On the Couch: “The Grey Fox” returns

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Editor's note: This week, we start running movie reviews by local reviewer, Kirk Boxleitner. Kirk was a reviewer for the Port Townsend Leader for...

Review: Telémachus by Michael Daley

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Port Townsend readers may find this emotionally gripping novel by former Port Townsend writer, Michael Daley, hauntingly familiar.  Telémachus is a timeless dream of a book that takes place in a...

On the Couch: “John Lewis: Good Trouble”

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With the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on July 17, whose 30-plus years of service in Congress were the capstone to a...

On the Couch: “Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine,” and supporting the Rose...

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“The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long … and you have burned so very, very brightly.” Much like the publication it...

Playground – A movie masterpiece on many levels

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The Belgian movie "Playground" (originally titled 'A World'), is a modern masterpiece of filmmaking on a variety of levels. It is not only a...

On the Couch: “Rebuilding Paradise”

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The hard-fought recovery of a small town devastated by 2018 wildfire.

The Grand Promise – Fiction from Rebekah Anderson

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The debut novel from local author Rebekah Anderson is an ambitious piece of fiction about the building of Grand Coulee dam and its impact...

Epicurious Dining: Rainshadow Restaurant Review – Admiralty Fine Foods

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A common conversation amongst Jefferson County residents is about food: restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops; old standbys, newly opened, recently closed, newly re-opened. This semi-regular...

On the Couch: “The Wild” makes the plight of the environment deeply personal

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Environmental causes have tended to be a tough sell to the public because our empathy extends more easily to stories to which human faces...

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Insectivore Birds Part 1

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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...

The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins

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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...

Our Local Baby Birds

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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...

On the Hard: The Lady Washington

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From Classic Yachts to Fish Packers: Their Stories The Lady Washington, Washington State's Ship Approaching the Port of Port Townsend's Boat Haven Marina, it was easy...

Port Townsend’s Red-footed Booby: A messenger from the future

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A little after noon on July 31, 2024, Colleen Farrell, biologist aboard a Puget Sound Express vessel, identified a Red-footed Booby sitting on a...