Where’s my Glass of Wine? And What Does Housing Have to Do With It?
I recently went out for dinner with a neighbor, a part-time, mostly-here-in-the-summer- kind of neighbor. He teaches at a university, leads research, and publishes...
Hometown Underwear: Quimper Merc Ain’t Hip, But It’s Ours
As Port Townsend began to re-open this month, folks rushed out to the barbers, the bars and restaurants. But maybe not to Quimper Mercantile. ...
Treading Water: PT’s Nonprofits and the Virus
By Ross Anderson
When the state closed down for the pandemic, the staff of the Port Townsend Marine Science Center did what most of us...
So Long, Pygmy Kayaks
More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...
Brazilian music in our “little village”
We are republishing this article from last year with updates for the 2026 Centrum Choro workshop.
Some years back a Brazilian musical friend stated "we...
Meltdown at the Park:Â How the Arts Clashed with History at Fort Worden
Ross Anderson is a founding member of Rainshadow. This story originally ran in Post Alley and the Port Townsend Leader. Ross has allowed...
Pleasant Harbor opponents ask for investigation into sales activities
Since 2006 a Master Planned Residential Resort (MPR) has been in the planning stage by the Canadian Stateman Group, on what is known as...
Tickling Keyboards at Type Townsend
At some point, long before the pandemic, manual typewriters seemed to join rotary telephones, hand-cranked car windows and kerosene lanterns on the scrap heap...
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Our Local Baby Birds
Feature photo: Mallard Duckling at Kah Tai Lagoon
All photos by Wendy Feltham.
One of the delights of summer in Port Townsend is noticing baby birds...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
Insectivore Birds Part 1
I love the diversity of Pacific Northwest birds and insects. This is a two-part photo essay about both— Insectivore Birds. (Of course, the lovely...
50 Years of Sawdust and Varnish
Port Townsend's Marine Trades
By Ernie Baird with an introduction by Ross Anderson. Photos by Joel Rogers.
When Ernie Baird first found his way to Port...
Recipes from the 1950s: Frozen Salads
The Deranged Gourmet, Part 1.
Inflation is here and food prices are so crazy it's almost cheaper to eat money! Today, in the first...
