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 decision puts up a roadblock on plans for six new buildings on the property in rural Gig Harbor. Kensington Gardens appealed it.
Read More about Hearing examiner denies Kensington Gardens expansion
Couple of Scoops, expected to open in May, will employ special-needs adults and sell all varieties of ice cream and candy.
Read More about Couple of Scoops will bring ice cream and opportunity to Olympic Village
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.
Read More about Local legislators offer bleak assessment of upcoming session
2026 will bring a Peninsula School District levy request, progress on parks projects and some high-profile road projects.
Read More about 2026 is here. These are the stories we expect to be covering this year
Gig Harbor-based Locust Cider grew quickly before the pandemic, inflation and changing consumer habits forced a recent retreat.
Read More about Locust Cider closing four tap rooms, but keeping Gig Harbor location open
Dunis, the organization’s special projects and outreach manager, replaces Carrianne Ekberg, who is stepping down to spend time with her young family.
Read More about Waterfront Alliance promotes Clare Dunis to executive director
Owner Jann van der Veen died in April, and his family decided to close the store by the end of the year.
Read More about Van der Veen Jewelers in Uptown closing on Dec. 23
Patterson’s Farm Market, a Gig Harbor institution, is back in its seasonal spot near Anderson’s General Store on Point Fosdick Drive.
Read More about 900 miles to Patterson’s Farm Market
Ivar’s President Bob Donegan said the new Gig Harbor location could be open as soon as February.
Read More about Ivar’s Seafood Bar coming to Uptown Gig Harbor
He goes by Santa for three months of the year, and he said that the rest of the time he’s known as Jerry Nebel.
Read More about Santa lives in Lakebay