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.
A flotilla crowded the harbor on Tuesday to perform emergency surgery on a catamaran in need of a new engine.
Read More about Engine transplant in middle of the harbor required surgical precision
Rate-paying members of the Peninsula Light Co. re-elected three incumbent board members — Marc Jorgenson, Scott Junge and Roger Spadoni — from a slate of six candidates. The utility announced election results Monday during its online annual meeting. PenLight said it received 4,119 ballots out of 32,346 ballots that it mailed. That is a 12.73%
Read More about Incumbent board members win re-election, PenLight announces
The Gig Harbor City Council will hear about the study during a meeting on Thursday, April 30.
Read More about Study recommends metering on west side of Canterwood roundabout if apartment projects proceed
PenLight members have until the close of business on Monday, April 27, to vote in the 2026 board of directors election.
Read More about Ballots in PenLight election due Monday, April 27
The market replaces the former Local Makers Market, held the past few years at the Civic Center.
Read More about Mother’s Day Market planned near B’s Bagels
The city of Gig Harbor commissioned a traffic study seeking information and solutions to a potential looming problem at the Canterwood roundabout.
Read More about Could new developments crash Canterwood Boulevard’s roundabout?
Around the state and nationally, many member-owned utility co-operatives operate similarly to PenLight. In some cases, though, member-owners have forced more transparency.
Read More about Levels of transparency vary widely for utility co-ops like PenLight
Rebecca Small’s business, a Small Specialty Salsa and Sauces, grew from a spicy side gig to a full-time vocation.
Read More about Gig Harbor woman has a salsa success story
The Curious Bear Toy and Book Shop will open in the former Bird Nest Gallery location on Tarabochia Street as soon as next month.
Read More about A Curious Bear is coming to downtown Gig Harbor
We asked to interview all six candidates for three seats on the PenLight board of directors. Only one agreed to speak with us.
Read More about PenLight board elections are happening now. These are the candidates