Editorial
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Angela Downs I’m talking with Greta Montagne of Gentle Strength Botanicals in Arcata, CA. She has been sharing about her back-to-nature upbringing, emergency medicine, herbal grief care, and hope for the revolution of
Editorial
[caption id align="alignnone" width="3509"] Photo by Keith Hitchcock [/caption] Citizen Screen is a monthly column dedicated to film and film-related topics, sourced and curated by Port Townsend Film Festival. This month’s column is by Ricardo Gomez, a professor of information science at the
Housing
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] Concept art illustration by Kristina Stimson [/caption] By Angela Downs The median-priced home in Jefferson County is now selling for over $600,000, and based on the median income, most people who live in Jefferson County cannot afford to buy
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Photo by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Derek Firenze As conflict continues at the Port Townsend Food Co-op, employees are asking for a greater voice through a unionizing effort. “We seek a union in order to have
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4032"] Protesters outside Indian Island Naval Magazine. Photo by G. Dobyns [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Sara Post and G. Dobyns 150 people rallied in solidarity with Palestine and against arms transfers to Israel in front of the gates of
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1143"] The 2023 Clemente Program Graduates. Photo by Dana Weir. [/caption] BY Nhatt Nichols After a year-long hiatus, the Jefferson Clemente Course has partnered with OWL360, an organization that supports youth and young adults, to once again provide accredited humanities classes
Columnist
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] This is a Beacon-exclusive monthly column by different housing experts in Jefferson County. This month’s column is by Heather Dudley-Nolette, from Bayside Housing. When we think about the biggest issues facing our community, “Housing
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] A School Liaison Officer has already been working on a trial basis in the Port Townsend School District, including at Salish Coast Elementary. Photo by Nhatt Nichols. [/caption] BY Nhatt Nichols After taking time to consider public opinion and the
Visual Art
[caption id align="alignnone" width="946"] Danielle Fodor stands next to the mural she helped create in conjunction with members of the Hoh Tribe. Fodor has been painting murals for over 20 years but only recently brought those skills to the New Old Time Chautauqua on
Editorial
[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] By Angela Downs Greta Montagne is the founder and owner of Gentle Strength Botanicals, a garden-to-shelf apothecary outside of Arcata, CA, offering Western Clinical Herbalism, Herbal First Aid, and Ayurveda. I met Greta through the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] John Pierce, copublisher of Empty Bowl Press, hosted a reading of their latest release at the Port Townsend Friends Meetinghouse last Saturday, September 14. Photo courtesy of Empty Bowl Press [/caption] By Derek Firenze Local small press Empty Bowl is
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1280"] Black Lives Matter of Jefferson County has held four public information sessions to discuss concerns with the Port Townsend Food Co-op. The latest was held on September 3, one day before the Co-op’s board of directors was set to