Diane Urbani de la Paz

Tidepools magazine entries due in January

PORT ANGELES — If you write short stories, essays or poetry, or if you’re an artist, photographer or songwriter, think about wading into Tidepools. The… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Port Angeles celebration to benefit charity

PORT ANGELES — Saturday night brings an opportunity to celebrate life — by ringing in 2012 and reaching out across the world. The eighth annual… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Port Townsend throws First Night of family fun

PORT TOWNSEND — First Night means a lot of things to a lot of people. And in this arts- and sea-loving town, the night leading… Continue reading

Former police shooting gallery now one of last independent video shops on Peninsula

PORT ANGELES — The Movie House DVD rental shop — one of the last independently owned video rental shops left on the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Couple grow closer through adversity: Remission after chemotherapy

PORT ANGELES — Jessie and Dan Spicher look like any happy young couple: carefree, glowing, in love. They met while working the night shift together… Continue reading

North Olympic Library System party to show off many ways to enjoy books

PORT ANGELES — To get the word out about its 250,000 items — traditional books, electronic books, books on CD and tape — the North… Continue reading

Exclusive interview: Peninsula’s Santa spreads cheer from kid events to AA meetings

Santa Claus’ strait-blue eyes have seen a lot in the last little while. This Santa has Diamond Point as his home base, and travels from… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: She offers warm, safe place to teens, young adults in need

Susan Hillgren is taking the day off today from her full-time, unpaid job. The seventh-born of nine children, she's spending Christmas with her parents Ken… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Moving music of Handel’s ‘Messiah’ bridges holiday gap

When anticipating Handel with Care, Wednesday’s annual sing-along of Handel’s “Messiah,” the orchestrator doesn’t talk about the sound. Instead, Shirley Anderson talks about the feeling… Continue reading

Soundtrack of life to welcome winter solstice in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — Motown, rock ’n’ roll, ancient mantras. It won’t be your ordinary Thursday yoga class. Room to Move, the yoga studio upstairs at… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Cozy getaway for Peninsula visitors

DUNGENESS — When Berta Warden caught sight of an old barn on Marine Drive, her natural blend of optimism and imagination kicked in. She envisioned… Continue reading

WEEKEND IN PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Men’s Gospel Singers herald in Christmas week

PORT ANGELES — Soon and very soon, as the song says, the men's voices will rise together, in an expression of welcome. They're the Peninsula… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: The leader of Port Angeles’ own burlesque troupe

PORT ANGELES — While earning her nursing degree, Clare Sherley took an elective that rocked her world. This course, a rare thing taught at only… Continue reading

Homegrown movie ‘Sidewalk Wars’ premieres tonight in Port Angeles theater

PORT ANGELES — Leo Bidne and Tonya Rice, neighbors on the west side of town, are astonished. A small video project “turned into this monster… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Second Weekend festivities kick off today with music, art

PORT ANGELES — “Roots in a blender” and “Gold Dust from Heaven” will start the Second Weekend festivities in downtown Port Angeles tonight, courtesy of… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Olympic Art Gallery’s final festival this weekend

QUILCENE — The Olympic Art Gallery has been a hotbed, tucked away in a tiny town. Owners Sally and Charlie Brown opened it six years… Continue reading

Latin rhythms to spice up Friday dance in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — The rhythms of Cuba and Puerto Rico will flow into town Friday night as the Olympic Peninsula Dance club hosts an all-ages… Continue reading

Wisdom, purpose of life Port Townsend talk’s focus

PORT TOWNSEND — Michael Meade, author of Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of the Soul and founder of Seattle’s nonprofit Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, will… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Port Angeles woman finds her life’s work in veterinary medicine

A sign from the past helped Carmen Czachor turn in a new direction. Everything looked fine in her life: The girl from Green Bay, Wis.,… Continue reading

Seattle chef, author coming to Peninsula

From shucking oysters with Martha Stewart to having waffles at Nash's men's breakfast in Dungeness, Greg Atkinson has been around. The famed Seattle chef and… Continue reading