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.
The state-mandated changes will encourage developers to create affordable housing options, including elder housing and mixed-use structures.
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Rush Companies’ Trailside project would build 120 apartments next to the luxury gated community — and the company is keeping mum about it.
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Two Loons Winery of Gig Harbor hopes festival-goers agree that the 2023 Alvarinho and 2018 Cabernet Franc go well with oysters.
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The Gig Harbor North Annex proposal, located near St. Anthony Hospital and Target, would bring 108 apartments to land on Canterwood Boulevard.
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The city council has not asked staff to draft any new legislation, but it has discussed steps like a landlord registry and extended notice for large rent hikes.
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Stowaway Labs, which opened Sept. 22 in the former TideRunner Boat building, is Gig Harbor’s only coworking space.
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There were 83 pending sales in the Gig Harbor area in August, a 54% increase from one year ago.
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MainVue Homes, a developer well known in the area, is under contract to buy the plot next to Gig Harbor High School. The company proposes fewer homes, a cul-de-sac instead of a through street and less impact on wetlands.
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The annual toy drive, which provides Christmas cheer to some 1,000 local kids, needs at least 4,000 square feet with a big parking lot.
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Peninsula Shopping Center in downtown Gig Harbor continues to scoop up new tenants. The latest business announcing it will set up shop there is JAX Luxury Salon, an established self-care emporium that currently operates from the Novak Hotel building (aka the old Harbor Inn) at the foot of Pioneer Way. It’s a move that can
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