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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.

Real estate: Housing market slows, but home prices stay steady

Sep 20, 2023 | By: Alison Paoli

No matter how you slice it, the housing market in the Greater Gig Harbor area is historically slow. However, with both demand and supply for housing falling in lockstep, the

Xitco brothers quietly stake claim in downtown Gig Harbor

Sep 11, 2023 | By: Ted Kenney

A pair of brothers from a prominent Tacoma business family has bought up properties with big development potential in downtown Gig Harbor. Their purchases include a historic waterfront building between

Rent increases followed new owners’ purchases of downtown buildings

Sep 11, 2023 | By: Ted Kenney

For some tenants in John and Luke Xitco’s downtown Gig Harbor properties, the brothers’ arrival as landlords meant rent hikes. In several cases, the businesses left or plan to leave

Grocery merger, sale could impact Gig Harbor shoppers

Sep 08, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

A proposed merger between two major national grocery chains could affect how some Gig Harbor shoppers get their food. Kroger announced plans to acquire Albertsons in October 2022. Federal regulatory

PenMet staff members at the front of the renovated community resource center welcome guests to last month's groundbreaking for Phase 2.

Parks district replaces Phase 1 rec center contractor

Sep 07, 2023 | By: Ed Friedrich

PenMet fired fired Grenlar Construction, saying it was far past the deadline. The company claimed the job is finished except for a couple tasks being held up by the parks district.

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Aug 23, 2023 | By: Melanie Kerr

Are you a passionate person? At Gig Harbor Now, we’re passionate about community, and we put that passion toward the high-quality, public service journalism we provide every day. Behind every

In the Margins: Not your father’s real estate market, nor your mother’s

Aug 23, 2023 | By: Chris Phillips

Nearly 40 years ago, my wife and I purchased our first home. For what seemed like a staggering sum of $75,850 ($221,000 in today’s dollars), we moved into a 1,350

The Tides Tavern, minus pool tables and live music, rocks its 50th anniversary

Aug 17, 2023 | By: Ted Kenney

It’s not every watering hole that gets official recognition of its birthday from the mayor, saluting its two generations of leadership and proclaiming it both a well-run landmark and an

Developer of local project to appeal Department of Ecology fine

Aug 15, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

The Washington Department of Ecology issued a $56,000 fine to RM Homes of Puyallup over what the department called “multiple water quality violations” at a construction site on Edwards Drive

Return-to-office mandates roil the Gig Harbor area’s large remote workforce

Aug 10, 2023 | By: Ted Kenney

Eric SanInocencio of Gig Harbor has what many would consider a dream job. From his house near the head of the bay, he is immersed in baseball all day, every

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