Diane Urbani de la Paz

Love and laughter prescription for Sequim comedian Jay Sierra

SEQUIM -- Jay Sierra, aka the Cowardly Lion, aka the comedian who cracked up clubs like the Upstage in Port Townsend, has begun a new… Continue reading

Sequim city manager offers to-do list

SEQUIM -- After three months of listening to Sequim, Steve Burkett has observations to share. And as he did that during the Sequim-Dungeness Valley Chamber… Continue reading

Public meeting schedule set on proposed Sequim impact fees

SEQUIM -- New impact fees -- steep charges developers would pay to build houses, stores and offices in Sequim -- could have a dramatic effect… Continue reading

Port Townsend baker raises dough — money kind — for relief group

PORT TOWNSEND -- The customer asked only for a loaf of seedy sourdough. Receiving the bread, this person handed over a check for $500 --… Continue reading

Community gardens grow in Sequim; it’s time to dig in, organizers say

SEQUIM -- Step into this soon-to-be garden, and the ground feels delicious. And springy. That makes sense, to Liz Harper and her band of fresh-vegetable… Continue reading

New Sequim mayor has designs on more efficient council

SEQUIM -- Ken Hays has his hands full. His architecture firm is busy building custom homes; he and his wife Joanna are raising a son,… Continue reading

Restaurant, clinic, garden share goal: No light pollution in Sequim

SEQUIM -- Let there be light, this city says -- just cut it off before it spills into the night sky. Thanks to what's known… Continue reading

Victory gardens on Sequim City Council agenda tonight

SEQUIM -- This could be the year when 15 Sequim households emerge victorious. And well-nourished. As they ramp the town up for a grand celebration… Continue reading

Brinnon, Sequim school district ballots for special elections go out today

PORT TOWNSEND -- Ballots are going out in today's mail for Feb. 9 levy elections in Brinnon and Sequim school districts. The Brinnon School District… Continue reading

Clallam County special election ballots mailed today

Ballots are going out in today's mail for Feb. 9 special elections on proposed levies in Sequim and Cape Flattery school districts, as well as… Continue reading

New Sequim council leaders plan public meeting to consider impact fees

SEQUIM -- The new year looks to be a new story for Sequim's leaders, with a slate of big questions headed, like a herd of… Continue reading

Greyhounds: A different breed in need of homes

SEQUIM -- Emma, Love Bug and Gabe are magnificent, yet not stuck-up. And Copper, Anna, Katie and Manny are the mellower members of a big… Continue reading

Sequim’s First Teacher hopping with midwinter activities

SEQUIM -- It may be the dead of winter, but the First Teacher rooms are full of action, coordinator Patsene Dashiell noticed this week. First… Continue reading

Facebook? Twitter? Discussion session in Sequim to focus on networking

SEQUIM -- It's easy to feel isolated out here in this far corner of the world. Especially in winter. But these days, new, free ways… Continue reading

Growing crops in the winter? Public can see how it’s done on the Peninsula

DUNGENESS -- If you harbor any doubts that this corner of the world can grow fresh food year-round, you might want to embark on Saturday's… Continue reading

Developer fees mulled by Sequim officials

SEQUIM -- One of Sequim's hottest buttons is to be the subject of a public forum next month, City Manager Steve Burkett said Tuesday. New… Continue reading

Lease details hold up Ross Dress for Less in Sequim

SEQUIM -- The field between two of Sequim's biggest big box stores could have a new occupant: Ross Dress for Less. First Western Properties, the… Continue reading

Sequim raises salary for unfilled public works position

SEQUIM -- When it comes to morale, stability and salary in Sequim's largest department, things are headed uphill from here. So says City Manager Steve… Continue reading

Potential Sequim tourism coordinator applicants quiz search committee

SEQUIM -- In its continuing quest for someone who will lodge unprecedented numbers of "heads in beds," the city of Sequim has at last seen… Continue reading

Fire forces Dungeness couple from home; blaze is area’s second in five days

DUNGENESS -- Clallam County fire officials are investigating the cause of a second house fire in the Sequim area in the past five days. Around… Continue reading