A new ice cream and candy shop is making its way to Gig Harbor’s Olympic Village — just in time for spring and summer. Reported back in January by Gig Harbor Now, Couple of Scoops plans to open on May 1 and will be located in the space out of which GameStop used to operate. It’ll sell soft serve, scooped, gluten-free, and dairy-free ice cream and other sweet-treat options.
Couple of Scoops’ owner is Jim Ciaciuch, who’s also at the helm of the three-year-old Tacoma Mall sock store Couple of Socks. At Couple of Scoops, Ciaciuch plans to employ adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities — an aspiration that’s close to his heart since his daughter (and current Couple of Socks employee) Molly has autism.
“I want it to be a place that people can come in and not just have a great treat, but just enjoy being in a place that really is a community,” Ciaciuch said of Couple of Scoops to Gig Harbor Now. “We’re helping people grow in and of themselves and helping them meet some really cool people.”
