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.

Business Spotlight: SniffSpot is a tail-wagging side hustle

Jan 30, 2023 | By:

Anyone would enjoy wandering on the trails Paul Spadoni carved out on his family’s 12-acre property off Ray Nash Drive near Rosedale. But few enjoy it more than the Very Good Boys and Girls who go there to hang out for hourlong play dates.  Spadoni’s property is a rent-able private dog park through SniffSpot, a

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Business Spotlight: New clinic offers 24/7 vet care, specialty services

Jan 09, 2023 | By:

Clinics offering 24/7 emergency vet care on this side of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge are few and far between. Recent changes at Uptown Animal Hospital and the opening of a new 24/7 clinic on Kimball Drive, bring more pet care options for Gig Harbor residents and the surrounding region. Puget Sound Veterinary Specialty & Emergency

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DesMarais retiring after 13 years at helm of Waterfront Alliance

Jan 04, 2023 | By:

For her birthday, a granddaughter gave Mary DesMarais a “My Grandma is …” card. The 7-year-old granddaughter wrote out answers to questions about what her grandmother does and doesn’t like.  In the “doesn’t like” category: Working, because “that means she can’t see me.”  “That was affirmation,” DesMarais said. “It is time” to retire.  DesMarais, the

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Inside Gig Harbor Real Estate: Do staged homes really sell for more?

Jan 04, 2023 | By: Paige Schulte

Where do buyers see your home first? ONLINE! Currently the market has tipped to favor buyers. There are more options for them to buy (110 homes in Gig Harbor and 62 on the Key Peninsula as of Jan. 3) and the most compelling home will win the hearts and money of the buyers. This means

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Gig Harbor Now hires Jenny Wellman as first executive director

Dec 27, 2022 | By:

Gig Harbor Now recently hired Jenny Wellman as its first executive director. Wellman previously served as treasurer of Gig Harbor Now’s board of directors. She will step down from the board to assume the executive director role. Gig Harbor Now is an independent, nonprofit news website covering Gig Harbor and the surrounding area. It is

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Business Spotlight: Patterson’s Market facing eviction

Dec 19, 2022 | By:

Clipped to a strawberry box and sandwiched between bags of mistletoe and the cash register hangs a legal document with a handwritten message. “We are being evicted”, “Landlords shutting us down,” it reads. In less than two weeks, the open-air Patterson’s Market will close after 43 years of business. An attorney representing the property landlords

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Spirits of the Season at Heritage Distilling

Dec 08, 2022 | By:

Editor’s note: Danielle Kartes’ appearance was canceled due to illness. The Sugar Plum Fairy has arrived in the harbor, in cocktail form. She’s pink, sweet, and bright like the splendor of the season. To balance her sweet side is the grapefruit and pomelo-flavored Florescence vodka, topped off with fresh rosemary and cranberries, all set in

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Become a founding member of our Leadership Circle

Dec 08, 2022 | By:

There is still time to become a founding member of Gig Harbor Now’s Leadership Circle. What is the Leadership Circle? It is our most impactful donation program. Donate by the end of December to be part of this exclusive opportunity. Here’s how it works: The Leadership Circle is Gig Harbor Nowʼs giving program designed to

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Inside Gig Harbor Housing: Expect a balanced market in ’23

Dec 07, 2022 | By: Paige Schulte

Ho- Ho-Home for the Holidays! Here are your real estate hot takes and look Inside Gig Harbor Housing from Paige Schulte of Neighborhood Experts Real Estate and Team Schulte & Co. The answer to the trending question this month is definitely, YES! You can have decor up when selling your home during the holidays. I’d

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Gig Harbor-based Russell Family Foundation commits to Net Zero

Dec 05, 2022 | By:

Since its founding in 1999, Gig Harbor-based The Russell Family Foundation made sustainability and environmental stewardship a top priority. The foundation was formed after the Russell family sold investment and financial services firm Frank Russell Co. to Northwestern Mutual Life for an estimated $1 billion. Since then, the foundation has operated with a mission it

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