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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.

The main taxiway will be shifted 50 feet further from the runway to meet FAA regulations.

Airport advisory meeting audience questions loss of trees, taxi lane

Apr 13, 2023 | By: Ed Friedrich

The FAA requires thousands of trees to be removed for safety; widening flight service company leases could displace taxi lane.

‘The Old Church’ on Crescent Valley Drive for sale

Apr 10, 2023 | By: Christina T Henry

The little roadside church on Crescent Valley Drive is a familiar landmark whose history dates back more than 100 years. Now it’s for sale, ready for its next chapter. Built

Inside Gig Harbor Real Estate: Let’s talk about first-time home sellers

Apr 05, 2023 | By: Alison Paoli and Paige Schulte

Paige Schulte, founder of the Neighborhood Experts Real Estate office in Gig Harbor, writes a monthly column for Gig Harbor Now about the local real estate market. This week, she

City residents discuss ideas for climate action plan

Apr 04, 2023 | By: Charlee Glock-Jackson

The city of Gig Harbor hosted an online workshop on climate change on March 29, as part of its efforts to craft a Climate Action Plan. Seattle-based Cascadia Consulting Group

Business Spotlight: Green Cottage Pets faces uncertain future

Apr 03, 2023 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

Green Cottage Pets, a holistic pet food and supply store that has been serving Gig Harbor’s furry four-legged friends and their humans for over two decades, is facing the possibility

Key Peninsula’s first assisted living facility opening soon

Apr 03, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Just a few inspections stand between Key Peninsula’s Mustard Seed Project and the completion of a nearly two decade-old goal. The nonprofit, which serves seniors living in Key Peninsula communities,

Spring Market planned for mid-May near Civic Center

Mar 28, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

A festival planned for mid-May aims to bring tourists into town before the usual tourist season, get some mileage out of the under-utilized Civic Center Green and provide a boost

FISH Food Bank hits another milestone by hiring executive director

Mar 27, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Not long after opening its new, state-of-the-art building, Gig Harbor Peninsula FISH Food Bank reached another major milestone. The food bank’s first executive director, Pam Leazer, started work at the

Business Spotlight: Ekberg takes reins at Waterfront Alliance

Mar 20, 2023 | By: Vince Dice

Carrianne Ekberg grew up watching her family operate a small business on the Gig Harbor waterfront. Her parents owned the old Shorline restaurant on North Harborview Drive, located in the

Inside Gig Harbor Real Estate: The importance of choosing the right mortgage lender

Mar 14, 2023 | By: Paige Schulte

Paige Schulte is founder of the Neighborhood Experts Real Estate office in Gig Harbor. In 2020, she was recognized by the Wall Street Journal for her use of virtual tours

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