Diane Urbani de la Paz

‘Step Up to Plate for Kids’ raises funds for parenting programs

SEQUIM -- Parenting Matters founder Cynthia Martin and Sequim mother Nicole Brewer offer a twofold reason to come to the Sequim unit of the Boys… Continue reading

Cabinet of Wonders art-lovers’ celebration in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Soft, aromatic German-style pretzels, an aerobatic plane ride over the Olympic Peninsula, kimonos and at least one tuxedo: All are part of… Continue reading

‘Enjoy your normal days’: Cancer survivor tells story at Mad Hatter’s Tea in Sequim

SEQUIM -- There was one day in the midst of chemotherapy that turned out to be one of the sweetest -- and funniest -- of… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Longtime Makah judge serves with empathy

NEAH BAY -- Emma Dulik's empathy is as abundant as her life experience. As a judge in the Makah Tribal Court, she uses both. And… Continue reading

Pictures, histories of Dungeness Valley barns offered today

PORT ANGELES -- They were authentic before "authentic" was in. The barns of Dungeness Valley -- the big, the medium-size, the falling-down -- have long… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Marsalis to share music, story at college events

PORT ANGELES -- Ellis Marsalis, father of the first family of New Orleans jazz, will make a pair of appearances at Peninsula College this Thursday.… Continue reading

Adoptable pets, latest fashions at Port Angeles event Saturday

PORT ANGELES -- Homeless pets will be seen prowling the catwalk this Saturday -- in fashion models' arms or posing beside them. They're part of… Continue reading

Weave cedar bark, make a rug, build a fiber journal Sunday in Sequim

SEQUIM -- You can make much of local fibers -- be they cedar bark or spun wool -- so this Sunday, five fiber artists will… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Force uses ‘Voice of Reason’ as Port Townsend Film Festival director

PORT TOWNSEND -- The letters beside the name on her business card are VOR, as in Voice of Reason. And for Janette Force, in her… Continue reading

Slow down in these towns: “Walkability” high in Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend

Some towns drive you to put your foot on the gas pedal, to get out of there as fast as possible. Other communities entice you… Continue reading

Two Port Angeles women to host fundraiser for volunteer work in Nepal, Laos

PORT ANGELES -- Two young women are headed for rural Asia this fall and winter, one to teach English and the other to work with… Continue reading

Views from the Earthship: Smithsonian’s ‘Visions’ brings star visions to Peninsula for nine-week exhibit

Now playing at a public place near you: star birth, million-degree gas waves, outbursts on the sun, trips to chilly Mars and reports from Chandra,… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: ‘Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming’ opens tonight at Port Angeles Community Playhouse

PORT ANGELES -- Ask 17-year-old Jeremy Fodge about "Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming," and he goes straight to the point. "It's jam-packed with emotion," the… Continue reading

What to look for — and what to see for free — at the Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- It's a big, quirky block party, with free movies, a high-speed cooking contest and princesses of all stripes. The 11th annual Port… Continue reading

Port Angeles’ ‘mother of massage’ therapy to celebrate 100th birthday

PORT ANGELES -- Long before it was a mainstream thing, Doris Goodman taught this community about massage. And while she was at it, she threw… Continue reading

Songs raise spirits, funds for singer with cancer in Sequim

SEQUIM -- More than one member of the audience wiped away a tear as Denise Graham sang. And though the aria she chose -- from… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Chimacum’s Williams farms for the future

The hope and the ideal in these parts: to protect food-producing farmland and preserve the natural food web. But to enjoy strawberry fields alongside salmon… Continue reading

Port Townsend institute hosts world-class workshops in fitness, spirituality

PORT TOWNSEND -- Open the door, and you feel a seductive warmth -- the kind that loosens your muscles. This is the dance floor at… Continue reading

Romantic concert today is fundraiser for woman with cancer

SEQUIM -- "One Hand, One Heart" from "West Side Story." "All I Ask of You" from "Phantom of the Opera." "Don't Go, Sally" from "Cabaret."… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Preview of coming attractions for Port Townsend Film Festival

PORT TOWNSEND -- Close to 100 movies will light up five Port Townsend theaters next weekend, laying out the larger-than-life feast known as the 11th… Continue reading