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Sequim native has big hand in designing Buick car of future

DETROIT -- Can a 33-year-old man from Sequim help save the American automobile industry? Richard Duff, one of the youngest body designers at the North… Continue reading

Soccer fields idea grows in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The soccer fields in Craig Stevenson's mind have evolved into a terraced commons, grounds for festivals and a game space for children and… Continue reading

Sequim council argues over committee posts

SEQUIM -- For a while on Monday night, it looked like harmony. The City Council voted unanimously to hire the Henderson Group of Redmond to… Continue reading

Sequim considers fees on residential developers

SEQUIM -- Tennis courts at Carrie Blake Park: $300,000. Soccer and softball fields on 12 acres just north of the park: $471,500. "Urban pathways and… Continue reading

Port Angeles, Sequim see rise in shoplifting; no change in Port Townsend

PORT ANGELES -- Shoplifting is on the rise in downtown Port Angeles and in Sequim, police and business leaders say. But Port Townsend has seen… Continue reading

Sequim eyes City Walk townhouses; developer pushes plan for 48 units

SEQUIM -- Nearly 50 homes priced at $150,000 to $180,000 could be on the market by this summer if Larry Freedman's City Walk project wins… Continue reading

Peninsula counties begin ‘e-cycling’ programs

Free recycling of televisions, laptop and desktop computers and monitors will be available in Clallam and Jefferson counties starting Friday, thanks to the new E-Cycle… Continue reading

Spring to bring three new stores to Sequim

SEQUIM -- Recession or no, Sequim is to have ravioli, rubber and more car parts come spring. The Bell Street Bakery, a giant Discount Tire… Continue reading

Welcome to ‘rurbia’: Is 21st century Sequim losing its reputation of charm?

SEQUIM -- This town has basked in the light of love from business and travel writers ¬­-- until now. Sequim is "blessed by more than… Continue reading

Santa brings gifts, magic to families in shelter

PORT ANGELES -- Santa received the ultimate welcome. He'd just walked into the Rose House bearing a bicycle and a big bag of packages. He… Continue reading

A night at the shelter: Kindness changes lives

PORT ANGELES -- First Michael Stuart sang Everett Zentz's praises. Then he spilled a secret. "He's got a heart," Stuart said of Zentz, the assistant… Continue reading

Growing the local economy: Farm kitchen available to canners, bakers to rent

11Manning-Cline is manager of the Sequim Family Farms kitchen off of Cays Road, which has at last gained Clallam County's approval as a commercial facility… Continue reading

Toy giveaway lures will-be Santas, children in Sequim

SEQUIM ¬­-- A fearsome cold had descended on Sequim on Tuesday morning, but it failed to daunt dozens of will-be Santa Clauses lined up outside… Continue reading

Once upon a ‘Wheel’: Sequim contestant even gets to peck Pat Sajak

SEQUIM -- Ross McCurdy had the chance to kiss Pat Sajak, and pounced on it. And this Wednesday night, the kiss will be broadcast as… Continue reading

Sequim to keep current tourism chief for 1 year

SEQUIM -- Fresh from a trip to France, City Councilman Ken Hays wants to tell more travelers about Sequim. "We're not pursuing the tourism potential… Continue reading

Sequim tourism contract to go up for grabs

SEQUIM -- Among the latest targets in an ongoing campaign for change: the city of Sequim's $11,000 tourism coordinator contract. For almost a year now,… Continue reading

Sequim hikes fees required of developers

SEQUIM -- Despite lectures from real estate agents and others, the City Council decided this week to steeply hike the fees developers pay to build… Continue reading

Christian team’s show irks Jewish father, who pulls children from school

SEQUIM -- Karl Wood, a Jewish father of four, found out the night of Nov. 19 from another Sequim parent that the Power Team, a… Continue reading

Testing . . . testing: Sequim’s nonprofit radio station on air

SEQUIM -- KSQM, Sequim's non-commercial FM radio station, is on the air with a sweeping definition of "oldies" music, community-event announcements and volunteer disc jockeys.… Continue reading

Construction of new hotel starts in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The sun burst out and the sky cleared to blue, as if ordered for a bright spot in the dreary economy. The spot… Continue reading