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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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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.
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Fire Concerns Lead County to Consider Fireworks Ban
Unpermitted fireworks displays to be banned for the Fourth of July, 2027.
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Despite Defendant Challenges, Treatment Continues to Provide Pathway To Better Life
Superior Court sees benefits for those who seek help through programs.
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City Council Extends Winter Welcoming Center Lease by Four Days
Offering more time would require zoning changes and cancelled Pope Marine Building reservations.
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Port Townsend Schools Face Budget Cuts
How State Shortfalls and Federal Cuts Are Reaching Port Townsend Classrooms.
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City Council Rejects AHPT Settlement
City Moves to Craft Counteroffer in Comp Plan Appeal
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City Council Moves Forward on Improvements for Buildings, Streets and Website design
Winter Warming Shelter to be discussed later in April.
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Bond Measure Proposal Aims to Upgrade Long-Neglected Investments in High School and OCEAN
News by Scott France The Port Townsend School District (PTSD) is asking voters for financial assistance to renovate its physical facilities and create enhanced learning environments necessary for students to meet the challenges of entering adulthood in the 2030s. If the $99.25 million bond measure is approved by Port
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Dreamscapes, Murals, and Coffee as Art: A Port Townsend Creative Builds Worlds Big and Small
Art news by Carolyn Lewis For Port Townsend artist Tara Velan, creativity begins in the space between dreams and waking, between nature and memory, between performance and paint. Her work lives in those blurred spaces where the subconscious collides with the natural world. “My work is like a dreamscape,” Velan
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Telling Port Townsend’s Story—“If you can’t stop injustice, document it”
Art news by Diane Urbani de la Paz Ricardo Gómez faced a jam-packed Port Townsend Library reading room before his Thursday evening talk. Scores of people had come to hear about “Where Two Waters Meet,” his historical novel of Port Townsend—a story about a S’Klallam chief and
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Finding and Counting the Homeless Among Us
News by Scott France The annual nationwide point-in-time count (PIT) of people experiencing homelessness will be conducted on January 29th. This year's survey takes on heightened importance and poignancy amidst a backdrop of widespread cancellation of federal data collection programs and reports and the removal of