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Tending to the Rose: Fundraisers unfurl for local theater amongst setbacks
Rose Theatre owners Michael D'Alessandro and George Marie with their youngest son Emile, age 9. Photo by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Derek Firenze Like its namesake, the Rose Theatre requires attentive care to continue to blossom. Even when the theater first emerged from the
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The Long Run: A Giant Weight Lifted, Part Two
Susan Stone brought a symbolic stuffed cat to last week’s Kamala Harris rally. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] Election news and commentary by Charlie Bermant Jefferson County Democrats last week held an impromptu rally in honor of Kamala Harris, the recently anointed presidential candidate. The July 30 rally occurred
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Citizen Screen: Shooting Hard News
Cast and crew of Glampire. Photo by Keith Hitchcock [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/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 Keith Hitchcock. Keith lives in Port Townsend and works as
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The Good Time Dispatch: Up, Up, Up
Event reporting by Nigel O’Shea What: Up Up Up Circus Where: Finn River Farm and Cidery, 124 Center Road, Chimacum When: Sunday, July 28th at 5 pm How much: $5-25 (Always) by donation Drank: OP Dry cider, root beers Ate: Dented Buoy Pizza, zucchini, tomatoes and onions woodfired Sat:
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Quilcene skatepark project stoked to receive top-ranking
This initial design of the Quilcene skate park was set to be closer to the street. While maintaining the same features, the park will be moved back further towards the forest and incorporate some of the trees into its new shape. Photo courtesy of Brady MacDonald [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/
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Music on the Move: Quimper Sound downsizes to Uptown
James Schultz, owner of Quimper Sound, holds a Paul Reed Smith custom 24 semi hollow guitar that just arrived at the shop made from woods he picked out in 2021. Beacon photo by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Derek Firenze There’s not usually such solid tunes
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The Long Run: A Giant Weight Lifted
Congressional candidate Emily Randall serves Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton some beans. Her opponent, Hilary Franz, is in the background, along with Jefferson County Sheriff Joe Nole. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] Election news and commentary by Charlie Bermant Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race on Sunday, two hours
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Nowhere To Go: The State of Housing in Jefferson County
Renderings of Dundee Hills townhomes and community garden, the project of Olympic Housing Trust, that will be located in Port Townsend. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] This is a Beacon-exclusive monthly column by different housing experts in Jefferson County. This month’s column is by Peggy Webster, who works for
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Op-ed: Sustainable Food Systems Mean Not Putting All of Your (Quail) Eggs in One Basket
Photo by Erin Channis [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] In the wake of the possibility of a QFC-Safeway merger, the Beacon asked Erin Channis, a board member and an expert in sustainable food systems, to write about the importance of local food. I will preface, this is not meant to
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The Intersectionality of Grief: Soulfulness Factor
Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Angela Down Over dinner, Jim mentioned his experiences with being a support through assisted suicide for several loved ones. We met when he agreed to have me watch his house on Marrowstone Island last spring. With my curiosity and his
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Letters to the Editor: The Future of Groceries in Port Townsend and High density housing and a local paper mill, can we really have both?
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