Charlie Bermant

Port Townsend parents, fans go to bat for middle school athletics

PORT TOWNSEND­ — The budget-driven decision to discontinue team sports at Blue Heron Middle School has a deeper impact than kids not being able to… Continue reading

New State Parks boss says she’ll continue positive approach

PORT TOWNSEND — The new manager of Fort Worden State Park is aware that she is replacing a popular person in Kate Burke. But Allison… Continue reading

Stanko, Yakush receive top Jefferson chamber awards

PORT TOWNSEND— Local residents with extraordinary accomplishments in volunteerism and business leadership were recognized at an awards brunch Sunday, a tradition that began in 1949.… Continue reading

Imminent parole stirs fears of Port Townsend woman who survived vicious attack 12 years ago

PORT TOWNSEND— One of four people convicted in the brutal 2000 attack of a Port Townsend woman will be released on parole in the next… Continue reading

Eatery’s famous money walls to be stripped bare for charity

DISCOVERY BAY— The money is coming down. Fat Smitty’s, the landmark cafe and home of an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink hamburger and walls covered with dollar bills, will… Continue reading

Pedro’s Fiesta Jalisco owner dies at 34

PORT HADLOCK — A former business partner said Thursday he would do anything he could to help keep Pedro’s Fiesta Jalisco open after the death… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Party on tap during Strange Brewfest

PORT TOWNSEND — The eighth annual three-day Strange Brewfest, which begins today, will provide a safe place for people to blow off some winter steam,… Continue reading

Co-management of Fort Worden State Park by Port Townsend agency proposed

PORT TOWNSEND — State legislators have received a proposal to divide the management of Fort Worden State Park between the State Parks system and the… Continue reading

Port Townsend mayor, others vow to protect Port Townsend-Whidbey Island ferry route

PORT TOWNSEND — Ferry service between Port Townsend and Coupeville eventually could be in jeopardy if a funding source is not put in place, but… Continue reading

All four East Jefferson County school districts seeking tax levies

PORT TOWNSEND — All four public school districts in East Jefferson County are placing levies on the Feb. 14 ballot to renovate facilities and support… Continue reading

Jefferson County, Ecology discuss net pens

PORT TOWNSEND — The debate about net pens has gone on for nearly a year, but the probability of installing such a facility in Jefferson… Continue reading

Publicly held Port Townsend mercantile decides it will locate in old Swain’s store

PORT TOWNSEND — The Quimper Mercantile Co. will operate out of the location last occupied by Swain’s Outdoor. The hope is to open this summer,… Continue reading

Lottery commercial filmed in Port Townsend goes on the air — without little horses

PORT TOWNSEND — A commercial filmed in downtown Port Townsend in December to promote Powerball began airing last week across the state — sans miniature… Continue reading

Port Townsend group looks at splitting up, taking over Fort Worden State Park in response to manager being bumped due to budget cuts

PORT TOWNSEND — Options such as splitting up Fort Worden State Park or taking it over entirely are among those to be discussed by the… Continue reading

Simple pleasures a delight during extended snowstorms

PORT TOWNSEND — As snow continued to fall on the North Olympic Peninsula, most people settled in, bundled up and accepted the fact that normal… Continue reading

Snow refuses to go on Peninsula; Jefferson settles into groove

PORT TOWNSEND — The first blast of snowy weather of the year on the North Olympic Peninsula refused to go quietly. From Port Townsend west… Continue reading

Port Townsend falls to fifth place in ‘coolest town’ contest

PORT TOWNSEND — Snowstorms may have cooled Port Townsend considerably this week, but local boosters say that the town's “cool” is not a matter of… Continue reading

Streets covered, emptied by snow in Jefferson County

PORT TOWNSEND — The streets of Port Townsend were deserted Wednesday morning as a winter storm dumped 4 inches of new snow on the downtown… Continue reading

Schooner goes to pieces for holiday repair; Adventuress volunteers do prep work

PORT TOWNSEND — The schooner Adventuress' service weekend, which coincided with the commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, was a great success, said organizers… Continue reading

Tolerance, service themes at Martin Luther King commemoration in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The tolerance of those living in Port Townsend is laudable but never should be taken for granted, said a speaker at a… Continue reading