Business

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.

Crowd backs Olalla Bay Market at Kitsap commissioners meeting

Aug 14, 2024 | By:

Olalla residents, waving signs that read “Gathering Places Matter” and “Save Olalla Bay Market,” flooded the Kitsap County commissioners meeting Monday, supporting the popular grocery store and community space after its owners submitted a well publicized complaint against the county. Over an hour of public comments, residents told commissioners the market was a crucial gathering

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Olalla Bay Market owners allege harassment, file tort claim against Kitsap County

Aug 08, 2024 | By:

Owners of the Olalla Bay Market and Landing, a popular grocery store and meeting space along Colvos Passage, submitted a tort claim against Kitsap County last week, requesting a combined $35 million in damages.  Owner Gregg Olsen says he and his family have been the target of hundreds of baseless and frivolous complaints from a

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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Prices, inventory are up … but the latter could change with falling interest rates

Aug 08, 2024 | By: Alison Paoli

The greater Gig Harbor area between the Purdy and Narrows Bridges, including Fox Island, saw an increase in both home prices and inventory in July, according to recent data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS). The median home price for a single-family home reached $891,000 in July, marking a 0.7% increase from June and

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Butter Chicken brings the flavor of Punjab to Gig Harbor

Jul 22, 2024 | By:

Butter Chicken Indian Kitchen opened this spring on Harborview Drive. Customers give it rave reviews.

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Photo Gallery | Chalk the Harbor 2024

Jul 20, 2024 | By:

Photos from Chalk the Harbor on Saturday, July 20, 2024, on Harborview Drive in Gig Harbor. Click on any photo below to view them as a gallery.

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Trouble in paradise: Short-term rental on sandspit becomes flashpoint for controversy

Jul 19, 2024 | By:

From the watery world of the Lighthouse Beach short-term rental property, it’s easy to forget worldly cares. The site, boasting two complete houses and a boat dock, straddles the sandspit at the mouth of Gig Harbor Bay. It is adjacent to the city’s iconic lighthouse and its grassy, marine-access-only park. With ample picture windows looking

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Olalla hosts lavender festival for the first time

Jul 15, 2024 | By: Ronan Lynch

The Olalla Lavender Festival is happening throughout several venues on the weekend of July 20 and July 21.

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Gig Harbor Real Estate | A shift may be emerging in the local market

Jul 10, 2024 | By: Alison Paoli

The housing market in Gig Harbor is experiencing steady growth, with the median sale price for single-family homes showing consistent significant monthly increases. According to data from the NWMLS, the median price of a single-family home between the Purdy and Narrows Bridges, including Fox Island, rose 0.8% from May to June. Over the past year,

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Two Gig Harbor groceries would be sold if Kroger-Albertsons merger wins approval

Jul 09, 2024 | By:

If a planned merger between grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons goes forward, the combined company would divest itself of two stores in Gig Harbor. The companies last year announced a plan to divest some stores if the merger wins regulatory approval and survives legal challenges. But they had not indicated which stores would be divested

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Gondolas make Gig Harbor feel a little like the canals of Venice

Jul 08, 2024 | By:

Look closely, and you’ll see a little bit of Venice in the Gig Harbor. John “Cinque” Synco and his business partner Greg “Gregorio” Garite of Gig Harbor Gondola row along the waterfront in authentic Venetian gondolas, providing passengers a unique view of the harbor. Synco, who started the business in 2015 after moving to Gig

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