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.
For affordable kid fun, the $2 throwback films for kids at Galaxy Theatres are a sure bet each summer — and we’re currently enjoying the seasonal specials going on now for $2 per ticket for showtimes at this month’s Spring Fest.
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A funeral home wanted to build a cemetery on Rosedale Street in the mid-1960s. The community organized to stop it.
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The project is proposed for 39 acres on Rosedale Street, directly west of Gig Harbor High. Developers are asking to deviate from city rules on altering topography and on the required size of the vegetation buffer between the property and the high school.
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The local real estate sales market remained strong in February. But what impact might mortgage rates and wild cards like tariffs play going forward?
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Invitation Bookshop is moving to Judson Street, while a nearby craft beer tasting room has a new owner and a new look. Invitation is still open in the Uptown neighborhood, but owner Allyson Howard hopes to complete the move to 3119 Judson Street by next month. Meanwhile, Matt Burnett recently purchased the former Gig Harbor
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Food Backpacks 4 Kids works to ensure that children from low-income families do not go hungry, particularly during weekends and school breaks when free meals are not available.
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The cultural access program would support local nonprofits and provide educational program. The city council must decide whether to put the question before voters.
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The Gig Harbor-based distillery’s stock dropped to just $1.08 in February after opening at $4 last year.
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Rush Companies is taking legal action on two fronts, attempting to maintain a higher density on property it owns in Purdy and access to urban services there.
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PenMet has been authorized to pursue the 14 acres it doesn’t own through eminent domain while owner ZTM Holdings has filed suit to kick the parks district off the property.
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