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Internet film premieres today; documents abundance in Gardiner garden

GARDINER — In their documentary film “Back to Eden,” Sarah Zentz and Dana Richardson tell the story of one man, one acre — and abundance.… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Key City ruffs up audience with ‘BARK! The Musical’

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s a community unleashed: Sam the streetwise mutt, King the elder in love with television’s “Lassie,” Boo the sock-aholic spaniel, Rocks the… Continue reading

Acrobatic feats on sailboat to unfurl on Olympic Peninsula

The pair of French acrobats call their offering le voilier spectacle — the sailboat sight — and they will unfurl it 10 times between tonight… Continue reading

Saturday benefit to aid Port Angeles man with stage four Hodgkin’s lymphoma

PORT ANGELES — One day last spring, at age 21, Dan Spicher suffered such intense chest pain that he and his wife, Jessie, thought he… Continue reading

JOHN NELSON’S LIVE MUSIC COLUMN: New talent, fair fare on Olympic Peninsula this week

IT'S FAIR TIME in Port Angeles at the Clallam County Fairgrounds today through Sunday. There will be carnival rides (screams), animals (a cacophony of bleats,… Continue reading

Port Angeles natives plan ‘gastropub’ on First Street

PORT ANGELES — As they open their doors to job seekers tonight, the owners of downtown's newest restaurant aren't calling their place a restaurant. Next… Continue reading

Sea this: Marine wood and metal sculpture on display at maritime center

PORT TOWNSEND — Sailboats, yachts, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — they’re all found in art made by a pair of Port Townsend women. Mare… Continue reading

Gifts from Clint Eastwood a highlight of Quilcene ‘director’s’ 90th birthday party

QUILCENE — “Long live the Queen.” “We love you.” “Hope it's all you wanted.” Friends and three generations of family gathered at the Quilcene Community… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: The actress within her reawakens

PORT TOWNSEND — With her girl-next-door smile, Amanda Steurer does not immediately evoke Lady Macbeth. Yet on three August weekends in Chetzemoka Park, she steps… Continue reading

Big screen show of West’s best wilderness slated tonight at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

PORT ANGELES ­— It'll be like a drive-in movie without the cars, a tour of the West's best wilderness — and an experiment. Alongside “The… Continue reading

Clock tower tour gives glimpse of history, Port Angeles [ ***VIDEO*** ]

PORT ANGELES — The highest point — a breezy perch above the clock — feels much higher than 82½ feet. In a rare public tour… Continue reading

Family fun at Jefferson County Fair continues today [ ***with 4 videos and photo gallery *** ]

EDITOR'S NOTE — Port Townsend-based independent multi-media journalist and videographer Jack Olmsted staffs Pacific Northwest festivals, parades and public events. Here are four videos posted… Continue reading

Tribal-inspired wear now sold at Hurricane Ridge gift store

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Garments with Jamestown S’Klallam tribal designs by artist Dale Faulstich are now being sold at the gift shop inside the Hurricane… Continue reading

False step fells ‘Macbeth’ actor in Port Townsend outdoor production

PORT TOWNSEND — His cellphone rang just as “Macbeth” director Charlie Bethel took his seat on the plane. He was headed Monday to Minnesota, where… Continue reading

Quick assessment to answer how many shop at Port Angeles Farmers Market

PORT ANGELES — It’s like an ecosystem under The Gateway pavilion, where everybody affects everybody else. And like its counterparts around the country, the Port… Continue reading

‘Eating Baba Yaga’ DVD release party slated Saturday night

PORT TOWNSEND — Baba Yaga is a kind of witch, a Russian fairy-tale creature who lives in the forest in a hut that rotates on… Continue reading

Cloverdayle duo to perform at Port Angeles winery Saturday night

PORT ANGELES — Rachael and Chad don’t look old enough to have 14 years of musical history together. But the Portland, Ore., pair, who are… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Steampunk band to highlight Port Angeles Heritage Days’ first Steam Ball

PORT ANGELES — This is a weekend when the past, the future, the real and the imagined all converge downtown. It’s Heritage Days again, that… Continue reading

Agnew author writes political techno-thriller, self-publishes

PORT ANGELES — Larry Howard wasn’t going to bother much with Blood of the Dragon. He wrote the novel over several long weekends in California’s… Continue reading

Clarinet concert in Sequim on Sunday

SEQUIM — The Marmalades, a clarinet group, will perform at 1 p.m. Sunday. The concert will be held in the shade garden at McComb Gardens,… Continue reading