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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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.
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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Donuts and Pilates: Do they spell a turnaround at Peninsula Shopping Center?
May 28, 2025 | By: Ted KenneyFusion Donut Café and Club Pilates are moving in to spaces at the Peninsula Shopping Center on Judson Street.
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Cushman dams now produce more history than power for PenLight
May 27, 2025 | By: Ed FriedrichThe Cushman hydroelectric project once was Peninsula Light Company’s sole source of power. Now it’s just one piece of a much larger energy puzzle. The local power provider and the Cushman dams are historically entwined. Tacoma Power began building its first dam on the north fork of the Skokomish River in 1924. It planned to
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Inventory rises, but competition keeps prices climbing
May 21, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliIn the first 20 days of May, 42% of pending sales received multiple offers — a sign of strong buyer demand despite tight inventory.
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Female farmers look to grow community (and grow their businesses) with co-operative booth at market
May 19, 2025 | By: Vince DiceLocal women farmers are banding together to operate a co-operative booth at the Gig Harbor Waterfront Farmers Market, which opens this week.
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Get on the bus for the 2025 Waterfront Farmers Market
May 19, 2025 | By: Vince DiceThe 2025 Waterfront Farmers Market season launches Thursday, May 22. Shuttles will bring customers to the market from these churches.
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With Maví closure, Gig Harbor down to four galleries
Apr 28, 2025 | By: Carolyn BickLiz and Mavi Ashe, who owned the gallery on Harborview Drive that closed late last year, hope to reopen on Soundview in 2027.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | Early spring housing activity picks up steam
Apr 24, 2025 | By: Alison PaoliThe median home prices for a single-family home in the greater Gig Harbor area rose to a new record of $922,000 in March.
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