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.
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 due to the increases. The Gallery Row cooperative art gallery has operated out of 3102 Harborview Drive for 22 years. After the Xitcos, through their
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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 agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, are reviewing the $24.6 billion deal. On Friday, Sept. 8, Kroger announced that if
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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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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 square-foot, three-bedroom home in a small subdivision just north of the Harbor. We vacuumed our sofa cushions for the down-payment and borrowed the balance at
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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 “iconic and joyous meeting place” before a crowd of citizens and the assembled city council. But not every local joint is Gig Harbor’s Tides Tavern
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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 in Gig Harbor. The department issued the fine on June 28. RM Homes owner Ryan McGowan said he has engaged a land use attorney and
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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 day as vice president of social media for Perfect Game USA. The company bills itself as the world’s largest scouting organization and hosts tournaments and
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After five months of slowly declining monthly median home sale prices in the Gig Harbor and Fox Island communities, the median home price was flat from June to July at $819,995, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). Home prices, which include single-family homes and condos located between the Purdy and Narrows
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“It’s for the joy,” Emily Sabounchi, exclaims as she shares the driving force behind her decision to establish the Soullective Space— a natural handmade goods boutique offering energy work and community events. The store, which opened in April, is quietly tucked away from the summer bustle of Harborview Drive. Situated behind and above Gallery Row,
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