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.
The target area for the multifamily tax exemption program is the entirety of Gig Harbor, but the program does not require the city to change current zoning.
Read More about City adopts two measures in step toward aligning with state housing mandates
The Chamber of Commerce, as the city’s tourism marketing arm, will get $442,000. Seven other groups will split the remaining $170,000.
Read More about Council approves recommended lodging tax allocations
The sale of the Sinclair gas station at 5006 Point Fosdick Drive is the second-largest real estate transaction in Gig Harbor this year. The seller is keeping a nearby property where a Chic-fil-A is planned.
Read More about Entrepreneur sells Pt. Fosdick Drive gas station and mart for $7.75 million
Jason and Rebecca Spears retain ownership of the cidery brand, while a new operater takes over the taproom.
Read More about New owner to operate Locust Cider taproom; Gig Harbor Wine Co. moves downtown
Birch trees in the Home Depot parking lot are dead or dying and will be removed, thanks to a bug called the bronze birch borer.
Read More about Birches in Gig Harbor Home Depot parking lot turn dead and ghostly, in time for Halloween
The project, still in an early stage, would create 42 new single-family building lots on 15.25 acres south of the existing North Creek neighborhood.
Read More about Burnham Ridge, another big subdivision, proposed between Highway 16 and Cushman Trail
The latest recommendation would steer more money toward the Chamber of Commerce, which handles tourism marketing for the city.
Read More about Committee reworks funding recommendations for lodging tax grants
The council voted 5-1 to adopt a 12-year multi-family tax exemption program. But what happens after 12 years?
Read More about City adopts tax incentive program to encourage affordable housing
The city wants to make it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units.
Read More about Planning Commission recommends higher building threshold in low-density areas
B’s Bagels outgrew its current location on Uddenberg Lane and will move to the former O’Looney’s Pub location next spring.
Read More about B’s Bagels to move to a new home