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Program planned for Sunday service in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Rev. Pam Douglas-Smith will present “Unity Truth 5: Divine Embodiment” at 11 a.m. Sunday.

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Port Townsend plans to solicit project developers

City would prioritize those interested in affordability

Comedian Scott Losse with his beloved chihuahua Turnip.

Arts & Entertainment

Comedian and grunge legend to perform in Quilcene

Shows on Friday and Saturday nights

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Port Townsend Arts Commission announces 2026 awards

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Arts Commission has announced the winners of its 2026 Arts Awards.

Arts & Entertainment

Golden Shoals duo to play at Rainshadow Concerts

PORT TOWNSEND — Golden Shoals will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday for Rainshadow Concerts.

Arts & Entertainment

Early Music Festival to host European Tour this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — The Salish Sea Early Music Festival will present “European Tour: Italy, Scotland and Ukraine” at…

Opinion

PAT NEAL: A wilderness crime spree

ADMITTING YOU HAVE a fishing problem is the first step in dealing with it. Sometimes, it’s only when…

Ed Mead, the official caretaker at Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park in Port Townsend, takes a moment out of his rounds of cleaning up litter on the pathways on Monday to watch a flock of ducks that had landed in the lagoon to his left. Mead moved to Port Townsend from California to be closer to his grandkids. The city of Port Townsend owns the nearly 76-acre park. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Litter patrol

Ed Mead, the official caretaker at Kah Tai Lagoon Nature Park in Port Townsend, takes a moment out…

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Port Townsend Food Co-op awards nearly $84K in grant funding

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Food Co-op has announced $83,844 in grants from its Farmer Fund to…

Stanford Thompson will be the guest narrator when the Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra performs Aaron Copeland’s “Lincoln Portrait” Sunday.

Arts & Entertainment

Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra to perform Sunday

CHIMACUM — The Port Townsend Symphony Orchestra will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday.

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Sheriffs oppose Senate proposal

Bill would give powers to unelected commission

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Port Hadlock housing awarded grants

Funds to help keep project on schedule

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No flight operations scheduled this week

COUPEVILLE — No field carrier landing practice operations will be conducted for aircraft stationed at Naval Air Station…

Arts & Entertainment

GatheringPlace to host art exhibit this weekend

PORT TOWNSEND — GatheringPlace will present “Art from the Heart” from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and…

News

Two people sustain burns after sailboat explosion, fire

PORT TOWNSEND — Two people sustained burns over 20 percent of their bodies after a boat explosion this…

Kathryn Sherrill of Bellevue zeros in on a flock of brants, a goose-like bird that migrates as far south as Baja California, that had just landed in the Salish Sea at Point Hudson in Port Townsend. Sherrill drove to the area this week specifically to photograph birds. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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Brants party

Kathryn Sherrill of Bellevue zeros in on a flock of brants, a goose-like bird that migrates as far…

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EYE ON THE PENINSULA: Peninsula boards set to meet next week

Meetings across the North Olympic Peninsula

Business

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

• Port Angeles Business Association — Breakfast meetings with networking and educational programs are held at 7:30 a.m.…

News

Port Townsend Art Commission accepting grant applications

PORT TOWNSEND — The Port Townsend Arts Commission is accepting applications for 2026 art projects from artists and…

Life

A GROWING CONCERN: Bare-root makes for real bargains

FEBRUARY IS NOW nearly over and nurseries are flush with bare-root items.