He’s a concert pianist who has won the MacArthur Foundation “genius” fellowship; he’s also a writer for The New Yorker and the… Continue reading
This is a story of a hat leading to a new life. Patricia Young worked at Tango Zulu Imports, a fair-trade shop in Port Gamble,… Continue reading
Imagine opening a letter that, in an instant, opens up a new future. This letter, from a writer whose silhouette you have… Continue reading
REACH INSIDE AND lift up your younger self, Joe Gaydos told us. See yourself as an explorer. Gladly. Gaydos, lead scientist with the SeaDoc Society,… Continue reading
When Morris and Ruth Goldstein crossed the border, they had little in the way of documents. What these immigrants did have: hope… Continue reading
You don’t have to wonder what Remedios Rapoport is trying to say in her art. “Peace is possible.” “Fear Less.” “Everybody over… Continue reading
It wasn’t the British royal wedding, but the crowd on the Fort Worden parade grounds was large and just as joyful for… Continue reading
HE WORKS IN the woods; what he builds is community, with music as the floorboards. For nine years now, Norm Johnson and the Concerts in… Continue reading
With teenagers and drama, all things are possible. And with Jennifer Nielsen at the wheel, you’ve got Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “As You… Continue reading
SALT BABY IS her name. She’s Mohawk and Tuscarora from the Six Nations reserve in Ontario, but “doesn’t look it,” people keep saying. From the… Continue reading
Jesse Colin Young quit the road a decade ago. The singer-songwriter, known for his solo work and for his music with the… Continue reading
Maybe you wonder about becoming a Buddhist nun. Or a grower of marijuana. Perhaps you’d love to take a gap year in… Continue reading
It’s getting hot in here. Partly that’s due to the apartment radiator that won’t turn off, but mostly it’s the talk among… Continue reading
After a beat, a confession. “I do feel despair sometimes,” said Lynn Nowak, “about what’s happening,” 50 years after the assassination of human rights leader… Continue reading
AN UNMEDIATED ENCOUNTER: It’s what I hoped for on the whale-watching boat. Stepping aboard with a jumble of strangers, I wondered how close we might… Continue reading
A Port Angeles High School graduate who has gone on to an international career will perform with more than 70 musicians at… Continue reading
Seventy local musicians — plus one former local who now lives in Europe — will get together this Saturday to create something… Continue reading
Rae Kala is a traveler — Central America, Mexico, Santa Cruz in California, West Africa — but Port Townsend pulls her back,… Continue reading
EIGHT DAYS TO go before the next Story Slam: a convergence of people telling and listening to true, personal tales. This slam thing is practiced… Continue reading
