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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.

A Curious Bear is coming to downtown Gig Harbor

Apr 08, 2026 | By: Marsha Hart

The Curious Bear Toy and Book Shop will open in the former Bird Nest Gallery location on Tarabochia Street as soon as next month.

PenLight board elections are happening now. These are the candidates

Apr 07, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

We asked to interview all six candidates for three seats on the PenLight board of directors. Only one agreed to speak with us.

Neighbors of new Ivar’s get a sneak peak

Apr 02, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

The 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

New Gig Harbor Ivar’s opening on Friday, April 3

Mar 31, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

A grand opening for the new Ivar’s on Point Fosdick Drive starts at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 3.

PenLight cooperative members to vote on new directors

Mar 29, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

PenLight members will receive ballots soon for the 2026 board elections, which happen in the wake of the ouster of longtime board member Paul Alvestad.

Rush, Pierce County spar over Trailside’s Canterwood Boulevard improvements

Mar 26, 2026 | By: Ted Kenney

The county wants the Trailside developer to add sidewalks and other improvements on Canterwood. Rush says that’s not its job.

Health Department is final hurdle for Ivar’s Seafood Bar

Mar 26, 2026 | By: Suzanne Roig

The city issued a certificate of occupancy for the new restaurant on Point Fosdick Drive, but the Health Department still needs to provide its OK.

Peninsula Light ousts elected board member who served 26 years

Mar 21, 2026 | By: Ted Kenney

Peninsula Light Company directors voted Thursday to remove long-time board member Paul Alvestad. The member-owned cooperative utility company said in a news release that Alvestad violated confidentiality and “created a hostile environment for PenLight staff and fellow Board members.” “The Board based its unanimous decision on the results of an independent investigation conducted by Miller