Gig Harbor is going Places, as this week’s conference shows
Oct 10, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonThe Places conference brought preservationists, planners and city officials to Gig Harbor this week.
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Gig Harbor Now reporters provide information about where people can eat, shop and seek professional services, which businesses are opening or closing, and explain local trends and their relation to the national economy.
City Planning Department proposes development code overhaul to comply with new state laws
Oct 09, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickThe state-mandated changes will encourage developers to create affordable housing options, including elder housing and mixed-use structures.
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With Trailside apartments, high-density development lands in Canterwood’s front yard
Oct 08, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyRush Companies’ Trailside project would build 120 apartments next to the luxury gated community — and the company is keeping mum about it.
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Two Loons takes flight as featured wine at Oyster Festival
Oct 02, 2025 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonTwo Loons Winery of Gig Harbor hopes festival-goers agree that the 2023 Alvarinho and 2018 Cabernet Franc go well with oysters.
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Rush’s North Annex proposal calls for apartments, possible medical facility on Canterwood Boulevard
Sep 30, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyThe Gig Harbor North Annex proposal, located near St. Anthony Hospital and Target, would bring 108 apartments to land on Canterwood Boulevard.
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City considers new protections for renters
Sep 25, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonThe city council has not asked staff to draft any new legislation, but it has discussed steps like a landlord registry and extended notice for large rent hikes.
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New coworking space hopes creatives will Stowaway at this waterfront office
Sep 24, 2025 | By: Vince DiceStowaway Labs, which opened Sept. 22 in the former TideRunner Boat building, is Gig Harbor’s only coworking space.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Activity jumps to three-year highs in August
Sep 24, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThere were 83 pending sales in the Gig Harbor area in August, a 54% increase from one year ago.
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New developer pitches a plan promising fewer houses at site next to Gig Harbor High School
Sep 22, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyMainVue Homes, a developer well known in the area, is under contract to buy the plot next to Gig Harbor High School. The company proposes fewer homes, a cul-de-sac instead of a through street and less impact on wetlands.
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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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