Complicated federal permitting process again delays Commercial Fishing Homeport
Jul 21, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickFederal agencies denied Gig Harbor’s third permitting attempt for the long-sought Commercial Fishing Homeport.
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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.
Gig Harbor Real Estate | Home prices climb despite jump in inventory
Jul 20, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThe median sale price for a single-family home in the Gig Harbor area climbed to $935,000 — up 5.6% from a year ago.
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PenLight celebrates a century
Jul 16, 2025 | By: Tonya StricklandPeninsula Light Co. was formed in 1925. Today, the utility continues to provide power to Gig Harbor, the Key Peninsula, Fox Island, Raft Island, Herron Island and a small portion of Ollala.
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Fusion Donut Cafe gets off to a sweet start with its soft launch
Jul 15, 2025 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannJoe 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 Loya, 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 considering new location at current site of Olympic Drive Chevron station
Jul 12, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyChick-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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Pharmacies in flux following Rite Aid’s bankruptcy
Jul 10, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe 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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Local man’s pinball passion keeps players around the region in the game
Jul 07, 2025 | By: Marsha HartJustin Kaping of Gig Harbor owns Ka-Ping! Games, an operator of pinball machines at Locust Cider and other regional establishments.
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Evictions spike in Pierce County, around the state
Jul 03, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonPierce 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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Legislation makes opening a child care a little easier
Jun 10, 2025 | By: Conor WilsonAs 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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PenLight CEO sued by board member, who calls for ratepayer vote on new HQ building
Jun 03, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyPeninsula Light board member Paul Alvestad says the organization is planning a new administration building that is “overpriced by millions.”
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