Charlie Bermant

Rick Wiley

At age 66, Port Townsend’s Uptown Theatre going digital

PORT TOWNSEND — The 66-year-old Uptown Theatre will close after next week's Port Townsend Film Festival, reopening after about two months with a digital projection… Continue reading

Rick Wiley

Jefferson County-Port Townsend park district on hold

PORT HADLOCK — The process of creating a joint city-county parks district has been put off until 2014, when Port Townsend and Jefferson County governments… Continue reading

Korean War Veteran Kenneth Shaver

Port Townsend facility’s flagpole inaugurated in 9/11 ceremony

PORT TOWNSEND — The Victoria House care facility Wednesday marked the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, using a newly installed flagpole, with a… Continue reading

Korean War Veteran Kenneth Shaver
Workers from D10 Signs & Graphics of Kirkland dismantle the old sign Tuesday. A new one is expected to be put up today. Click on icon below to see what the old sign used to look like. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Old sign welcoming visitors to Port Townsend is being replaced

PORT TOWNSEND — The view on the only main-road access into town is getting a face-lift with the replacement of a welcome sign that is… Continue reading

Workers from D10 Signs & Graphics of Kirkland dismantle the old sign Tuesday. A new one is expected to be put up today. Click on icon below to see what the old sign used to look like. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Caution tape and whited-out sign adorn the exterior of the Upstage in Port Townsend these days. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Port Townsend clubs rev up offerings after Upstage closure

PORT TOWNSEND — Several clubs are moving to fill the gap left by the June closure of the Upstage Restaurant and Bistro, but no single… Continue reading

Caution tape and whited-out sign adorn the exterior of the Upstage in Port Townsend these days. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman addresses the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Centrum a haven where artists can ‘spread their wings,’ Jefferson chamber told

PORT TOWNSEND — Centrum, the arts organization headquartered at Fort Worden State Park, provides an interactive environment to support the pursuit of creative endeavors, the… Continue reading

Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman addresses the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Judge Verser

Ex-Judge Verser mourned inside, outside judicial community; memorial rites Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — Former Jefferson County Superior Court Judge Craddock D. Verser, 64, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, earned respect from those inside… Continue reading

Judge Verser
Craddock D. Verser had a long legal career in Port Townsend. He died Saturday at the age of 64. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Former Jefferson Superior Court Judge Verser dies

PORT TOWNSEND — Craddock D. Verser, who served as Jefferson County Superior Court judge for two terms prior to retiring in 2012, has died of… Continue reading

Craddock D. Verser had a long legal career in Port Townsend. He died Saturday at the age of 64. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Larry Crockett

Port of Port Townsend set to move into new building

PORT TOWNSEND — A newly constructed administration building will allow the Port of Port Townsend to become more efficient once it moves in Sept. 16,… Continue reading

Larry Crockett
Port Townsend city map proposing marijuana retail buffer zones inside the city limit.

Port Townsend taking time to consider ramifications of retail pot

PORT TOWNSEND— The City Council’s approval of a six-month moratorium on the granting of business licenses for recreational marijuana outlets will allow city personnel time… Continue reading

Port Townsend city map proposing marijuana retail buffer zones inside the city limit.
Crowds at the Wooden Boat Festival peruse the exhibits both large and small.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Wooden Boat Festival draws professionals, curious alike

PORT TOWNSEND — The 37th Wooden Boat Festival has expanded and evolved from previous events, but it is never certain whether the weather will cooperate.… Continue reading

Crowds at the Wooden Boat Festival peruse the exhibits both large and small.  -- Photo by Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson Democrats advised to oppose county charter

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Democrats’ executive committee has recommended that other party members oppose the creation of a county charter, and the full… Continue reading

The historic schooner Adventuress will be giving public sails through Sunday in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — 100-year-old ship ‘belle of ball’

PORT TOWNSEND — The centennial celebration of the Adventuress has turned the historic schooner into a centerpiece of this year's Wooden Boat Festival. Catherine Collins,… Continue reading

The historic schooner Adventuress will be giving public sails through Sunday in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Kaci Cronkhite goes over the specs of her boat

WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — Colorful boats, music, sailing adventures in Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The three-day 37th annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, which began Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday, has grown from a large… Continue reading

Kaci Cronkhite goes over the specs of her boat
Kaci Cronkhite goes over the specs of her boat

WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — Music, boats and more boats, and sailing adventures in Port Townsend this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The three-day 37th annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, which began Friday and continues Saturday and Sunday, has grown from a large… Continue reading

Kaci Cronkhite goes over the specs of her boat

Jefferson Democrats advised to oppose county charter

PORT TOWNSEND — The Jefferson County Democrats’ executive committee has recommended that other party members oppose the creation of a county charter, and the full… Continue reading

The historic schooner Adventuress will be giving public sails today through Sunday in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

WOODEN BOAT FESTIVAL — 100-year-old ship ‘belle of ball’

PORT TOWNSEND — The centennial celebration of the Adventuress has turned the historic schooner into a centerpiece of this year's Wooden Boat Festival. Catherine Collins,… Continue reading

The historic schooner Adventuress will be giving public sails today through Sunday in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Passengers of the American Spirit depart the ship at Union Wharf in Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Cruise ship visits resume in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — As the American Spirit docked at Union Wharf on Wednesday afternoon, merchants were looking forward to the same bump in business they… Continue reading

Passengers of the American Spirit depart the ship at Union Wharf in Port Townsend on Wednesday afternoon. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Jamestown S'Klallam tribal representative Gideon Cauffman

Investigative team unearths bones near Discovery Bay

DIAMOND POINT — A team of investigators from three agencies worked through rain showers Wednesday to extract skeletal remains of a Native American person from… Continue reading

Jamestown S'Klallam tribal representative Gideon Cauffman
Jack Westerman III addresses the county board of commissioners on Tuesday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Jefferson County assessor announces he’s retiring

PORT TOWNSEND — Jefferson County Assessor Jack Westerman III plans to retire Jan. 1, one year shy of the end of his ninth term. Westerman… Continue reading

Jack Westerman III addresses the county board of commissioners on Tuesday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News