Diane Urbani de la Paz

‘Deep-Song’ at Port Angeles Fine Arts Center tonight

PORT ANGELES — Daniel Deardorff aims to shine a light into the past, a light that reveals what may be missing from our workaday world.… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Sequim woman finds place in a man’s world . . . up on the roof

SEQUIM — For Donna Cox, scampering up to and around the steep pitches of a two- or three-story house is no big deal. A few… Continue reading

Port Angeles to light up with glitter of Hollywood on Oscar night

PORT ANGELES — You might be King George VI in “The King’s Speech.” Or perhaps you’re the “Black Swan” ballerina or the hiker who spent… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Delhi 2 Dublin brings its unusual blend of music to Port Angeles stage

So three Punjabis and a Korean walk into a bar. It's St. Patrick's Day, five years ago, and these four are high-energy makers of music… Continue reading

PA Forward’s buy locally message spread at Port Angeles Business Association meeting

PORT ANGELES — Next time you buy something — a pair of shoes, a car, a couch — consider the effect you’re having on the… Continue reading

‘Human cartoon’ comes to Port Angeles Thursday

PORT ANGELES — He's been called a lot of things: the “human cartoon,” funniest “young, young” comedian in the Rocky Mountain West. Vargus Mason, a… Continue reading

MV Coho gets a makeover; concessions getting upgrades [**Video**] [**GALLERY**]

PORT ANGELES — As it has been on the vast majority of Pacific Northwest modes of transport, it is now on the Black Ball Ferry… Continue reading

Uncommon elements blend for harmonic healing

PORT ANGELES — This evening, an uncommon concert — populated with unusual instruments — will fill the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Hall between Sequim and Port… Continue reading

TV writer-turned-author uses Port Townsend as setting for ‘tween’ novel

SEQUIM — Eric Delabarre had had just about enough of television’s “Law & Order.” After seven years on the show’s writing team, he wanted to… Continue reading

Port Angeles Symphony’s Applause! auction changed up for 2011

PORT ANGELES — This isn't your stereotypical fancy affair, even if it is at SunLand Country Club. No, the Feb. 26 Applause! auction, with its… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Using both heart, mind to teach her students

By Diane Urbani de la Paz For Peninsula Woman Here is a woman confronting a major obstacle — and not allowing it to stand in… Continue reading

Flute-tabla concert Friday brings together India, South Africa, Port Angeles (***GALLERY***)

PORT ANGELES -- When Joseph Ravi Albright and Deepak Ram give a concert this Friday night, it will be a reunion of men pulled --… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Innkeeper writes to inspire others to share compassion

PORT ANGELES -- In her books, Bonnie Louise Kuchler shines a light on all kinds of love. This weekend, as it happens, she is surrounded… Continue reading

Lecture to tell of living off nearshore before Elwha dams

PORT ANGELES -- Gooseneck barnacles, the scientist found out, made some excellent eating. "They called them boots . . . and it was hard to… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Be mine, the old-fashioned way — at the MAC

SEQUIM -- They go from sweet and lacy to undeniably racy. But these elderly valentines, however delicate or forward, are having a coming-out party at… Continue reading

Jamestown S’Klallam tribal chairman outlines Salish Village vision for old Rayonier mill site

PORT ANGELES -- W. Ron Allen packs more optimism into a lunchtime talk than most people hear in a year. In his Thursday presentation to… Continue reading

Buddhist monk to visit; learn about generosity, abundance Saturday in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Erik Jung, an ordained monk headed here Saturday, calls his form of Tibetan Buddhism the "down-and-dirty, get-the-job-done" kind. And just what is… Continue reading

Passion for Salish art and tradition on display, shared at college gallery

PORT ANGELES -- Linda Wiechman was away from home for nine years. A long way away, in Minnesota. The Port Angeles native, the daughter of… Continue reading

‘Oh No!’ turns to ‘oh, yes’ in artist’s children’s book

PORT LUDLOW -- It's that bad dream so many of us have had: Scrambling around, trying to get ready for school, running to catch the… Continue reading

Bigger and brighter: Program pairs Peninsula youths with mentors (***GALLERY***)

Here's what it takes to brighten two lives: One hour a week. Seem like a stretch? Ask Damon Flowers and Kylen Solvik. The Port Townsend… Continue reading