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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

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Xitco brothers quietly stake claim in downtown Gig Harbor

Sep 11, 2023 | By:

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

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Rent increases followed new owners’ purchases of downtown buildings

Sep 11, 2023 | By:

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

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Grocery merger, sale could impact Gig Harbor shoppers

Sep 08, 2023 | By:

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

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Parks district replaces Phase 1 rec center contractor

Sep 07, 2023 | By:

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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We need help! Share your passion by volunteering with us

Aug 23, 2023 | By:

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

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

Aug 23, 2023 | By:

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

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

Aug 17, 2023 | By:

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

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Developer of local project to appeal Department of Ecology fine

Aug 15, 2023 | By:

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

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

Aug 10, 2023 | By:

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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