Charlie Bermant

Jefferson County Noxious Weed Coordinator Eve Dixon pulls some poison hemlock from the roadside on Sims Way in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Poison hemlock springing up in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — As spring begins to bud on the North Olympic Peninsula, Jefferson County's authority on weeds has urged residents to pull out the… Continue reading

Jefferson County Noxious Weed Coordinator Eve Dixon pulls some poison hemlock from the roadside on Sims Way in Port Townsend. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Pyrotechnist seeks sponsors for Port Townsend fireworks

PORT TOWNSEND — Now that the city has withdrawn funding for the Fourth of July fireworks display, the man who has lit the fuse for… Continue reading

Port Townsend council moves closer to library bond issue election

PORT TOWNSEND — The process to determine a strategy for the renovation of the Port Townsend Library as a prelude to putting the measure on… Continue reading

"Eve of Destruction" singer Barry McGuire

Sixties icon McGuire performing in Chimacum

CHIMACUM — The singer of one of the 1960s' most poignant protest anthems is headlining a benefit that is intended to subsidize the operation of… Continue reading

"Eve of Destruction" singer Barry McGuire
Simon Lynge had set a goal of raising $35

Port Townsend singer reaches fundraising goal

PORT TOWNSEND — A locally based singer successfully completed an online campaign that will subsidize the recording of a new album. “From the bottom of… Continue reading

Simon Lynge had set a goal of raising $35
The doors to The Undertown will remain closed

Underground cafe won’t reopen in Port Townsend, owner says

PORT TOWNSEND — The Undertown, literally an underground restaurant that evolved into a quasi-community center during its three-year lifespan, will not reopen as planned. “It… Continue reading

The doors to The Undertown will remain closed
Mari Mullen

Victorian Festival to offer ‘insider’s tour’ of historical spaces

PORT TOWNSEND — This year's reinvigorated Victorian Heritage Festival is continuing the programs that attendees know and love, while adding components that appeal to a… Continue reading

Mari Mullen

Appeal on bid would delay new Port of Port Townsend building

PORT TOWNSEND — A construction company submitting the low bid for a contract that was awarded to another vendor has until Tuesday to appeal that… Continue reading

One will become Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival queen tonight

One will become Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival queen tonight

CHIMACUM — When three of five candidates are crowned as royalty for the 78th annual Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival tonight, a matched set will be… Continue reading

One will become Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival queen tonight

‘Frustrating’: Reopening of Port Townsend public pool delayed

PORT TOWNSEND — The reopening of Mountain View Pool, which was scheduled for 3 p.m. today, has been delayed because a valve seal failed. Tours… Continue reading

Attorneys ask that double-murder retrial be moved to Kitsap County

PORT TOWNSEND — A change-of-venue motion has been filed asking that the double-murder retrial of Michael J. Pierce be moved to Kitsap County. Deputy Prosecutor… Continue reading

Matt Rutherford

WEEKEND: Boating symposium to sail into Port Townsend’s maritime center

PORT TOWNSEND — This weekend's third annual Spring Boating Symposium will offer an opportunity to learn from world-class maritime adventurers, according to Jake Beattie, executive… Continue reading

Matt Rutherford
The Adventuress leaves the dock in Port Townsend Wednesday and will tour Puget Sound this summer. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Adventuress makes a splash at tall ship’s centennial celebration

PORT TOWNSEND — The Adventuress' centennial began with a splash Wednesday morning when the tall ship entered the water surrounded by crew members, shipwrights and… Continue reading

The Adventuress leaves the dock in Port Townsend Wednesday and will tour Puget Sound this summer. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Jacob Massie

Athletics assured for school year at Port Townsend’s Blue Heron school

PORT TOWNSEND — An auction and dinner that raised $51,000 in support of middle school sports has assured that the program will continue through the… Continue reading

Jacob Massie
Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman

New Centrum director: Let’s draw more people

PORT TOWNSEND — According to its new executive director, there is no place like Centrum anywhere else in the world. “What impresses me the most… Continue reading

Centrum Executive Director Rob Birman

Port Townsend panel to consider terms of Mountain View Commons lease

PORT TOWNSEND — The City Council and School Board will form a joint committee to explore the terms of a new lease for Mountain View… Continue reading

Jefferson County drafting net-pen guidelines

PORT TOWNSEND — The shoreline management program for Jefferson County came a step closer to ratification Monday as the county moved toward developing a conditional… Continue reading

Port Townsend Mayor David King addresses Jefferson County chamber on Monday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News

Mayor: Market Port Townsend as more than tourist town

PORT TOWNSEND — An active tourism industry brings visitors to Port Townsend, and the city's mayor would like to see similar techniques used to stimulate… Continue reading

Port Townsend Mayor David King addresses Jefferson County chamber on Monday. Charlie Bermant/Peninsula Daily News
Adam Lysiak is charged with multiple counts of stolen property. He remains in the Jefferson County Jail.

Authorities to discuss jurisdiction in Peninsula mail theft

PORT TOWNSEND — A telephone conference call this afternoon could decide whether a Port Townsend man charged in a mail theft case that counts 1,319… Continue reading

Adam Lysiak is charged with multiple counts of stolen property. He remains in the Jefferson County Jail.
Simon Lynge and his wife

Peninsula singer-songwriter’s Kickstarter campaign at critical point

PORT TOWNSEND — If his Kickstarter campaign doesn't pan out, Simon Lynge doesn't have a Plan B. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter from Greenland now living in… Continue reading

Simon Lynge and his wife