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Dramas, comedy on tap this weekend

Plays, comedy and music are highlighted this weekend on the North Olympic Peninsula. • Shipwrights’ Regatta is Saturday. The Port Townsend Sailing Association presents the… Continue reading

ISSUES OF FAITH: Cut away what holds growth back

IT’S FEBRUARY AND time to begin pruning the vineyards in Eastern Washington where we get our grapes. Wine vines are by nature nearly wild, even… Continue reading

Peninsula College Foundation reports record levels of giving

Programs, students both recipients of funds

Plans move ahead for Quilcene skate park

Jefferson County, volunteers seek grants

(Northwind Art Richard Coletta) Richard Coletta of Port Townsend admires Caryl Fallert-Gentry's quilt titled "Electric Snails," part of the "Burst of Color" exhibit at Jeanette Best Gallery.

Final ‘Burst’ in Port Townsend

This is the final weekend for “Burst of Color,” the sweeping fiber art show at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery. The exhibit,… Continue reading

(Northwind Art Richard Coletta) Richard Coletta of Port Townsend admires Caryl Fallert-Gentry's quilt titled "Electric Snails," part of the "Burst of Color" exhibit at Jeanette Best Gallery.

Port Townsend approves utility rate changes, renames skate park

Public hearing set for Transportation Benefits District

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News A perch on the bowsprit affords these spectators a wide open view of competing boats in a previous year's regatta on Port Townsend Bay.

Shipwrights’ Regatta set for Saturday

The sailboat racing season opens Saturday with the Port Townsend Shipwrights’ Regatta. The Port Townsend Sailing Association presents the 33rd annual Shipwrights’… Continue reading

Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News A perch on the bowsprit affords these spectators a wide open view of competing boats in a previous year's regatta on Port Townsend Bay.
Artist Chris Stevenson, who described herself as an urban sketcher from Port Townsend, uses a pencil for scale as she sketches the work at the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina on Monday morning. A group in town, the Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday to sketch at the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Sessions are free and open to sketchers of all skill levels. For more information, see www.urbansketchersporttownsend.wordpress.com. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
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Marina art

Artist Chris Stevenson, who described herself as an urban sketcher from Port Townsend, uses a pencil for scale as she sketches the work at the… Continue reading

Artist Chris Stevenson, who described herself as an urban sketcher from Port Townsend, uses a pencil for scale as she sketches the work at the new entrance to Point Hudson Marina on Monday morning. A group in town, the Port Townsend Urban Sketchers will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday to sketch at the Port Townsend Aero Museum. Sessions are free and open to sketchers of all skill levels. For more information, see www.urbansketchersporttownsend.wordpress.com. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)
Jenner Fox of Bainbridge Island and singer-songwriter Jermey Elliott are set to debut their one-day-old CD, “The Moon That Moves the Sea,” at Concerts in the Woods in Coyle for a matinee show on Saturday.

Fox, Elliott to play at Concert in the Woods on Saturday

Jenner Fox of Bainbridge Island and singer-songwriter Jermey Elliott will debut their album “The Moon That Moves the Sea” at Concerts in the… Continue reading

Jenner Fox of Bainbridge Island and singer-songwriter Jermey Elliott are set to debut their one-day-old CD, “The Moon That Moves the Sea,” at Concerts in the Woods in Coyle for a matinee show on Saturday.

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to perform February concert Sunday

The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will present its February concert at 2 p.m. Sunday. The free concert is in the auditorium at… Continue reading

Cetacean system aims to reduce ship strikes

The U.S. Coast Guard is launching a cetacean desk pilot program designed to reduce ship strikes and cetacean disturbances in the Salish Sea… Continue reading

Conservation Futures Fund citizen committee to elect officers

The Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee will elect new officers during a special meeting at 4 p.m. Wednesday. The… Continue reading

The Candlelight Concert this month will feature classical pianist Mike Carroll.

Michael Carroll offers an evening of classical piano

Classical pianist Michael Carroll will perform at Trinity United Methodist Church during its Candlelight Concert series at 7 p.m. Thursday. Carroll will… Continue reading

The Candlelight Concert this month will feature classical pianist Mike Carroll.

Report: Crime down in Port Townsend in 2023

New hires added to city department

Marina in Port Townsend to reopen on March 1

Grand opening celebration set April 24

A GROWING CONCERN: Get to the the root of pruning problems

VALENTINES DAY IS here and gone, and the too-good weather just keeps rolling onto the North Olympic Peninsula. This means that everyone has been busy… Continue reading

Chapman explains votes

Rep. Mike Chapman was among the few Democrats who voted against bills capping rent increases and providing unemployment benefits for strikers. In Chapman’s… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Joshua’s Restaurant, 113 DelGuzzi Drive… Continue reading

Man jailed after newborn’s death released

Charges dismissed without prejudice