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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1442"] After months of struggle with regulations, Fluttery By is finally ready to serve up its famous pizza. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Balance requires tension, but where the tension lies matters. Keeping people safe, the environment
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="4592"] Photo by Tierra Mallorca on Unsplash [/caption] News Commentary by Viki Sonntag This year, both the city and the county will be reviewing their housing development strategies as part of updating their Comprehensive Plans. By state law, local governments must
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2500"] The public hearing before the BoCC is anticipated for 3/17/2025, 10:30 AM. Photo by Nhatt Nichols [/caption] News by Scott France Regulations on Short-Term Rentals (STRs) in Jefferson County have moved closer to adoption as the County
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1219"] Map courtesy of the city of Port Townsend [/caption] News by Angela Downs The Shoreline Master Plan (SMP) is under revision by the city. With the shoreline jurisdiction being Port Townsend Bay, Admiralty Inlet, Straits of Juan de Fuca, Kah
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="6000"] Photo by Marcelo Leal on Unsplash [/caption] Health News by Sara Post It has been one month since the inauguration of Donald Trump, who has spent the time issuing an unprecedented number of executive orders and other mandates. Some of
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1280"] Goldendoodle Jake and owner Keri French enjoy spending time with patient Eva. Photo by Luc Schoonjans. [/caption] News by Scott France The word “amazing” is generally not used to describe most people’s experiences as they near the end of
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1444"] Employees of the Port Townsend Food Co-op voted against unionizing on Wednesday. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols Last Wednesday, February 19, the Port Townsend Food Co-op employees gathered in the dining room to decide if collectivizing
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="777"] Sign at Mom’s Laundromat. Photo by Angela Downs. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Homelessness has always been a difficult and expensive social issue to solve, and despite the biases, it is largely not caused by drugs and mental health
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="812"] Eligible Port Townsend Food Co-op employees will vote on unionizing this Wednesday [https://www.jeffcobeacon.com/caption] News by Nhatt Nichols The Port Townsend Food Co-op employees will have the opportunity on Wednesday, Feb. 19, to vote on allowing representatives
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="6044"] Photo of Alexa MacAulay and Alexa Helbling courtesy of Daniel Knowles [/caption] Alexa MacAulay and Alexa Helbling co-manage Goosefoot Farm with a passion for increasing food security. “If you care about good food, you have to care about everything it&
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="2000"] Data updated on Feb 11, 2025 at 3.30pm [/caption] News Commentary by Ross Pruden Port Townsend is famous for its annual Wooden Boat Festival, but some kids have complained that it can be hard to find anything to do
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[caption id align="alignnone" width="1434"] Photo by Bear Belle. [/caption] News by Angela Downs Though there has been a 7% decrease in American farms between 2017-2022, there has also been a steady increase in sustainable and community gardening in America. While the decrease in farms