Diane Urbani de la Paz

Clock tower tour gives glimpse of history, Port Angeles [ ***VIDEO*** ]

PORT ANGELES — The highest point — a breezy perch above the clock — feels much higher than 82½ feet. In a rare public tour… Continue reading

False step fells ‘Macbeth’ actor in Port Townsend outdoor production

PORT TOWNSEND — His cellphone rang just as “Macbeth” director Charlie Bethel took his seat on the plane. He was headed Monday to Minnesota, where… Continue reading

Quick assessment to answer how many shop at Port Angeles Farmers Market

PORT ANGELES — It’s like an ecosystem under The Gateway pavilion, where everybody affects everybody else. And like its counterparts around the country, the Port… Continue reading

‘Eating Baba Yaga’ DVD release party slated Saturday night

PORT TOWNSEND — Baba Yaga is a kind of witch, a Russian fairy-tale creature who lives in the forest in a hut that rotates on… Continue reading

Cloverdayle duo to perform at Port Angeles winery Saturday night

PORT ANGELES — Rachael and Chad don’t look old enough to have 14 years of musical history together. But the Portland, Ore., pair, who are… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Steampunk band to highlight Port Angeles Heritage Days’ first Steam Ball

PORT ANGELES — This is a weekend when the past, the future, the real and the imagined all converge downtown. It’s Heritage Days again, that… Continue reading

Agnew author writes political techno-thriller, self-publishes

PORT ANGELES — Larry Howard wasn’t going to bother much with Blood of the Dragon. He wrote the novel over several long weekends in California’s… Continue reading

Rockers at Leland Lake for fundraiser

QUILCENE — A small flock of rockers who deal in the music of the 1960s will descend on Leland Lake this weekend. Dennis Mitchell of… Continue reading

310 bicyclists get their ups, downs on ride to Hurricane Ridge [**Gallery**]

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — It was all about pumping up. And hurtling down. Ascension to Hurricane Ridge was care- and car-free for some 310 bicyclists… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Hospice nurse helps patients navigate rough path of grief

SEQUIM — Sky Heatherton has navigated more than her share of nights filled with fear. They started after one Tuesday afternoon in September, when she… Continue reading

WEEKEND — Shakespeare (“Macbeth”) in the park in Port Townsend

PORT TOWNSEND — It's a seething, sexy tragedy. It's going to be “off the hook,” Lady Macbeth promises. And the saga unfolds in broad daylight… Continue reading

Youngsters invited to art classes offered in Webster’s Woods in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Summer’s here, and the time is right for art-play in the meadow. So every Monday this month, a flock of female artists… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Port Townsend Co-op manager steps up to a challenge

PORT TOWNSEND — Work-life balance: We talk about it plenty. At the Port Townsend Food Co-op, Kenna Eaton is managing to make it happen. You… Continue reading

WEEKEND: StreamFest in Port Angeles celebrates the great outdoors

PORT ANGELES — On Sunday at StreamFest, you can be any earthly creature you like. Maybe you'd like to be a raven or a newt,… Continue reading

WEEKEND: Songstresses Daniels, Wade to share stage at McCurdy Pavilion

PORT TOWNSEND ­— Music streams through her veins. Her father's blues records, her mother's gospel choir, the upright piano that followed the family from house… Continue reading

Art in Park brings together music, food and nature

SEQUIM — It's a merging of pleasures, and it will last longer than in past years. Art in the Park is a simple name for… Continue reading

Fabric artisan to share secrets at lunchtime session in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES — Faced with hundreds of fabric swatches, Trisa Chomica got busy — and this Wednesday at lunch time, she’ll show others how to… Continue reading

Bus gets paint job for Port Angeles band’s trek to Grateful Dead fest in California

PORT ANGELES — The Olympic Mountains are on the front end. Sky and more mountains, plus some groovy shapes, splash across one flank. And soon,… Continue reading

Liberian in North Olympic Peninsula libraries offers masks, tales

These Liberian masks are scary, but their stories are funny and the music is irresistible, Won-Ldy Paye promises. Paye, whose first name is pronounced “wondey”… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Deadwood Revival singer looks forward to treading new paths

PORT ANGELES — When it comes to learning something the hard way — as in jumping in and doing it — Kim Trenerry is fearless.… Continue reading