Diane Urbani de la Paz

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With her Peddler bicycle and trailer, Juri Jennings transports more than her weight in groceries to Port Townsend residents. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

The Peddler takes on hills, delivers local food

Bike design allows woman to transport up to 150 pounds

With her Peddler bicycle and trailer, Juri Jennings transports more than her weight in groceries to Port Townsend residents. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
The Kennewick, a Washington State ferry, heads past Port Townsend’s Water Street on Friday afternoon. Service will stay at just one boat through June 5, unlike pre-pandemic years, when two boats sailed between Port Townsend and Coupeville starting in May. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Two-boat service delayed until June in Port Townsend

Shop owners adjust to lack of tourists during busy season

The Kennewick, a Washington State ferry, heads past Port Townsend’s Water Street on Friday afternoon. Service will stay at just one boat through June 5, unlike pre-pandemic years, when two boats sailed between Port Townsend and Coupeville starting in May. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Joan Quigley (courtesy of the Quigley family)

Longtime Port Angeles music teacher remembered as inspirational

Joan Quigley taught hundreds

Joan Quigley (courtesy of the Quigley family)
Pianist Alexander Tutunov will premiere a new solo recital featuring Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Brahms and Gershwin online this Saturday evening. photo courtesy Port Angeles Symphony

Encore: Pianist presents virtual concert Saturday

Tutunov plays pieces known to Port Angeles Symphony fans

Pianist Alexander Tutunov will premiere a new solo recital featuring Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Brahms and Gershwin online this Saturday evening. photo courtesy Port Angeles Symphony
Vocalist Kate Voss and her husband Jason Goessl, aka Sundae + Mr. Goessl, bring their vintage jazz and humor to a live-streamed "In [Your] Living Room" concert tonight. The Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts hosts the online show. photo courtesy Sundae + Mr. Goe

Unique Seattle duo performs living room concert tonight

Well I love my baby better / better than a brand-new sweater /I love my baby he keeps me warm at night… Continue reading

Vocalist Kate Voss and her husband Jason Goessl, aka Sundae + Mr. Goessl, bring their vintage jazz and humor to a live-streamed "In [Your] Living Room" concert tonight. The Juan de Fuca Foundation for the Arts hosts the online show. photo courtesy Sundae + Mr. Goe
All-Star the red-tailed hawk, one of the non-releasable birds at Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue, will appear at the organization's fundraiser Saturday on the Wild Birds Unlimited patio in Gardiner. All-Star is held by Cynthia Daily, the center's director. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Wild bird center expands

Outdoor ‘baby bird shower’ set for Saturday

All-Star the red-tailed hawk, one of the non-releasable birds at Discovery Bay Wild Bird Rescue, will appear at the organization's fundraiser Saturday on the Wild Birds Unlimited patio in Gardiner. All-Star is held by Cynthia Daily, the center's director. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Chef Wyatt Park, pictured in this file photo, shapes his sushi creations at the Jefferson County Farmers Market in Uptown Port Townsend on Saturdays. Along with dozens of other food and artisan vendors, Park mans his stand from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tyler and Lawrence streets. For those who prefer to shop for fresh produce by computer or mobile device, JCFmarkets.org keeps its online market open for orders till 1 p.m. today. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
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How he rolls

Chef Wyatt Park shapes his sushi creations at the Jefferson County Farmers Market in Uptown Port Townsend on Saturdays. Along with dozens of other food… Continue reading

Chef Wyatt Park, pictured in this file photo, shapes his sushi creations at the Jefferson County Farmers Market in Uptown Port Townsend on Saturdays. Along with dozens of other food and artisan vendors, Park mans his stand from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tyler and Lawrence streets. For those who prefer to shop for fresh produce by computer or mobile device, JCFmarkets.org keeps its online market open for orders till 1 p.m. today. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Amy Howard.

Port Townsend City Council to discuss pay hike for its members

Goal is to spur more applicants

Amy Howard.

Port Townsend City Hall reopens for limited services

The Port Townsend City Hall has reopened to provide limited in-person services to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays.… Continue reading

Kelly Doran takes her dog Sunny out for some fresh air at North Beach, one of several Port Townsend beaches included in Saturday’s Washington Coast Cleanup. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Washington coast cleanup set for Saturday

Volunteers to groom beaches in Clallam, Jefferson counties

Kelly Doran takes her dog Sunny out for some fresh air at North Beach, one of several Port Townsend beaches included in Saturday’s Washington Coast Cleanup. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Registration deadline for Seventy48 race Thursday

Event to run from Tacoma to Port Townsend in June

After a long winter, kinetic sculptor Colin Bartle brings his machines out into the Port Townsend sunlight on Sunday. He’s among the builders hoping to join October’s Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Kinetic sculpture planning is on for October

Parade, water and land races expected this fall

After a long winter, kinetic sculptor Colin Bartle brings his machines out into the Port Townsend sunlight on Sunday. He’s among the builders hoping to join October’s Great Port Townsend Bay Kinetic Sculpture Race. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Adventuress Capt. Katelinn Shaw discusses steering and navigation with Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding students including Drew Harman, right, on board the schooner. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)

Boat school expands to Port Townsend Boat Haven location

Adventuress creates classroom opportunity for new students

Adventuress Capt. Katelinn Shaw discusses steering and navigation with Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding students including Drew Harman, right, on board the schooner. (Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News)
Shelley Leavens, left, and Sarah Vowell.

‘This American Life’ writer Vowell to appear Monday night

Centrum hosts Communiversity lecture series

Shelley Leavens, left, and Sarah Vowell.
Shayna Wiseman is the delighted owner of a tiny cedar house she and volunteers constructed at the Community Boat Project in Port Hadlock. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Port Hadlock’s Community Boat Project addresses affordable housing

Homes built for those who lack them

Shayna Wiseman is the delighted owner of a tiny cedar house she and volunteers constructed at the Community Boat Project in Port Hadlock. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News
Coronavirus

Health officers: Get vaccinated for your community

Fourth surge could be worse than expected, they say

Puppeteer Fred Michael's marionettes will entertain passers-by at Port Townsend's Pope Marine Plaza this Saturday. photo courtesy Port Townsend Main Street Program

Busking on the Block set for Saturday

Marionettes to be star of show

Puppeteer Fred Michael's marionettes will entertain passers-by at Port Townsend's Pope Marine Plaza this Saturday. photo courtesy Port Townsend Main Street Program
Barbara Tusting, foreground, and Mary Paxton carry a few of the seedlings out of the hoophouse outside Port Townsend's Quimper Grange garden. The plants are among thousands to go on sale Monday in a fundraiser for the Food Bank Farm & Gardens of Jefferson County. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

Gardeners can shop online, then pick up plants

Food Bank Farm Gardens host inaugural event

Barbara Tusting, foreground, and Mary Paxton carry a few of the seedlings out of the hoophouse outside Port Townsend's Quimper Grange garden. The plants are among thousands to go on sale Monday in a fundraiser for the Food Bank Farm & Gardens of Jefferson County. Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News

DIANE URBANI DE LA PAZ: The speed of the sound of live music

WATER IN THE desert: That’s how it felt when I heard the little crowd cheer. My reaction to “Save the Bob” came as a surprise.… Continue reading

Accepting a donation from Sound Community Bank are Port Angeles Symphony conductor Jonathan Pasternack, center, Adventures in Music producer Al Harris and symphony board member Kathleen Balducci, at right; Sound Community Bank's Laurie Szczepczynski is at left with Sequim manager Shelli Robb-Kahler. (Photo courtesy Sound Community Bank)

Donations fund Adventures in Music

Sound Community Bank has made a $4,000 donation to Adventures in Music, the Port Angeles Symphony’s free program for students across the… Continue reading

Accepting a donation from Sound Community Bank are Port Angeles Symphony conductor Jonathan Pasternack, center, Adventures in Music producer Al Harris and symphony board member Kathleen Balducci, at right; Sound Community Bank's Laurie Szczepczynski is at left with Sequim manager Shelli Robb-Kahler. (Photo courtesy Sound Community Bank)