The new year marks a time when many resolve to do things differently. Self-improvement resolutions abound. Regardless of the resolution, the common denominator for most is a desire for something ...

For the better part of a decade, living and working in Port Townsend has allowed me to spend the holidays with family for most of those years, a luxury I couldn’t take for granted in my previous ...

A 1.1-mile restoration of the lower Big Quilcene River and its floodplain, along with replacement of the Linger Longer bridge, is well underway. Under the leadership of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe ...

Welcome to another installment of “Jason’s Wading into Rough Waters,” a.k.a. my local election commentary. After this column, perhaps the only additional thing I could do to ensure I’ve made it onto ...

With great sadness, we announce the passing of our beloved Helen Elaine Brink, a cherished wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, mentor, and friend. Helen passed away peacefully at her Port Townsend home ...

A Chance Encounter Walking through the Uptown Farmers Market, I came across a small handmade cookbook titled Speculative Cookery by Hans Barr, printed by Meeting Place Chapbooks. The title and … ...

Quimper Mercantile Company, a community-owned general store established more than a decade ago to fill a gap in local retail, has announced it has purchased land for its new home near the city’s ...

I laughed way too hard at Zach Cregger’s work as part of “The Whitest Kids U’ Know” comedy troupe back in the day (search for “The Grapist” on YouTube, for one … ...

What’s most striking about director Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest” is that its supposedly central ethical quandary is shockingly inert. Fortunately for Lee, his updating of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 “High ...

Parents trying to overturn a Washington law protecting runaway transgender youth have hit another roadblock in federal court. A three-judge appeals court panel on Friday unanimously … ...

A potentially devastating five-acre wildfire that destroyed two structures and forced evacuations in Brinnon over two days last week was fully extinguished following a rapid, coordinated effort from … ...