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.
Editor’s note: This piece was submitted by Marlene Druker, a self-employed architect based in Gig Harbor. Her home office is expansive enough to house an expensive electronic drafting board and cheap trace paper, both of which were used in imagining The Incredible Expanding and Shrinking House. This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Look
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Off the coast of Washington, several Gig Harbor residents are hard at work on crab fishing boats, handling all that comes with the job. Most people can conjure images of what it must be like, perhaps informed by the Discovery Channel show “Deadliest Catch.” Large crab cages, rough seas, a crew, and a lot of
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Gig Harbor now has an ordinance governing short term rentals – those Airbnb and VRBO rooms-for-rent in homes and accessory units. The Gig Harbor City Council voted 6-1 on Monday, Feb. 27, to adopt regulations on short-term rentals within city limits. Council member Jeni Woock was the lone vote against the ordinance. Short-term rentals are
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Standup for Peninsula Schools, an advocacy group that promotes Peninsula School District ballot measures, won the Citizen of the Year award at the Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Awards Gala on Saturday, Feb. 25. It was the second big win of the month for SUP. The volunteer group helped get the word out about
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Things are looking up — or maybe down — at the Gig Harbor Costco. The price for a Costco-sized carton of eggs is down 50 cents. “We have seen the deflation,” Assistant Manager Jason Sipe said, adding that it is impossible to predict future changes in prices and supply. For a period of two weeks,
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When Aileen Amico and her husband, Dennis, bought Blu Rooster Farm in 2016, she said, “all we had was a dog.” After living in Gig Harbor for a decade, they were drawn to the farmhouse on 12 acres with sweeping territorial views of scenic rural Ray Nash valley. It was a place where their “kids
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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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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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“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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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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