Diane Urbani de la Paz

Giving voice to their tears and laughter: Real-life comic, tragic tales told at Elwha Heritage Center in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Even as symbols of death stood around them, the men and the women sang hopeful songs about life. Their songs, in the… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Dressing them for success at Working Image

PORT TOWNSEND — Walk into this one-of-a-kind boutique, and you find much to tantalize the eyes and fingertips. A soft pink cashmere sweater. A down… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Eugene Ballet’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ on stage in Port Angeles

With swords, arched backs and willowy limbs, they tell a story of sweet sorrow. This is the definitive tale of fair maiden and smitten man… Continue reading

Indian Voices rise out of pain with hope and humor; open-mic night Tuesday in Port Angeles [ ***GALLERY*** ]

PORT ANGELES — It sounds like one heavy night. But with these voices and these survivors, Tuesday stands to be about rising, rising out of… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: College’s women’s soccer team kicks, runs full steam to success

PORT ANGELES — This city is a lot of things. And now, 27 women are turning it into a magnet. They’re the Pirate Women, the… Continue reading

WEEKEND: ‘Freeze mob’ to raise awareness of massage benefits

PORT ANGELES — This Sunday, people will be freezing in Sequim. In the middle of a busy place — the location of which remains a… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Meal Marathon exceeds expectations

PORT ANGELES — Marathon day did not turn out like organizer Karen Coles thought it might. Coles, with a small team of volunteers, put together… Continue reading

Free courses to guide Peninsula’s jobless

Without a job or without enough work, you’re at sea. The compass is starting to spin. And to take the image a little further, Susan… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Women find family on roller derby track

PORT ANGELES ­— The women are proud to be Port Scandalous: up from zero experience and coach-free. And they are the real thing: a roller-derby… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Benefit concert to honor Clallam County musician

JOYCE — When Roger Baller went to his son Brad’s wedding, he saw — and heard — a sound that stirred a sweet memory. It… Continue reading

WEEKEND/PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Port Angeles Fine Arts Center celebrates its 25th anniversary

PORT ANGELES — A few minutes into the conversation, the contrast hits you. It's like hearing a tune suddenly change tempo. First, we're talking about… Continue reading

‘Hallelujah’: Crooning, short sermon at first Crab Revival in Port Angeles [ *** GALLERY *** ]

PORT ANGELES — “Minister of the sea” Chuck Russell gave one of the shortest sermons ever Sunday morning, as first he marveled at Abby Mae… Continue reading

Noted novelist Doria Russell to appear in Chimacum

CHIMACUM — The woman has a snappy retort for the question about her work. Yes, it may seem like texting and YouTube are taking over,… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Art exhibit explores encounters with cancer

PORT ANGELES — The Second Saturday art stroll this month promises a giant blue dinosaur, a shimmering green bend in the Elwha River and a… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Poet begins tour with reading at Port Angeles Library

PORT ANGELES — Tess Gallagher doesn't shrink from questions pointed and personal. What good is poetry, a reporter asked, in the midst of our troubles?… Continue reading

Noted author to give reading tonight at Port Townsend arts center

PORT TOWNSEND ­— Pulitzer Prize finalist Kim Barnes comes to town tonight to give a reading at the Northwind Arts Center, 2409 Jefferson St., just… Continue reading

Spots and stripes: Port Townsend merchants rolling out welcome today to aid women’s health program

PORT TOWNSEND — The town just might be overrun today with leopard-, zebra- and tiger-print-wearing women. They’ll be prowling uptown and downtown for a cause.… Continue reading

TV chef visiting Peninsula this weekend still Galloping after all these years

He will forever be known as the Galloping Gourmet, the television chef who made cooking look like play. But this week, Graham Kerr becomes the… Continue reading

Juan de Fuca Festival schedules comedian

PORT ANGELES — We could use a good laugh right about now. And we need some good buoying, of the spirits and bank account. So… Continue reading

WEEKEND: ‘The Cats of Mirikitani’ film shares man’s inspiring story

PORT ANGELES — When Linda Hattendorf met a homeless old man on a street corner near her apartment, she didn’t plan on making a movie… Continue reading