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.
Joe Loya showed up at 5:30 a.m. Monday to be Fusion Donut Cafe’s very first customer. “I waited until they opened at 6 a.m.,” said Ioya, a member of the Gig Harbor Kiwanis Club, proudly showing the photo of his first donut purchase. He returned later that morning after his workout. “This time, I came
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Chick-fil-A won’t confirm the location, but documents filed with the city of Gig Harbor indicate the chain has plans for Gig Harbor.
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The Bartell Drugs in Olympic Village will close Sept. 1, after the Rite Aid on Point Fosdick becomes a CVS. Both pharmacies have a lot of empty shelves.
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Justin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
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Pierce County had 3,568 evictions in 2024, a 22% jump from the prior year. Evictions were up 33% from pre-pandemic levels.
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As Kimberly Shaw recalls her arduous four-year journey to open the first licensed child-care center on the Key Peninsula, she holds an infant boy in her lap. Getting a permit for a child-care center has been more difficult than Shaw, director of the nonprofit Key Peninsula Cooperative Preschool, initially envisioned. The process has been filled
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Peninsula Light board member Paul Alvestad says the organization is planning a new administration building that is “overpriced by millions.”
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Fusion Donut Café and Club Pilates are moving in to spaces at the Peninsula Shopping Center on Judson Street.
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The Cushman hydroelectric project once was Peninsula Light Company’s sole source of power. Now it’s just one piece of a much larger energy puzzle. The local power provider and the Cushman dams are historically entwined. Tacoma Power began building its first dam on the north fork of the Skokomish River in 1924. It planned to
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In the first 20 days of May, 42% of pending sales received multiple offers — a sign of strong buyer demand despite tight inventory.
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