Mother’s Day Market planned near B’s Bagels
Apr 20, 2026 | By: Marsha HartThe market replaces the former Local Makers Market, held the past few years at the Civic Center.
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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.
Could new developments crash Canterwood Boulevard’s roundabout?
Apr 20, 2026 | By: Ted KenneyThe city of Gig Harbor commissioned a traffic study seeking information and solutions to a potential looming problem at the Canterwood roundabout.
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Levels of transparency vary widely for utility co-ops like PenLight
Apr 16, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigAround the state and nationally, many member-owned utility co-operatives operate similarly to PenLight. In some cases, though, member-owners have forced more transparency.
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Gig Harbor woman has a salsa success story
Apr 14, 2026 | By: Marsha HartRebecca Small’s business, a Small Specialty Salsa and Sauces, grew from a spicy side gig to a full-time vocation.
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A Curious Bear is coming to downtown Gig Harbor
Apr 08, 2026 | By: Marsha HartThe Curious Bear Toy and Book Shop will open in the former Bird Nest Gallery location on Tarabochia Street as soon as next month.
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PenLight board elections are happening now. These are the candidates
Apr 07, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigWe asked to interview all six candidates for three seats on the PenLight board of directors. Only one agreed to speak with us.
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Neighbors of new Ivar’s get a sneak peak
Apr 02, 2026 | By: Vince DiceThe new Ivar’s Seafood Bar needed a dress rehearsal before its grand opening on Friday, April 3. So its neighbors in the Uptown shopping center got a free lunch on Thursday. The long-awaited Ivar’s at 4901 Point Fosdick Dr. officially opens with a ribbon-cutting at 10:30 a.m. Friday, but a lucky few got a sneak
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New Gig Harbor Ivar’s opening on Friday, April 3
Mar 31, 2026 | By: Vince DiceA grand opening for the new Ivar’s on Point Fosdick Drive starts at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 3.
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PenLight cooperative members to vote on new directors
Mar 29, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigPenLight members will receive ballots soon for the 2026 board elections, which happen in the wake of the ouster of longtime board member Paul Alvestad.
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Rush, Pierce County spar over Trailside’s Canterwood Boulevard improvements
Mar 26, 2026 | By: Ted KenneyThe county wants the Trailside developer to add sidewalks and other improvements on Canterwood. Rush says that’s not its job.
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