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 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.
Read More about Texas mystery-developer plans 31 houses next door to Gig Harbor High School
The local real estate sales market remained strong in February. But what impact might mortgage rates and wild cards like tariffs play going forward?
Read More about Gig Harbor Real Estate | Housing activity picking up steam as spring begins
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
Read More about Invitation Bookshop moving to new location, while downtown tap room has a new owner
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.
Read More about Midday Rotary donates $10,000 to Food Backpacks 4 Kids
The cultural access program would support local nonprofits and provide educational program. The city council must decide whether to put the question before voters.
Read More about Council seeks comment on cultural access program proposal — and a sales tax to support it
The Gig Harbor-based distillery’s stock dropped to just $1.08 in February after opening at $4 last year.
Read More about Heritage Distilling wins best flavored whiskey award
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.
Read More about Rush sues Gig Harbor for Purdy sewer extension, challenges Pierce County over re-zone
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.
Read More about Madrona Links Golf Course dispute heading for courts
The median price for a single-family home in the greater Gig Harbor area rose by 1.8% from December to January, reaching a median sale price record of $915,000.
Read More about Gig Harbor Real Estate | Demand remains strong as home prices, new listings rise
Longtime Gig Harbor resident, window manufacturing titan and philanthropist James “Jim” Milgard died Friday, Jan. 31, at his home in Indian Wells, California. He was 84. Milgard’s father Maurice and older brother Gary launched Milgard Glass in a small building on South Tacoma Way in 1958. Jim joined the family business in 1961 at age
Read More about Window manufacturing baron Jim Milgard called Gig Harbor home