Chris McDaniel

Jeanette Best

Art Port Townsend festival begins with show opening Thursday

PORT TOWNSEND — Dozens of original art pieces submitted by artists from throughout the Pacific Northwest will be on display this month at Northwind Arts… Continue reading

Jeanette Best
Agnew quadriplegic to take long ride in wheelchair to illustrate need for accessible trails

Agnew quadriplegic to take long ride in wheelchair to illustrate need for accessible trails

A quadriplegic man will soon set off in his motorized wheelchair on a journey across the state to bring attention to the need for pathways accessible to disabled people.

Agnew quadriplegic to take long ride in wheelchair to illustrate need for accessible trails
Ian MacKay

Agnew man plans wheelchair journey to spotlight access issues

AGNEW — A quadriplegic Agnew man will soon set off in his motorized wheelchair on a journey across the state to bring attention to the… Continue reading

Ian MacKay
Aaron Eckstein of Astoria

Fourth fire found in Olympic National Park

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — A fourth wildfire has been discovered in Olympic National Park, where blazes sparked by lightning earlier this month continue to grow.… Continue reading

Aaron Eckstein of Astoria
National park benefactors Sue and Mike Raney

WEEKEND REWIND: Olympic National Park trail system to benefit from $1 million donation

PORT ANGELES — Throughout the next decade, a $1 million donation from philanthropists Mike and Sue Raney of Las Vegas will help trail crews at… Continue reading

National park benefactors Sue and Mike Raney
A fin whale surfaces northeast of Dungeness Spit on July 15

WEEKEND REWIND: Return of fin, humpback whales to Salish Sea could be both a positive and negative sign

SEQUIM — Confirmed recent sightings of fin and humpback whales in the Salish Sea might indicate the two species are recolonizing the area after once… Continue reading

A fin whale surfaces northeast of Dungeness Spit on July 15
Bailey Bryan — who attended school in Port Angeles and Sequim — with her band will make her debut performance at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with another performance at 3 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Watershed Music and Camping Festival in George. Both performances are at the Gorge Amphitheatre

WEEKEND: Former Peninsula resident to make debut performance Saturday in George at the Gorge Amphitheatre

GEORGE — A former North Olympic Peninsula resident chasing her dreams in Nashville will get her big opportunity for stardom this weekend during the fifth… Continue reading

Bailey Bryan — who attended school in Port Angeles and Sequim — with her band will make her debut performance at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with another performance at 3 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Watershed Music and Camping Festival in George. Both performances are at the Gorge Amphitheatre

WEEKEND: Mark DuFresne Band to perform Saturday at Studio Bob in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Mark DuFresne Band on Saturday brings the blues to Studio Bob, 118 ½ E. Front St. The band plays blues, boogie… Continue reading

Dog handler Cheytenne Schlecht of Vancouver

WEEKEND: With patience and paws, dogs to compete in Sequim this weekend

SEQUIM — Posturing pooches of all shapes and sizes will strut their stuff this weekend during the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club's annual dog show. The… Continue reading

Dog handler Cheytenne Schlecht of Vancouver
Bailey Bryan — who attended school in Port Angeles and Sequim — with her band will make her debut performance at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with another performance at 3 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Watershed Music and Camping Festival in George. Both performances are at the Gorge Amphitheatre

WEEKEND: Former Peninsula resident to make debut performance Saturday in George at the Gorge Amphitheatre

GEORGE — A former North Olympic Peninsula resident chasing her dreams in Nashville will get her big opportunity for stardom this weekend during the fifth… Continue reading

Bailey Bryan — who attended school in Port Angeles and Sequim — with her band will make her debut performance at 2:30 p.m. Saturday with another performance at 3 p.m. Aug. 6 at the Watershed Music and Camping Festival in George. Both performances are at the Gorge Amphitheatre
Grammy-nominated reggae artist Pato Banton

WEEKEND: Roots, rock and reggae: Artist Pato Banton sends out irie vibrations tonight in Port Angeles

NOTE: "Today" and "tonight" refer to Friday, July 29. PORT ANGELES — Throughout his decades-long career, Grammy-nominated reggae artist Pato Banton said he has strived… Continue reading

Grammy-nominated reggae artist Pato Banton
Folk and country musician Claudia Nygaard

WEEKEND: Concerts in the Woods series to feature Claudia Nygaard tonight in Coyle

NOTE: “Today” and “tonight” refer to Friday, July 29. COYLE — Folk and country musician Claudia Nygaard will perform tonight at the Laurel B. Johnson… Continue reading

Folk and country musician Claudia Nygaard

WEEKEND: Mark DuFresne Band to perform Saturday at Studio Bob in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — The Mark DuFresne Band on Saturday brings the blues to Studio Bob, 118 ½ E. Front St. The band plays blues, boogie… Continue reading

Dog handler Cheytenne Schlecht of Vancouver

WEEKEND: With patience and paws, dogs to compete in Sequim this weekend

SEQUIM — Posturing pooches of all shapes and sizes will strut their stuff this weekend during the Hurricane Ridge Kennel Club's annual dog show. The… Continue reading

Dog handler Cheytenne Schlecht of Vancouver
Theresa R. Lehman

Paddle to Nisqually makes final Peninsula stops at Jamestown, Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Pullers in the 2016 Canoe Journey are expected to depart Port Townsend for Port Gamble today. The exact time of departure was… Continue reading

Theresa R. Lehman
Port Angeles author Kate McDermott

Port Angeles pie baker to be on cable television show today

PORT ANGELES — Port Angeles author Kate McDermott will be the featured guest during a special segment today on “In the Kitchen with David,” a… Continue reading

Port Angeles author Kate McDermott
National park benefactors Sue and Mike Raney

Olympic National Park trail system to benefit from $1 million donation

PORT ANGELES — Throughout the next decade, a $1 million donation from philanthropists Mike and Sue Raney of Las Vegas will help trail crews at… Continue reading

National park benefactors Sue and Mike Raney
A fin whale surfaces northeast of Dungeness Spit on July 15

Return of fin, humpback whales to Salish Sea could be both a positive and negative sign

SEQUIM — Confirmed recent sightings of fin and humpback whales in the Salish Sea might indicate the two species are recolonizing the area after once… Continue reading

A fin whale surfaces northeast of Dungeness Spit on July 15
Strait Aire Volksgrüppe of Port Angeles is on their way to the Mexican border as part of the 18th annual Treffen Border-To-Border Volkswagen Cruise. The cruise began Friday morning on Ediz Hook. This photo is from the start of the 17th annual cruise at Ediz Hook in 2015. — Strait Air Volksgrüppe Club ()

Annual Treffen Border-To-Border Volkswagen Cruise underway from Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Strait Aire Volksgrüppe of Port Angeles is on its way to the Mexican border as part of the 18th annual Treffen Border-To-Border… Continue reading

Strait Aire Volksgrüppe of Port Angeles is on their way to the Mexican border as part of the 18th annual Treffen Border-To-Border Volkswagen Cruise. The cruise began Friday morning on Ediz Hook. This photo is from the start of the 17th annual cruise at Ediz Hook in 2015. — Strait Air Volksgrüppe Club ()
Mike Horsfall ()

Jazz trio to perform Monday in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Vibraphonist Mike Horsfall — joined by guitarist Trevor Hanson and bassist Ted Enderle — will lay down slick jazz music Monday at… Continue reading

Mike Horsfall ()