Luke Bogues

Port Townsend: Farmers Market chef demonstrations might drive you buggy

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Port Townsend Farmers Market is providing an opportunity for local chefs to show off their talent. One such demonstration that is… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Symbolic demolition of old marine dock tonight

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Northwest Maritime Center breaks into another construction phase of the $10.1 million education project tonight with a dock demolition party. The… Continue reading

Jefferson: Democrats play down candidate’s business feud

BRINNON -- Jefferson County political leaders aren't paying much attention to the fight between a county commissioner candidate and his former business partner that erupted… Continue reading

Jefferson: State offers blessing to three major county land use decisions

PORT TOWNSEND --Three Jefferson County land use decisions that were appealed to a state hearings board have come back, shining a favorable light on the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Couple’s pledge puts Maritime Center fund-raising past halfway point

PORT TOWNSEND -- A local couple's $150,000 pledge to the Northwest Maritime Center has helped push the organization past the halfway mark in its $10… Continue reading

Jefferson: Old farm envisioned to be center of education for youth

PORT HADLOCK -- Right now, it's a dry grass field dotted with a rundown barn, some shacks and old fenceposts. Fast forward to a few… Continue reading

Jefferson: Brinnon-area planning issues heat candidates” debate

QUILCENE -- Planning issues in the Brinnon area brought the most heated comments during a debate Thursday night among candidates for county commissioner from that… Continue reading

Jefferson: Military exercises under way at Point Wilson, Indian Island

PORT TOWNSEND -- Military convoys -- albeit smaller ones than the massive Stryker Brigade that rolled through parts of Jefferson County in June -- are… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Five candidates for Port commissioner face off

PORT TOWNSEND -- Five contenders for Port of Port Townsend commissioner faced off Wednesday night debating topics ranging from economic development to saying the Pledge… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Group to ask Wooden Boat Festival boaters to keep off the (eel) grass

PORT TOWNSEND -- As boats flock to Port Townsend for the Wooden Boat Festival early next month, a flotilla of volunteers will be out on… Continue reading

Port Townsend: One teen eliminated in investigation of Aldrich’s fire

PORT TOWNSEND -- The number of teenagers being investigated for their roles in starting the fire that destroyed Aldrich's grocery has been reduced to three.… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Rudder problem sidelines ferry, backs up traffic

PORT TOWNSEND -- A rudder problem caused the ferry MV Klickitat to be out of service all day Monday, slowing travelers going between Port Townsend… Continue reading

Port Townsend: City celebrates at Uptown Street Fair

PORT TOWNSEND -- The intersection of Lawrence and Tyler streets was closed again Saturday, nearly two weeks after the Aldrich's grocery fire there. This time… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Crane, pile test bay depth

PORT TOWNSEND -- A barge-based crane dominated the waterfront skyline Thursday, heralding construction of the Northwest Maritime Center dock. The barge drove pilings around the… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Uptown Street Fair set for Saturday

PORT TOWNSEND -- The Uptown Street Fair, started 12 years ago to celebrate Aldrich's grocery's centennial, will be markedly different Saturday, nearly two weeks after… Continue reading

Jefferson: Port of Port Townsend may buy Quilcene acreage

QUILCENE -- Port of Port Townsend commissioners Wednesday approved purchasing 8 1/2 acres of land next to the Quilcene Marina. Port officials say there will… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Port officials may move offices to Point Hudson

PORT TOWNSEND -- By the end of next year, Point Hudson could be the home of the Port of Port Townsend. Port commissioners will discuss… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Teens blamed for $1 million Aldrich’s grocery fire

PORT TOWNSEND -- Police say four teenagers set the Aug. 4 fire that destroyed Aldrich's grocery, a historic Uptown Port Townsend landmark. But, the fire… Continue reading

Port Townsend: Investigators close to cause of Aldrich’s fire?

PORT TOWNSEND -- Investigators today may announce the cause of the fire at historic Aldrich's grocery in the Uptown portion of the city. Although investigators… Continue reading

Jefferson: Poll tells residents” views on key issues

PORT TOWNSEND -- Jefferson County residents are evenly split on whether they'd support increased taxes to raise money for clocktower repairs and other renovations at… Continue reading