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.
No organization will get everything it wants if the city adopts the plan put forward by the LTAC Committee.
Read More about Committee finds compromise on lodging tax recommendation
It’s been five years since Gig Harbor Now published its first story. As a nonprofit, we need your continued support to keep telling Gig Harbor’s stories.
Read More about Five years later, persistence is still paying off
Neighbors who sent letters to the city say traffic on Olympic Drive is already bad, and a new Chic-fil-A would make it worse.
Read More about Neighbors raise traffic concerns as Chick-fil-A updates plans for Gig Harbor restaurant
The market on Ray Nash Drive is a popular gathering spot for people who live near Rosedale and Raft Island. It’s for sale by owner.
Read More about Island View Market owner hoping to find a new steward to buy the shop
The building that is now the Island View Market began life in the mid-1950s as McClay’s Superette.
Read More about A super(ette) history of the Island View Market building
The Gig Harbor BoatShop is in line to receive $235,000 in the next budget to support its restoration of the historic purse seiner Veteran.
Read More about Gig Harbor BoatShop advances in state grant funding
The state requires Gig Harbor to accommodate more affordable housing. But many who live in the city fear proposed changes will alter Gig Harbor’s character.
Read More about Proposed changes to density rules get pushback at Planning Commission meeting
The new business on Kimball Drive hosts two-hour, after-school sessions where kids can explore their creative side using Legos, clay and more.
Read More about Studio Curio offers after-school arts and crafts
M4S BBQ, owned by the family that operates My 4 Sons in the Tacoma area, could open within a couple weeks on Pioneer Way.
Read More about New M4S BBQ eatery replaces Brimstone in downtown Gig Harbor
The company had hoped to build 90 units on 18.64 acres in Purdy. The settlement allows one unit per acre and heads off a lawsuit.
Read More about Settlement opens door for Rush to pursue smaller development in Purdy