Rush applies to build triplexes in Purdy ahead of zoning change
Dec 23, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyThe company has filed an application for 30 triplexes near Peninsula High and Purdy Elementary, under current zoning regulations.
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Legislation protects more hospital employees from mandatory overtime
Dec 18, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonSeparate legislation taking effect next year expands when workers in all industries can take sick leave.
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City Council increases utility rates, takes step toward B&O tax
Dec 13, 2024 | By: Charlee Glock-JacksonGig 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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Why we need your help now more than ever
Dec 12, 2024 | By: Vince DiceWe are hitting crunch time for our 2024 NewsMatch donation drive. If you appreciate the work we do, and want it to continue in 2025, please donate today.
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Patterson’s Market back for 45th year
Dec 12, 2024 | By: Julie Warrick AmmannPatterson’s, evicted from its longtime home in 2022, is back for a second year at Anderson’s General Store.
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Gig Harbor Real Estate | A tale of two markets, single-family homes and condos
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Alison PaoliMore 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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Albertsons backs out of merger with Kroger, which would have forced sale of two local stores
Dec 11, 2024 | By: Vince DiceA 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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Updated Pierce County Comp Plan will affect Purdy, parks, zoning, STRs and more
Dec 10, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyCapping more than two years of intensive public process, the Pierce County Council last week passed an update to the Pierce County Comprehensive Plan. The broad-scoped document directs growth and development in unincorporated areas of the county over the next 20 years. The updated plan now awaits County Executive Bruce Dammeier’s signature. Under Washington’s Growth
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Virginia Mason launches academy to increase access to health care field
Dec 09, 2024 | By: Conor WilsonThe Allied Healthcare Academy is an attempt to fill employee vacancies by training people who have struggled to access the field, including people who are neurodivergent.
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Hearing examiner approves permits for proposed Burley Lagoon geoduck farm
Nov 27, 2024 | By: Ted KenneyThe conditional use permit for Taylor Shellfish’s proposed geoduck farm in Burley Lagoon now goes before the state Department of Ecology for review.
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