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Brewocracy Now ~ 2/20/25

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark talked with Emma Bolin, Director of Planning and Community Development, and Steve King, Director of Public works. We revisited the golf course/housing situation (it’s off the docket and not being considered) as well as the Water Street sewer project. The main topic was the Shoreline Master Plan project update, and there will be meetings tonight (February 20) at 5:30 at the Cotton Building and again on March 12, same time and location. More information about the Shoreline Master Plan Project Update is available here.

Local News for 2/20/25

February 20, 2025: Diane Walker – Conservation burial ground for Marrowstone; downtown PT parking problems. (TRANSCRIPT)

Laughing All the Way to the Apocalypse

(Airdate: February 20, 2025 – Laughing All the Way to the Apocalypse)

#711 Last Child in the Woods

(Airdate: February 19, 2025) Saving Ourselves and Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Are we dimishing our lives of the senses? Nan Evans talks with special guest Richard Louv, author of many books examining the crucial connections between the natural world and human physical, mental, social and even cultural health. Richard Louv first developed the concept of a nature-deficit disorder in his 2005 book Last Child in the Woods. You will be inspired to get yourself and those you love outside to explore, play, watch and listen.

Local News for 2/19/25

February 19, 2025: Nhatt Nichols – Local homelessness; Food Coop union vote today. (TRANSCRIPT)

Local News for 2/18/25

February 18, 2025: Charlie Bermant – Demonstrations on President’s Day; Discover Pass to be required in all of Fort Worden. (TRANSCRIPT)

#260 Diane McDade: Swimming in Politics

(Airdate: February 18, 2025) Maryanne interviews Diane McDade, President of Jefferson County Aquatic Coalition (JAC), the citizens group behind the drive for a new pool in Jefferson County. The committee is about 20-years-old and so far no new pool. But changes could be coming relatively soon. The installation of a new sewer system in the Hadlock/Chimacum area should help break the log jam. Diane has been into political action since she was a kid. Her parents were politically active and she watched and learned. She worked on many significant political campaigns, including Patty Murray’s election to the US Senate. Diane also enjoyed a career at Microsoft when not totally immersed in politics. Since moving to PT she’s also become fascinated by the history of North Beach. Expect a book on North Beach tracing (among other things) the story of the Chinese farmers who were ultimately forced out of the region.

Silk

(Airdate: February 18, 2025) In the town of Zhangye, we’ve just entered its most famous site — Big Buddha Temple. On the way through the temple’s front courtyard, we passed a group of musicians who’s playing apparently put the temple’s Buddha statue to sleep. In the main shrine hall, we found the biggest reclining Buddha in China. It wasn’t an especially aesthetic rendering, but it was, as advertised, plenty big!

Frank Herbert

(Airdate: February 17, 2024 – Frank Herbert) The author of Dune’s life in Port Townsend.

Danny Barnes

(Airdate: February 17, 2025) On this special edition of Attention Please!, we sit down with banjo virtuoso Danny Barnes, a world-renowned musician who happens to be our neighbor here on the Olympic Peninsula. Awarded the prestigious Steve Martin Banjo Prize in 2015, Danny has played with legends like Bill Frisell, John Paul Jones, and Dave Matthews – but remains remarkably humble about his influence. Danny talks about his musical roots, his time with the genre-blending band The Bad Livers, and what drew him to the banjo in the first place. He also gives us a preview of his upcoming free concert in Port Townsend, where he’ll explore the roots of American gospel music. He also gives us a preview of his free concert in Port Townsend Saturday, Feb. 22, 4pm at St Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, where he’ll explore the roots of American gospel music. He also gives us a preview of his free concert in Port Townsend Saturday, Feb. 22, 4pm at St Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, where he’ll explore the roots of American gospel music.

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