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The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: Trip of a lifetime traces family roots

TWO YEARS AGO this week, I had a few surprises. First, I found out my trip to Mexico…

Morgan Hanna, left, and Kenenisa Hanna found a Serendipity Farm wreath at Saturday's Uptown Port Townsend farmers market. The last market of the year is this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Final Port Townsend farmers market until spring set for this Saturday

Locals support vendors’ booths after tourist slump

Having renovated the Port Townsend Athletic Club, owner Teresa Hoffmann awaits the day she can reopen her doors. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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After renovations, PT Athletic Club awaits reopening

Owner asks public to help with funding

Lauren Kuehne, lead author of a new study of noise pollution on the Olympic Peninsula, works in the forests of Western Washington.

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Growlers blamed for noise pollution

New study, Navy disagree on effects

Finnriver Farm & Cidery crew members Evelyn Cilley, left, and Sarah Albert co-host the Community Bowls and Soup Sharing this weekend. photo Diane Urbani de la Paz

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Bowls, soup shared at cidery

Donations aid food banks

Port Townsend High School Orchestra teacher Daniel Ferland will engineer this Saturday's virtual concert. photo courtesy Port Townsend High School

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Port Townsend High School music benefit set

Donations to fund backpack program for students

Denise Winter stars in the title role in "May's Vote," the Key City Public Theatre production online Saturday and Sunday. photo Diane Urbani de la Paz

Arts & Entertainment

Key City Public Theatre plans variety of holiday events

PORT TOWNSEND — A drama about two suffragists, short daily videos and Zoom meetings with Santa Claus are…

Siobhan Canty, CEO of the Jefferson Community Foundation, works with the Housing Solutions Network in her new office space in Port Townsend. After the foundation was evicted from its Port Hadlock office, Edensaw Woods donated the Julian Street space. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Jefferson County community asked to free up affordable housing

Shortage affects workforce as well as homeless

Beverly Michaelsen, left, and her daughter Kaiya Lily Hubbard are ready to start a new chapter. They have put their shop, the Wandering Wardrobe, up for sale. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Business

Wandering Wardrobe owners put vintage clothing shop up for sale

Retro dresses, suits could find homes with internet sales

Downtown music making, such as that by cellist Sage Coy, has long been part of Port Townsend's cultural identity. Now, with the state officially naming a Creative District within the city, artists are invited to submit proposals for wayfinding art markers downtown, Uptown and at Fort Worden State Park. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Artists sought for Port Townsend sign project

Work to define Creative District

Jefferson Transit operator Linda Baumgaertner steps out from behind the barrier around her driver's seat. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Jefferson Transit Authority plans to continue almost all free fares

New route would connect with Kingston ferry

As remodeling begins at Key City Public Theatre, artistic director Denise Winter sorts through the playhouse archives. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

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Key City Public Theatre remodeling

PORT TOWNSEND — With a major grant and ongoing breaks from its landlord, Key City Public Theatre is…

Denise Winter portrays May Arkwright Hutton in "May's Vote," the Key City Public Theatre production streaming later this week. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Arts & Entertainment

Historical drama tells of suffrage victory

‘May’s Vote’ documents successful political partnership

The Western Flyer, made famous in John Steinbeck's "The Log from the Sea of Cortez," is being restored at the Shipwrights Cooperative in Port Townsend with Ginny Wilson, Tim Lee and Tuff the dog on the crew. A tour of the project is one of the items in the Jefferson County Historical Society's AHA Auction wrapping up this weekend. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Auctions benefiting two Port Townsend nonprofits end Sunday

Historical society, arts group raise funds for programs

Kimberly Braun of Port Angeles, a baby mouse in her first "Nutcracker" some 15 years ago, is the Sugar Plum Fairy in "Nutcracker: The Movie," premiering this weekend at Port Townsend's Wheel-In Motor Movie. (The Ballet Workshop)

Arts & Entertainment

Port Angeles dancers will shine on drive-in screen in Port Townsend

Cast of 65 rehearsed, filmed in small groups for ‘The Nutcracker’ production

Quintana Kelley, library assistant at the Jefferson County Library, holds the gingerbread house-making kit that the library is passing out for its annual edible house-building competition. Registration to pick up the free kits closes Saturday, and photos of the finished houses are due by Dec. 13. (Zach Jablonski/Peninsula Daily News)

Arts & Entertainment

Edible house contest goes online

PORT HADLOCK — There’s no wrong way to build one, Kim Tingelstad said.

As holiday shopping ramps up in downtown Port Townsend, Kim Thomson offers a solo violin performance at Water and Taylor streets. A maker of hats and music, Thomson opened her violin case to accept tips for the Jefferson County Food Bank. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

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Tips for a cause

As holiday shopping ramps up in downtown Port Townsend, Kim Thomson offers a solo violin performance at Water…

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Arts & Entertainment

Centrum’s Creative Aging conference goes online

Two-day event features many speakers

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GivingTuesday raises funds for nonprofits

Groups seek donations to advance causes

Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News Nurse and COVID-19 survivor Laura Dotlich sits next to a small pond at her home in rural Port Angeles on Thursday.

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COVID-19 survivor issues plea to follow guidelines to protect all

Medical-surgical nurse tells of ordeal