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The maze of Indian trails across the top tier of the peninsula on the original 1856-1857 General Land Office surveys (detail).
The Little-Known Story of Elgin-Clifton Road
The earliest maps of the Key Peninsula to show geographical features in the uplands and the interior, rather than charting the contour of the coastline, were survey plats created between 1853 and 1857 for the General Land Office. more
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Tweed Meyer works on an oil painting inspired by the colors of autumn.
KP Artist Tweed Meyer Transforms Herself, Once Again
Two unwelcome guests live in Tweed Meyer’s house: grief and loss. They have been her constant companions for nearly two years. more
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Raw organic black-eyed peas.
A New Year’s Day Dinner to Invite Health, Wealth and Luck
The new year brings to many a promise of a new chapter, a turning of the page. Maybe a glimmer of hope for a better you and a prosperous new year for your family. more
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Traveling Through Space, Time and Life ‘On a Sunbeam’ by Tillie Walden
The scene took place last Spring. Four middle-aged male humanities professors were sitting together in a pub in Vancouver, BC, sipping beer, sharing their impressions of a just-concluded conference. … more
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We Live Here: Thanatopsis, or the Winter Dark is Good For This
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Gritty Seahawk Plays Through the Pain On the Court
Peninsula High School senior Will Whiteley-Ross is learning just how tough he is as he plays through the pain of an injury during the Seahawk's 2023-2024 season. more
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Her first book, published in 1956, is a rare window into early thinking about the modern nation of Israel and all of her people.
Violence in the Holy Land: 'Bible and Sword'
It was a long evening with old friends and their children, who outnumbered us at our long table, all in college or college-aged, as we found our way through a cold ceviche, warm pear salad, and a … more
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Marine plywood panels stitched together with copper wire before being glued together with fiberglass.
Creating ‘Elena’ — KP House Builder Turns Boat Designer
It started a year ago, or maybe 60 years ago, when John Carlson, 75, built his first boat. Or maybe it was just 40 years ago when John and his wife Helen bought their 28-foot wooden sloop Rozinante. more
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Seahawk Elektra Higgins tied for the highest finish ever for a PHS runner.
Higgins Places Third, PHS Girls 13th at XC State Championships
Peninsula High School junior Elektra Higgins finished in thirdplace Nov. 4 at the Washington WIAA 3A Cross Country State Championships at a muddy Sun Willow Golf Course in Pasco. more
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Mardie Rees with her St. Anne.
Wauna Artist Mardie Rees Unveils Bronze Sculpture
Wauna sculptor Mardie Rees' most recent work, a larger-than-life bronze sculpture of St. Anne, was unveiled Nov. 30 at St. Anne Hospital in Burien. more
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Chef Barbara Van Bogart at work in her seasonal research facility.
The Great Holiday Cookie Swap Draws Near
For the uninitiated, cookie exchanges are a real thing, especially around the holidays. Dec. 22 this year is National Cookie Exchange Day, so there is plenty of time to organize. more
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Moon snails are in the family of Naticidae predatory gastropod mollusks.
Moon Snails, Moon Jellies, Moon Wobble, and More
For all our handwringing about the sun and what it is or isn’t doing, it is the moon, lustrous and unsought, that has the power to haunt the mind’s eye. more
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(Double Click to Enlarge) Lady Krampus
Lady Krampus
Graphic notes on local life more
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A History of Free Speech
Violence tests us in unexpected ways. It strains our identity when the time comes to defend all those fancy principles we think we hold. I was already suitably humbled when I heard the … more
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William Michael Paul has 31 credits on his movie resume.
Local Actor William Michael Paul on His New Film ‘Kola’
At age 81, Key Peninsula resident William Michael Paul has just written and starred in his first short film, “Kola.” more
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Seahawks senior Daisy Peay (PG) drives to the net.
PHS Girls Basketball Gearing Up for Another SSC Title Run
Run it back but with a few tweaks. That’s how the defending South Sound Conference champion Peninsula Seahawks girls basketball team is looking at the 2023-24 season. more
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Seahawks Wrestlers Eager to Get Back on the Mat — Boys and Girls Both
The Peninsula Seahawks boys and girls wrestling teams look to start their season building on the success they had at the 2023 WIAA State Wrestling Mat Classic last February. … more
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Designed for efficiency, drive-thru customers pick up thousands of pounds of produce from Arends that she orders each week during harvest season.
Susan Arends: Bringing Fresh Produce to the Community
“I’m a Pisces,” said Susan Arends. “I go with the flow.” more
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A female common merganser (center) can be told from the red-breasted mergansers around her by her distinct white chin patch.
Three Birds That Follow Rivers
It is November. Gullies are soggy. The exact edges of creeks are hard to define. The last leaves are limp yellow rags that drag across my shoulders as I make my way downhill. more
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It's easier than it looks but just as good.
The Miracle of Risotto
My dad hated rice. That and celery. He was a U.S. Navy ensign during the Korean War and spent a month on an ammunition ship getting ferried across the Pacific to meet his destroyer. more
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