Diane Urbani de la Paz

PENINSULA WOMAN: Growing (and selling) the good stuff

Catch sight of the young woman surrounded by a riot of fresh color, and you might think she's purely the front-line salesperson. And when she… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: Centrum series to feature Rene Marie, other jazz luminaries

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jazz singer Rene Marie has crossed many rivers to reach this time and place. Like a life raft, her music carried her.… Continue reading

Inaugural Music on the Meadow for North Olympic Land Trust is tonight

PORT ANGELES -- Kory Nagler and his band the Good Boys are making an appearance at what Nagler calls "a perfect venue" tonight. The place… Continue reading

Port Angeles bookseller leaves to run recovery organization

PORT ANGELES -- Some 40 years after starting a new life on the Olympic Peninsula, Mr. Odyssey is beginning again. Craig Whalley, who bought and… Continue reading

Sequim man leads opposition to playfields project

SEQUIM -- Sequim Family Advocates, a volunteer coalition that hopes to build some 14 acres of new playfields north of Carrie Blake Park, is hard… Continue reading

PENINSULA WOMAN: Sequim artist celebrates the cedar

LOST MOUNTAIN -- It's not easy to get Marlien Hennen to talk about her life. But catch sight of her -- joyous smile, girlish frame,… Continue reading

Renaissance celebrates four years in Port Angeles

PORT ANGELES -- Let us go straight to the point. New dark chocolate bars, local hard cider, Raspberry Bliss. They're all happening this weekend during… Continue reading

Annual music camp brings jazz, teenagers together at Lake Crescent

LAKE CRESCENT -- Camp Heebie Jeebies was hot this year -- as in both the mercury and the music. The intense week of jazz, with… Continue reading

PENINSULA SPOTLIGHT: ‘Oklahoma!’ mixes small-town romance, drama, song

Charisa Silliman owns it right up front: She's hot-headed, she's impulsive, and she's a lot like the love-struck woman in "Oklahoma!" Silliman is the leading… Continue reading

Class to create felt vests is on Saturday in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The next event at the Center of Infinite Reflections features a professional sheep-shearer and fiber artist, plus up to 30 people creating one-of-a-kind… Continue reading

Port Angeles Dollar Store closes

PORT ANGELES -- The prices plummeted and people poured in and out for 11 weeks solid until finally, on Monday, the Dollar Store shut its… Continue reading

Sequim Lavender Festival: Flocks wander through fields, fair through today (***Gallery***)

SEQUIM -- A dab of lavender oil on each temple erases a headache -- "there's nothing better," said Keren Berry, a Lavender Festival-goer from Seattle.… Continue reading

Whole lotta lavender going on: Farm tours, free art and music focus of herbal celebration

SEQUIM -- This is a weekend to wander through the purple with lavender lovers from all over the globe. The Sequim Lavender Festival, one of… Continue reading

Largest ever Sequim Arts Studio Tour set

SEQUIM -- If you choose to visit the three artists at the Rock Hollow Farm this weekend, chances are good you'll hear laughter pouring out… Continue reading

Narayan & Janet bring ‘delicious blend’ of music back to Peninsula

SEQUIM -- Narayan & Janet, a duo from Seattle who blend jazz, rhythm and blues and Sanskrit chanting, are returning to the North Olympic Peninsula… Continue reading

Lonely H to leave Port Angeles for Nashville; two farewell shows Friday night

PORT ANGELES -- Mark Fredson, the 6-foot-7 lead singer of the Lonely H, is furiously cleaning rooms at the Red Lion Hotel this summer, while… Continue reading

Plants abloom for dam removal project, aided by mural

CARLSBORG -- Good chemistry -- the human kind -- has caused a wild portrait to materialize at Robin Hill Farm County Park. More precisely, "The… Continue reading

Sequim Goodwill store to open this week; donations already being accepted

SEQUIM -- Goodwill's big blue truck, aka the Attended Donation Station, awaits "gently used" clothing and household items. The truck is stationed between 8:30 a.m.… Continue reading

Burkett discusses Sequim city staff departures

SEQUIM -- At first glance, it might look as if Sequim City Manager Steve Burkett is cleaning house. Seven staff members -- almost 10 percent… Continue reading

Kelbi’s World: A fairyland in Sequim’s Rock Plaza

SEQUIM -- Kelbi's World, a 3,200-square-foot store that opened last Saturday in Sequim's Rock Plaza, is one fantastical environment. "Let me give you a tour,"… Continue reading