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.

City expects to complete Homeport project by year’s end

Jan 29, 2026 | By: Carolyn Bick

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers accepted an updated mitigation plan, allowing work on the long-awaited Commercial Fishing Homeport to proceed.

The Midway aims to create hub of cuisine and community in downtown Gig Harbor

Jan 29, 2026 | By: Ted Kenney

The Midway, opening this summer in the space formerly occupied by Heritage Distilling, aims to bring a Euro vibe to the waterfront.

Anthony’s paid $4.6 million for Tides Tavern, which is now closed for a month for maintenance

Jan 27, 2026 | By: Gig Harbor Now Staff

Public records filed with Pierce County show that the sale closed Monday, the same day the tavern closed for maintenance.

Spruce Hill Winery offers a taste of community

Jan 26, 2026 | By: Julie Warrick Ammann

A Seattle-based winery recently opened a tasting room on Olympic Drive in Gig Harbor, where its owners live.

In the Margins | Remembering a rarity: George F. Russell, Jr.

Jan 14, 2026 | By: Chris Phillips

Chris Phillips pays tribute to business titan George F. Russell Jr., who was a ‘disrupter’ before that was a term and believed in “non-negotiable integrity.”

Anthony’s Restaurants group buying Gig Harbor’s landmark Tides Tavern

Jan 13, 2026 | By: Ted Kenney

Anthony’s “will steward [the Tides] in a way that honors its legacy and keeps the Tides unique and special in the decades to come,” Dylan Stanley said.

Hearing examiner denies Kensington Gardens expansion

Jan 13, 2026 | By: Carolyn Bick

The decision puts up a roadblock on plans for six new buildings on the property in rural Gig Harbor. Kensington Gardens appealed it.

Couple of Scoops will bring ice cream and opportunity to Olympic Village

Jan 09, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

Couple of Scoops, expected to open in May, will employ special-needs adults and sell all varieties of ice cream and candy.

Local legislators offer bleak assessment of upcoming session

Jan 08, 2026 | By: Vince Dice

At the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s annual legislative send-off, local lawmakers didn’t sound optimistic about the 2026 session that starts Monday.