Diane Urbani de la Paz

WEEKEND: Author Evison at Port Angeles bookstore

PORT ANGELES — Port Book and News is taking part in two shop-local initiatives this weekend: the well-known Small Business Saturday and the new Support… Continue reading

Carols Galore!

WEEKEND: Church to present ‘traditional carols in traditional way’

PORT ANGELES — Everybody who likes to sing, listen or both is invited to Carols Galore!, the annual gathering at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 301… Continue reading

Carols Galore!
Leon the new teacher (Zachery Moorman)

WEEKEND: Port Angeles troupe to present Neil Simon comedy

Today, tonight refers to Friday, Nov. 29. PORT ANGELES — Leon Tolchinsky, the young teacher, is in for a strange adventure when he arrives in… Continue reading

Leon the new teacher (Zachery Moorman)

WEEKEND: Port Townsend Community Chorus to sing ‘Ceremony of Carols’

The Community Chorus of Port Townsend and East Jefferson County is poised to deliver a carol-rich British invasion this weekend, with a pair of concerts:… Continue reading

Sarah Chrisman wears her Victorian attire — sewn by herself — along with her corset

WEEKEND: Port Townsend woman brings past to present with corset book

PORT TOWNSEND — When Pippa Mills used to visit Port Townsend, she hoped to catch a glimpse of the woman bicycling about town in Victorian… Continue reading

Sarah Chrisman wears her Victorian attire — sewn by herself — along with her corset
Richard Stephens plays Crumpet

WEEKEND: Readers Theatre Plus to present tale of modern-day Christmas

Today and Tonight refer to Friday, Nov. 29. What goes around comes around, this time in a bittersweet and comical way. The night before Thanksgiving… Continue reading

Richard Stephens plays Crumpet

AIDS vigil, free HIV testing on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The Rainbow Alliance, a new club for gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and asexual students at Peninsula College, will hold a World AIDS… Continue reading

Laura O'Neal

Laura O’Neal as ‘Advice Lady’ in PA on Friday

PORT ANGELES — She's a professional mediator specializing in “high emotion” family cases. She's served as president of Resolution Washington, the state association of dispute… Continue reading

Laura O'Neal
Lila Frisch of Port Angeles celebrates her 85th birthday with her “twin

Port Angeles woman fetes 85th with ‘twin,’ Mickey Mouse

PORT ANGELES — Lila Frisch knows how to celebrate her birthday, and she knows whom to have at her party. Frisch just marked her 85th… Continue reading

Lila Frisch of Port Angeles celebrates her 85th birthday with her “twin
Sarah Chrisman wears her Victorian attire — sewn by herself — along with her corset

WEEKEND: Port Townsend woman brings past to present with corset book

PORT TOWNSEND — When Pippa Mills used to visit Port Townsend, she hoped to catch a glimpse of the woman bicycling about town in Victorian… Continue reading

Sarah Chrisman wears her Victorian attire — sewn by herself — along with her corset
Jerry Miller

Does Moby Grape ring a bell? Port Angeles adult affair to host tunes, toys, turkey on Thanksgiving

PORT ANGELES — Jerry Miller, a founding member of the late-1960s psychedelic-folk-blues-rock band Moby Grape, is headed for the Junction Roadhouse, 242701 W. U.S. Highway… Continue reading

Jerry Miller

Key to happiness? The Bard, of course. Free performances on Tuesday

PORT ANGELES — Two free, public performances are set for this Tuesday (Nov. 26) as actors from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival visit Peninsula College. Benjamin… Continue reading

Elwha Dam in September 2011 and the dam site today. Peninsula Daily News

‘Elwha: A River Reborn’ exhibition now at Burke Museum in Seattle

EDITOR'S NOTE: See time-lapse video, below, of the removal of the Elwha Dam between Sept. 13, 2011, and July 15, 2012. IN ADDITION, see the… Continue reading

Elwha Dam in September 2011 and the dam site today. Peninsula Daily News
Gay Knutson   [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]

PENINSULA PROFILE: She helps families to grow with adoption, fostering

PORT ANGELES — Walk in on Gay Knutson, and you might find her corresponding in French with an orphanage in Burkina Faso or chatting on… Continue reading

Gay Knutson   [Photo by Diane Urbani de la Paz/Peninsula Daily News]
Ingrid Nixon

Storyteller to swap tales of kith, kin at Port Angeles library Monday evening

PORT ANGELES — The Port Angeles-bred, planet-crisscrossing Ingrid Nixon is the next featured performer in the free Story Swap coming to the library's Raymond Carver… Continue reading

Ingrid Nixon
The Peninsula Singers at Sequim's Railroad Bridge Park. David Logan

TODAY: Peninsula Singers celebrate silver anniversary with concert in Sequim

SEQUIM — “The Green Cathedral” is one of the songs maestro Dewey Ehling has known, and loved, all of his life. “It's a piece about… Continue reading

The Peninsula Singers at Sequim's Railroad Bridge Park. David Logan
Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland are now The Duet.

TODAY: Port Angeles-bred duo are now The Duet; 2 concerts at Peninsula College

PORT ANGELES — The Bottom Line Duo, the internationally known pair of musicians from Port Angeles, are on their way home — and to a… Continue reading

Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland are now The Duet.
Amelia Andaleon will teach a yoga event at Kula Yoga

TODAY: Yoga to raise funds for Philippine typhoon relief

PORT ANGELES — Amelia Andaleon grew up in Port Angeles, the daughter of Filipino parents. She left for a while to live in the San… Continue reading

Amelia Andaleon will teach a yoga event at Kula Yoga
Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland are now The Duet.

Port Angeles-bred duo are now The Duet; in concert Sunday

PORT ANGELES — The Bottom Line Duo, the internationally known pair of musicians from Port Angeles, are on their way home — and to a… Continue reading

Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland are now The Duet.
Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland

WEEKEND: Bottom Line Duo comes home — with a new name

PORT ANGELES — The Bottom Line Duo, the internationally known pair of musicians from Port Angeles, are on their way home — and to a… Continue reading

Traci and Spencer Hoveskeland