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WEEKEND — Joyce General Store celebrates 100 years with a town party Saturday

JOYCE — Mary Pfaff-Pierce hears it often: “You haven’t failed me yet.” That’s the kind of thing people in these parts say about her business,… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Port Angeles Library to host dance, game

PORT ANGELES — It might get loud — and downright exuberant — at the library tonight (Friday). During the mon­thly “Art Blast” from 6:30 p.m.… Continue reading

‘The Guys’ tale of recovery after 9/11 terror attack to come to Sequim, Port Angeles

Nick’s hands are shaking. He’s lost eight men on one unthinkable day. Nick is a New York City fire captain, faced with writing the eulogies… Continue reading

Peninsula farm work a savior for ex-convict

DUNGENESS — Mud, carrots and moisture are Patrick Drum’s tickets to an unexpected life. He’ll tell you right off that he spent close to half… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Dietitian stepping onto stage as contestant for Miss Washington USA

PORT ANGELES — Maria-Lourdes Aragon takes it in stride when someone asks her how on Earth she got to Port Angeles. “I was just talking… Continue reading

Port Angeles Choose Local campaign kicks off

PORT ANGELES — The city’s Choose Local campaign, which organizers said could turn $10 purchases into millions for Port Angeles’ economy, is here at last.… Continue reading

Police to bring to Sequim piece of fallen 9/11 site

SEQUIM — Police Chief Bill Dickinson recently put out the call to his 21-member department: Anybody want to drive to New York City to collect… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Studio tour allows glimpse of artists’ creative process

PORT TOWNSEND — An evolving sculpture park. A graphic designer returning to fine art. An acupuncturist who snips tin into toys. They're all here on… Continue reading

Inspiration awaits in Chetzemoka Park with haiku workshop Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND — On Saturday, Margaret McGee plans a pilgrimage to one of her favorite spots — and she’s inviting others to walk, write and… Continue reading

Hot-air balloon visits Sequim as a teaser for next year’s festival

SEQUIM — As if wanting to entice a healthy flock of hot-air balloons, Sequim presented an azure sky and a field unruffled by even the… Continue reading

Musicians booked for Elwha dams removal celebration

PORT ANGELES — The rock band Cake and a pair of singer-songwriters are booked for the Saturday night concert amid Celebrate Elwha!, the Sept. 14-18… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Finding joy in the toy

PORT TOWNSEND — Tiger Balm doesn’t just soothe sore muscles. It also provides tin for toy tigers — red ones that artist Loran Scruggs snips… Continue reading

Internet film premieres today; documents abundance in Gardiner garden

GARDINER — In their documentary film “Back to Eden,” Sarah Zentz and Dana Richardson tell the story of one man, one acre — and abundance.… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Key City ruffs up audience with ‘BARK! The Musical’

PORT TOWNSEND — It’s a community unleashed: Sam the streetwise mutt, King the elder in love with television’s “Lassie,” Boo the sock-aholic spaniel, Rocks the… Continue reading

Acrobatic feats on sailboat to unfurl on Olympic Peninsula

The pair of French acrobats call their offering le voilier spectacle — the sailboat sight — and they will unfurl it 10 times between tonight… Continue reading

Saturday benefit to aid Port Angeles man with stage four Hodgkin’s lymphoma

PORT ANGELES — One day last spring, at age 21, Dan Spicher suffered such intense chest pain that he and his wife, Jessie, thought he… Continue reading

Port Angeles natives plan ‘gastropub’ on First Street

PORT ANGELES — As they open their doors to job seekers tonight, the owners of downtown's newest restaurant aren't calling their place a restaurant. Next… Continue reading

Sea this: Marine wood and metal sculpture on display at maritime center

PORT TOWNSEND — Sailboats, yachts, the Atlantic and Pacific oceans — they’re all found in art made by a pair of Port Townsend women. Mare… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: The actress within her reawakens

PORT TOWNSEND — With her girl-next-door smile, Amanda Steurer does not immediately evoke Lady Macbeth. Yet on three August weekends in Chetzemoka Park, she steps… Continue reading

Big screen show of West’s best wilderness slated tonight at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center

PORT ANGELES ­— It'll be like a drive-in movie without the cars, a tour of the West's best wilderness — and an experiment. Alongside “The… Continue reading