Staff Editorials
From the Editor | Highlighting our recent business coverage
This spring, we partnered with our friends at GMA Research to survey you, our readers. We asked what kinds of stories you wanted more of.
Many readers requested better coverage of local business. I thought it was a fair point.
As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time to evaluate what we’ve done since you asked us to do better on the business beat. Here are some highlights since the survey.
Our recent business coverage
Fusion Donut Café opened in the Peninsula Shopping Center in May, and we were the first to tell you about it. Photo by Julie Warrick Ammann
- Reporter Ted Kenney dug into developments at Peninsula Shopping Center: Fusion Donut Café and Club Pilates opened there in May, followed by Big Nate’s Trading Cards in July and JAX Salon in September.
- Ted broke the news that Chick-fil-A is coming to the intersection of Point Fosdick and Olympic drives and that General Dynamics is opening a light-industrial facility in the Latitude 47 complex.
- We untangled the pharmacy shuffle that saw Bartell’s depart and CVS expand.
- We explained why homegrown Heritage Distilling is closing its waterfront tasting room.
- And just recently, we were the first to report that Ivar’s is opening a Seafood Bar in Uptown, while Taco Time’s closure is only temporary.
Just last week, we broke the news that Ivar’s is coming to Uptown. Photo by Vince Dice
Help us help you
You asked for more business coverage, and we delivered. Now we need to ask you for something.
Your support right now determines how much business coverage we can produce in 2026.
During November and December, we participate in NewsMatch. It’s the most important fundraising opportunity of the year for a local, independent newsroom like ours.
Thanks to a national coalition coordinated by the Institute for Nonprofit News, every dollar you donate right now is matched — doubling your impact.
If you appreciated our stepped-up business coverage, and want it to continue in 2026, please donate today (any amount!) and NewsMatch will double it.
Vince Dice is the editor of Gig Harbor Now.
