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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 [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Derek Firenze Local small press Empty Bowl is overflowing with energy after two years
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Laurae Hughes in her barn during Farm Tour weekend. Photo by Nhatt Nichols. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Nhatt Nichols Though Farm Tour weekend was rainy and cold, the spirits were high at Beaver Valley’s Gray Fox Farm. When the farm was put on the market last month,
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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 meet. Photo by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.
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Red Marechal Foch grapes on the vine before harvest at Sailor Vineyard, photo by Andrew Wiese [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Andrew Wiese Andrew has lived in Port Townsend since 2015 after moving from Germany. He has worked as a sommelier, restaurant manager, language teacher, and photographer, and is
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Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Amber Autumn Leaves Huntsman Dear Feral Feelings, I am a mom of a wonderful 4-year-old I love very much, but I am drowning in the stress of being a mom, and I don’t know what to do
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Illustration by Nhatt Nichols [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 Bill Wise, from the Housing Solutions Network. The affordable housing crisis in Jefferson County is unrelenting, affecting our economic sectors from
Arts & Culture
PTFF Poster by Michelle Hagewood [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 Danielle McClelland (they/them). Danni is the Executive Director of the Port Townsend
Editorial
Sean Koomen, a former student of Vice Presidential Candidate Tim Walz, stands within a boat under construction. [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Charlie Bermant Last month’s Democratic National Convention drew in a lot of people who’ve not watched such a political event for years due to its
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. poses with supporter Kim Vogley of Quilcene during a campaign stop this spring. Vogley created her dress, to show support for the candidate. (photo courtesy Kim Vogley) [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] Election Analysis by Charlie Bermant Supporting a third-party presidential candidate is risky, especially
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Trucker Hat Painting by Meg Kaczyk [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Angela Downs Meg and I met in early spring at Art Lab Thuja, a contemplative art practice off of Center Road. She was working on a graphic novel about her experience as a caretaker for her husband with
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Photo by Kathie Meyer [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Kathie Meyer Maybe you’re laid up with a bad case of Covid. Maybe the kids want you to read to them. Or maybe you need something to read in the bathtub with a glass of wine. Here are some
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OlyCAP signed a lease with the county for the Caswell-Brown Village two years ago this August. Photo by Derek Firenze [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] By Derek Firenze Editor’s note: This article walks a fine line between news and an op-ed written by a Beacon staffer. We