Gig Harbor school did not return
38th Avenue project will begin soon and disrupt traffic for two years
Mar 12, 2026The $12.1 million project will bring sidewalks, a bike lane, street lights and a roundabout to 38th Avenue NW.
New rec center meeting PenMet’s financial expectations
Mar 05, 2026More than 30,000 people used the new rec center during its first five months of operation, PenMet said this week.
Even more Devoted: Popular North Harborview spot growing into adjacent space
Feb 23, 2026Devoted Kiss, a breakfast and lunch restaurant where the line is often out the door, is adding seating and other amenities with its expansion.
City honors Alan Anderson, the ‘heart and soul’ of local canoe and kayak sports
Feb 11, 2026Alan Anderson founded the Gig Harbor Canoe and Kayak Racing Club in 2002. The city of Gig Harbor will name a boat storage facility at Ancich Park after him.
Chic-fil-A gets extension on permit application for Gig Harbor location
Feb 04, 2026Correspondence between Chick-Fil-A and the city indicate that the chain now has until Feb. 23 to complete planning documents.
DeMolay Sandspit open again, but another closure is coming this summer
Jan 22, 2026After removing a seawall and two recently acquired buildings, an even more extensive project is planned for Tacoma DeMolay Sandspit Park this year.