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 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.
Read More about New coworking space hopes creatives will Stowaway at this waterfront office
There were 83 pending sales in the Gig Harbor area in August, a 54% increase from one year ago.
Read More about Gig Harbor Real Estate | Activity jumps to three-year highs in August
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.
Read More about New developer pitches a plan promising fewer houses at site next to Gig Harbor High School
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.
Read More about FISH Food Bank looking for warehouse space for this year’s Christmas toy drive
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
Read More about JAX Salon thinks Peninsula Shopping Center will be aces for business
It’s uncertain now what golf course owner PenMet Parks’ next steps will be after it hired Troon Golf to take over on Sept. 1 and got approval to lease equipment.
Read More about Court denies prelimary injunction to Madrona Links operator
“In retracting Purdy from the UGA, the County failed to account for the reality that Purdy’s built environment is characterized by urban growth, not rural development,” the board ruled.
Read More about County erred in removing Purdy from urban growth area, state’s Growth Management Hearings Board rules
Experts testifying on behalf of the owners of Kensington Gardens presented their case last week before a hearing examiner.
Read More about Kensington Gardens’ experts testify during third day of hearing
PenMet Parks sought to replace Stutsman Enterprise with Troon Golf on Sept. 1, but the court granted Stutsman a temporary restraining order.
Read More about Court puts new Madrona Links operator on hold