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.
A proposal to rebuild the historic Ancich Dock would remove creosote-soaked pilings and provide more light for marine habitat. But neighbors have concerns about whether it provides enough parking and whether the new marina would infringe on the future Commercial Fishing Homeport.
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The Gig Harbor real estate market was remarkably resilient in 2024. Will that trend continue in 2025?
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Adison Richards and Deb Krishnadasan joined veteran lawmaker Michelle Caldier for the annual 26th District Legislative Sendoff.
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The company has filed an application for 30 triplexes near Peninsula High and Purdy Elementary, under current zoning regulations.
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Separate legislation taking effect next year expands when workers in all industries can take sick leave.
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Gig Harbor took a step toward implementing a business and occupation (B&O) tax on Monday, Dec. 9. The City Council unanimously approved a $23,200 contract with BERK Consulting to review a B&O analysis prepared by city staff earlier this year. BERK’s review will focus on the methods city staff used to collect data and compare
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Patterson’s, evicted from its longtime home in 2022, is back for a second year at Anderson’s General Store.
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More condos were for sale in November than at any time since summer 2018. Meanwhile, demand for single-family homes continues to rise.
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A merger that would have forced the sale of two Gig Harbor grocery stores imploded this week, when Albertsons backed out of its agreement with Kroger. Albertsons, which owns Safeway, also filed a lawsuit against Kroger, which owns Fred Meyer, early on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Those moves came a day after two judges separately blocked
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