Jeff Chew

Victorian Festival gives Port Townsend a ‘March bump’ economically

PORT TOWNSEND - The city goes Victorian for its 11th year on March 16-18, and the Victorian Festival's promoters promise another weekend that draws upwards… Continue reading

Jefferson Transit ’06 ridership highest in agency’s history

PORT TOWNSEND - Jefferson Transit ridership during 2006 rolled over the record set the previous year, as rising gas prices, tailored scheduling and a cheap… Continue reading

Wine educator raises Peninsula awareness, popularity with enological society

CAPE GEORGE - If you've ever wondered which wine goes best with what food, Bob Bentley has the answer. The wine educator and steward, or… Continue reading

Port Townsend OKs some changes for downtown street landscaping

PORT TOWNSEND - Forget sidewalk corner "bulb-outs" proposed for Water Street and remove the brick planters with small trees on Taylor Street. The City Council… Continue reading

Port, city ponder oil seeping into marina

PORT TOWNSEND - Oil moves slowly, but mixed with water it can travel far. So city and Port of Port Townsend officials learned after Jan.… Continue reading

Historic turn possible for old lighthouse

PORT TOWNSEND - Fort Worden State Park's manager is securing an estimate of what it would cost to move the 94-year-old Point Wilson Lighthouse and… Continue reading

Search for Chimacum Valley water could go 800 feet deep

CHIMACUM - With Jefferson County's water resources in a human vs. salmon tug of war, tapping a new water source might ease some political tensions.… Continue reading

Sims Way may be coming ’round to a roundabout

PORT TOWNSEND - Traffic circles at Howard and Thomas streets are envisioned for Upper Sims Way. The possibility of a roundabout replacing the traffic light… Continue reading

Optimism in rise of Port Townsend lodging revenues

PORT TOWNSEND - With the city's 2006 lodging tax revenues up nearly 2 percent over last year's, those close to the industry see that as… Continue reading

Jefferson County agencies practice oil spill response

PORT TOWNSEND - Port of Port Townsend and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue personnel sharpened their oil spill containment skills Thursday. The port and East Jefferson Fire-Rescue… Continue reading

Port Townsend City Council returns to something new — and old — on Tuesday

PORT TOWNSEND - After two years away, the City Council returns Tuesday night to its 114-year-old meeting chambers, which sparkle anew following an extensive renovation… Continue reading

Millions may be coming to three Jefferson County state parks, including Fort Worden

PORT TOWNSEND - The state parks director came to Fort Worden State Park on Thursday with good news: Jefferson County's three state parks could see… Continue reading

Honor aboard Harleys — Port Townsend man gets a new Old Glory

PORT TOWNSEND - A holiday gift from the heart left Don Ely brimming with tears, choked up and speechless. Ely, whose U.S. flag was stolen… Continue reading

Beach closed as precaution after wastewater pipe damaged

PORT TOWNSEND -- A city-contracted crew was working against the tidal clock Tuesday afternoon to patch the city's treated sewage outfall pipe, which was believed… Continue reading

Spy trucks? No, just testing pilotless plane

PORT TOWNSEND -- There's a tale of aeronautic intrigue behind those mysterious black trucks that were silently parked for a week in rented Hudson Point… Continue reading

Noise foe offers suggestion for resolving Security Systems Northwest dispute with Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND -- A Discovery Bay-area resident who was a prime opponent of shooting range noise at Gardiner-based Security Services Northwest wants to mediate an… Continue reading

Storm damage to historical lighthouse reported to Coast Guard

PORT TOWNSEND -- Wind-whipped waves that threatened to pummel Point Wilson Lighthouse last week took out a foghorn but failed to flood the historical lighthouse.… Continue reading

Point Wilson Lighthouse feels nature’s watery fury again

PORT TOWNSEND -- Regardless of $250,000 in manmade rock armoring, when Mother Nature whips up powerful wind-driven waves around Point Wilson Lighthouse, there's little that… Continue reading

Marina live-aboard faces 62 percent increase in fees over width of trimaran

PORT TOWNSEND -- Glen Paris-Stamm tears up when she recalls how she and her late husband nearly circumnavigated the globe in their English-built trimaran, Bananas.… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend rethinks rule changes

PORT TOWNSEND - Following a heat wave of opposition, Port of Port Townsend commissioners voted Wednesday to continue discussion on proposed rules and regulations aimed… Continue reading