Health Department is final hurdle for Ivar’s Seafood Bar
Mar 26, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigThe city issued a certificate of occupancy for the new restaurant on Point Fosdick Drive, but the Health Department still needs to provide its OK.
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Peninsula Light ousts elected board member who served 26 years
Mar 21, 2026 | By: Ted KenneyPeninsula Light Company directors voted Thursday to remove long-time board member Paul Alvestad. The member-owned cooperative utility company said in a news release that Alvestad violated confidentiality and “created a hostile environment for PenLight staff and fellow Board members.” “The Board based its unanimous decision on the results of an independent investigation conducted by Miller
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Virginia Mason Franciscan Health making cutbacks at Silverdale campus
Mar 13, 2026 | By: Conor WilsonThe changes comes as hospital leaders in Washington continue to express pessimism about the financial state of the industry.
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Vendor Blender food festival coming to Gig Harbor Eagles club
Mar 11, 2026 | By: Marsha HartThe first Vendor Blender event is planned for March 21 at the Eagles building on Burnham Drive.
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Heron’s Key expands as ‘Silver Tsunami’ spurs sales of units that haven’t been built yet
Mar 10, 2026 | By: Ted KenneyPhase 2 of Heron’s Key will add create 54 new independent living units, a swimming pool and other amenities at the Gig Harbor North campus.
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Legislature approves bill promoting behavioral health training in construction trades
Mar 05, 2026 | By: Conor WilsonHouse Bill 2492, passed with bipartisan support on Feb. 28, requires that all state-registered apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades offer at least two hours of behavioral health and wellness training.
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2025 saw more evictions than ever in Washington state
Feb 26, 2026 | By: Conor WilsonIn Pierce County, 3,655 eviction actions were filed last year, 87 more than in 2024. But the rate of growth has slowed.
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Even more Devoted: Popular North Harborview spot growing into adjacent space
Feb 23, 2026 | By: Suzanne RoigDevoted Kiss, a breakfast and lunch restaurant where the line is often out the door, is adding seating and other amenities with its expansion.
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Business planned for Harborview Drive hopes to offer a place for Gig Harbor to gather
Feb 18, 2026 | By: Marsha Hartgather Gig Harbor (with a small ‘g’) would offer a market, meeting space and connection at a building its owners recently acquired along the downtown waterfront.
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City sees benefit to multifamily housing — but keeping commercial presence — at Peninsula Shopping Center
Feb 17, 2026 | By: Carolyn BickAs the city of Gig Harbor prepares to overhaul its zoning codes, a possible public-private partnership to bring multifamily housing to the Judson Street complex is an option.
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