This week marks the one-year anniversary of The Beacon’s launch into publishing, and boy howdy, what a year! When I first approached Derek Firenze with the idea of starting an online news outlet in 2023, I knew it would be way more work than one person could possibly
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3196"] Photo by Jason Butterfield on Unsplash [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols A Washington State Senate Bill could effectively end Ferry Advisory Committees (FACs) if signed into law. SB 5161 has already passed the Washington State House and Senate and is
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] News by Scott France Despite the likelihood of cuts in federal funding for building broadband infrastructure in rural areas in the United States, the current build-out of the fiber optic broadband internet network in
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="5712"] Photo of the proposed green burial site by Erik Kingfisher [/caption] News by Angela Downs The transformation of the old golf course on Marrowstone into a conservation burial site lies dead in the ground. In an open letter to the
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3072"] Photo by Molly Maverick, illustration by Eden Blooms. [/caption] A monthly ethnobotany column by Eden Blooms. This week heralds the arrival of spring, stirring my senses awake alongside nature's reawakening from a deep slumber. Standing on a winding
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4630"] Photo by Simone Hutsch on Unsplash [/caption] News by Jake Goldstein-Street, republished from the Washington State Standard Over the next few weeks, lawmakers in Washington’s state House and Senate need to resolve significant differences on new taxes, education
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="8256"] Photo by FilterGrade on Unsplash [/caption] News by Jake Goldstein-Street, republished from the Washington State Standard A new cap on rent hikes in Washington got one step closer to becoming law Wednesday. On a party-line vote, the Senate
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1778"] Community members gather at Salish Coast Elementary to give feedback on the city’s 20-year plan. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Maintaining a city is a major undertaking; it’s a delicate balance between holding
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4624"] Representative Emily Randall speaks to the audience of her largest town hall yet at Blue Heron Middle School. [/caption] News by Scott France Emily Randall, first-term U.S. representative for the 6th Congressional district in Washington State, which includes
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4624"] Caswell-Brown houses roughly 20 residents and doesn’t have nearly enough capacity to help all of the unhoused population of Jefferson County. Photo by Scott France. [/caption] News by Scott France As forces contributing to homelessness in Jefferson County
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2048"] Each night filmmakers took part in an audience Q&A. Photo courtesy of Ben Wilson. [/caption] Citizen Screen is a monthly column dedicated to film and film-related topics, sourced and curated by Port Townsend Film Festival. This month’
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="3024"] Studio photo of formerly buried fabric by Carolyn Lewis. [/caption] Arts reporting by Carolyn Lewis Visiting “Pindellopia,” as artist Deanna Pindell refers to her little corner of the world, was such an informative experience. Pindell is an eco-art sculptor,