With Maví closure, Gig Harbor down to four galleries
Apr 28, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickLiz and Mavi Ashe, who owned the gallery on Harborview Drive that closed late last year, hope to reopen on Soundview in 2027.
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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.
Gig Harbor Real Estate | Early spring housing activity picks up steam
Apr 24, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThe median home prices for a single-family home in the greater Gig Harbor area rose to a new record of $922,000 in March.
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Two In Tow & On The Go | $2 movies and the Skittles machine
Apr 04, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandFor affordable kid fun, the $2 throwback films for kids at Galaxy Theatres are a sure bet each summer — and we’re currently enjoying the seasonal specials going on now for $2 per ticket for showtimes at this month’s Spring Fest.
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How the current site of Gig Harbor High School nearly became a cemetery
Mar 27, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyA funeral home wanted to build a cemetery on Rosedale Street in the mid-1960s. The community organized to stop it.
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Texas mystery-developer plans 31 houses next door to Gig Harbor High School
Mar 26, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyThe project is proposed for 39 acres on Rosedale Street, directly west of Gig Harbor High. Developers are asking to deviate from city rules on altering topography and on the required size of the vegetation buffer between the property and the high school.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Housing activity picking up steam as spring begins
Mar 19, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThe local real estate sales market remained strong in February. But what impact might mortgage rates and wild cards like tariffs play going forward?
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Invitation Bookshop moving to new location, while downtown tap room has a new owner
Mar 17, 2025 | By: Vince DiceInvitation Bookshop is moving to Judson Street, while a nearby craft beer tasting room has a new owner and a new look. Invitation is still open in the Uptown neighborhood, but owner Allyson Howard hopes to complete the move to 3119 Judson Street by next month. Meanwhile, Matt Burnett recently purchased the former Gig Harbor
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Midday Rotary donates $10,000 to Food Backpacks 4 Kids
Mar 07, 2025 | By: Gig Harbor Midday RotaryFood Backpacks 4 Kids works to ensure that children from low-income families do not go hungry, particularly during weekends and school breaks when free meals are not available.
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Council seeks comment on cultural access program proposal — and a sales tax to support it
Mar 06, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe cultural access program would support local nonprofits and provide educational program. The city council must decide whether to put the question before voters.
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Heritage Distilling wins best flavored whiskey award
Mar 04, 2025 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannThe Gig Harbor-based distillery’s stock dropped to just $1.08 in February after opening at $4 last year.
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