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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 Valentine’s Day guide to Gig Harbor

Feb 10, 2023 | By:

Love it or hate it, it’s raining pink and red in the harbor. Valentine’s Day (Week!) has arrived. Whether you want to Salsa with your sweetie, sip cosmos with the girls, or escape to a luxury yacht for a romantic night away, Gig Harbor has you covered. Eats Devoted Kiss Cafe has Valentine’s Day written

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Inside Gig Harbor Real Estate: Tips for buyers and sellers

Feb 07, 2023 | By:

The housing market continues to show us that you can’t time it perfectly. Market snapshot Interest rates have stabilized. We are currently in the high 5% range (at time of printing) for conventional/20% down. Inventory continues to slide backwards. The number of homes on the market remains very low, while buyer confidence increases. At time

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Business Spotlight: Gig Harbor family brings Louisiana flavor to the Northwest

Feb 06, 2023 | By:

“It’s not too hot, but still has a lot of flavor,” says Elsie. “It comes from a place of love,” adds her husband James. Heat, flavor, and love: the ingredients of JT’s Original Louisiana Bar-B-Que sauce. Longtime Gig Harbor residents Elsie and James “JT” Turner founded their company rooted in family love and the generational

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Faster internet coming to parts of Key Peninsula, county says

Feb 01, 2023 | By:

Pierce County and Comcast recently announced an agreement to expand access to high-speed Internet to part of the Key Peninsula.  The county will contribute $3.75 million to the $5 million project to improve service to an estimated 526 homes and businesses. The public money comes from federal funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act

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Taco Time commercial shines spotlight on Gig Harbor

Jan 31, 2023 | By:

As part of its 60th anniversary celebration in 2022, Taco Time Northwest produced half a dozen of TV spots with distinctly Northwest vibes. Each commercial depicts a little slice-of-life moment in the daily activities of a typical Pacific Northwesterner, and shows how Taco Time fits in. Including, as many sharp-eyed viewers no doubt noticed, Gig

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Business Spotlight: SniffSpot is a tail-wagging side hustle

Jan 30, 2023 | By:

Anyone would enjoy wandering on the trails Paul Spadoni carved out on his family’s 12-acre property off Ray Nash Drive near Rosedale. But few enjoy it more than the Very Good Boys and Girls who go there to hang out for hourlong play dates.  Spadoni’s property is a rent-able private dog park through SniffSpot, a

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Business Spotlight: New clinic offers 24/7 vet care, specialty services

Jan 09, 2023 | By:

Clinics offering 24/7 emergency vet care on this side of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge are few and far between. Recent changes at Uptown Animal Hospital and the opening of a new 24/7 clinic on Kimball Drive, bring more pet care options for Gig Harbor residents and the surrounding region. Puget Sound Veterinary Specialty & Emergency

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DesMarais retiring after 13 years at helm of Waterfront Alliance

Jan 04, 2023 | By:

For her birthday, a granddaughter gave Mary DesMarais a “My Grandma is …” card. The 7-year-old granddaughter wrote out answers to questions about what her grandmother does and doesn’t like.  In the “doesn’t like” category: Working, because “that means she can’t see me.”  “That was affirmation,” DesMarais said. “It is time” to retire.  DesMarais, the

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Inside Gig Harbor Real Estate: Do staged homes really sell for more?

Jan 04, 2023 | By: Paige Schulte

Where do buyers see your home first? ONLINE! Currently the market has tipped to favor buyers. There are more options for them to buy (110 homes in Gig Harbor and 62 on the Key Peninsula as of Jan. 3) and the most compelling home will win the hearts and money of the buyers. This means

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Gig Harbor Now hires Jenny Wellman as first executive director

Dec 27, 2022 | By:

Gig Harbor Now recently hired Jenny Wellman as its first executive director. Wellman previously served as treasurer of Gig Harbor Now’s board of directors. She will step down from the board to assume the executive director role. Gig Harbor Now is an independent, nonprofit news website covering Gig Harbor and the surrounding area. It is

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