Bayside Housing & Services Marks 10 Years of Hope
Bayside celebrates 500,000 nights of safety, 80,000 hot meals, and housing 420 individuals.
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Opinion: Farms, Housing and Who Gets to Be Urgent
Planning Commissioner Dylan Quarles shares his thoughts on the role of capacity and prioritization in amending the comp plan
Port Townsend Council Rejects 2026 Farm Amendment, Offers 2027 Path Forward
Urban farmers compete for planning staff time with affordable housing measures during the Growth Management Act appeal on the city work docket.
Fire Concerns Lead County to Consider Fireworks Ban
Unpermitted fireworks displays to be banned for the Fourth of July, 2027.
Despite Defendant Challenges, Treatment Continues to Provide Pathway To Better Life
Superior Court sees benefits for those who seek help through programs.
Centrum Invites Participants to Feel the Blues in Their Whole Bodies
The new Blues Dance Track teaches moves to everyone, regardless of experience level.
Beyond the Black Brute: How Platonic Touch is Healing America’s Undertouched Black Men
In an era of male loneliness epidemics, a documentary project is asking men to do something radical: hold each other.
Should hunting be allowed for mountain goats?
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s game management plan provides new guidance for conserving the iconic Western Washington animal.
WA Fish and Wildlife panel confronts high tensions and harsh testimony
An investigation and a lawsuit fueled sharper comments at a meeting last week. There were renewed calls for commissioners to resign and the agency director to be fired.
Letter to the Editor: Seeking Rotary Grant Applications
The Rotary Club of Port Townsend gives grants of up to $5,000 to local nonprofits
Poet Gary Lemons Remembers Jim Whittaker, Who Died Last Week at Age 97
The Port Townsend-based mountaineer was pivotal in establishing the Northwest Maritime Center.
Colin Foden, KPTZ Co-founder, Dies at 77
Foden was well loved as a local radio visionary and for his dry wit.
Winter Welcoming Center
City Council Extends Winter Welcoming Center Lease by Four Days
Offering more time would require zoning changes and cancelled Pope Marine Building reservations.
Port Townsend School District
Port Townsend Schools Face Budget Cuts
How State Shortfalls and Federal Cuts Are Reaching Port Townsend Classrooms.
Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
County Parks Will Continue Operating Through 2026
Jefferson County Commissioners Vote to Fund Parks Through 2026 While Pursuing Long-Term Levy.
Jefferson County Superior Court
Superior Criminal Court April 10, 2026: Drug Related Offenses, Sentencing Alternatives, and Believe in Recovery
Alternative sentences and chances for change.
Arts-Culture
Attention Ornithophiles: Birdbrains Wings its Way to PT
Book celebrating birds with poetry, prose and illustration to be guest at popular Kaleidoscope Open Mic.
Advice
Feral Feelings: The Breakup Rollercoaster
A reader who feels belted into a bad breakup loop wants to know how to get off this crazy ride.
Chlorophyll Corner
Chlorophyll Corner: Be Ungovernable Like the Dandelion
The humble Dandelion is oft overlooked despite it's lessons in resilience and healing.
Affordable housing
Work underway to create new WA housing agency
A task force is in the early stages of planning for the Department of Housing, with recommendations due later this year.
Happy Local News Day
Editor Nhatt Nichols and KPTZ board chair Jon Pinnow sit down to discuss the importance of local news on the first ever Local News Day
Comprehensive Plan
City Council Rejects AHPT Settlement
City Moves to Craft Counteroffer in Comp Plan Appeal
Port Townsend City Council
City Council Moves Forward on Improvements for Buildings, Streets and Website design
Winter Warming Shelter to be discussed later in April.
Jefferson County Superior Court
Superior Criminal Court, April 3, 2026: Diversion Agreement, Transfers, Treatment, and Arraignments
Different entities work together to support those standing trial.